Keberle played professionally while a student; he supported himself mainly as a pianist during his first four years in New York. Following his graduation, he performed with the David Berger Jazz Orchestra, the
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra and
Wynton Marsalis, among others. His compositions "Cylindrically" and "Something Speaking" were performed by the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, and "Slants", a commissioned piece, was performed by the Spokane Jazz Orchestra. Based in
Brooklyn, he freelanced as a recording and performing musician in multiple genres — in addition to traditional and avant-garde jazz, Keberle played with Latin, R&B, and rock artists. He was an orchestra member for several Broadway productions, performed in ensembles for television shows, and served as the music director at
St. James Catholic Church. and
Heavy Dreaming was selected as one of the best records of the year by publications including
JazzTimes and
Stereophile. In 2012, after touring internationally with
Sufjan Stevens, Keberle formed Catharsis, a pianoless acoustic quartet, with Mike Rodriguez on trumpet, Jorge Roeder on bass and Eric Doob on drums. They released their first album,
Music Is Emotion, on Alternate Side in 2013. The album was described by the
Los Angeles Times as "a potent blend of cinematic sweep and lush, ear-grabbing melodies."
All About Jazz wrote: "In just over a decade, Keberle has become one of the most in-demand trombonists on the scene, and he's done so by using his considerable technique to communicate with, rather than play at, the people who encounter his horn. Keberle keeps wide-ranging company, working with everybody from Latin luminary
Ivan Lins to compositional queen Maria Schneider to pop/R&B superstar Alicia Keys, but his raison d'être isn't diversification; he's all about touching the soul through sound means." In 2014, Catharsis signed to Dave Douglas'
Greenleaf Music. They released their second album,
Into the Zone, in September, adding vocalist Camila Meza.
Azul Infinito, an album inspired by Keberle's experience working with South American composers, was released in March 2016. "Keberle might seem like an unlikely candidate for jazz stardom—he is primarily a brilliant trombonist, after all — but his band is propulsive and infectious, grooving and gorgeous,"
PopMatters wrote in a May 2016 review.
Find the Common also saw Keberle emerging as a solid performing keyboardist (his first instrument) and as a vocalist. In 2019 Keberle and Catharsis released their latest album,
The Hope I Hold, with lyrics and inspiration drawn from the Langston Hughes’ poem, “Let America be America Again”. The album received critical praise from the NY Times saying “all those tones give the lovely, splayed-out energy, turning his sighing compositions, into big, open canvases” and
The Wall Street Journal said the “wordless vocals, lyrics and solos emerge from gorgeous weaves of musical textures.” Keberle was featured in Downbeat Magazine's Blindfold Test in January 2020. In December 2017 Keberle traveled to São Paulo, Brazil while on a sabbatical to immerse himself in the Brazilian musical community and culture. During his visit Mr. Keberle was invited to perform alongside the longstanding trio of Felipe Silveira, Thiago Alves, and Paulinho Vicente. The newly formed quartet performed numerous gigs in and around São Paulo and immediately recognized the chemistry amongst the collective’s musicians leading to the formation of Collectiv do Brasil. This musical trust translated to a music that transcends genres, cultures, traditions, and categories while highlighting the universal beauty of the afro-centric roots of both jazz and Brazilian music. The following summer Collectiv do Brasil recorded their debut album,
Sonhos da Esquina, at the legendary Gargolandia Recording Studio in São Paulo. The result is a record that features original compositions that pay tribute to the inspirational music of
Milton Nascimento and
Toninho Horta along with creative arrangements of Nascimento and Horta compositions by Mr. Keberle and Mr. Silveira. The project illustrates the universal language that connects all Afro-centric music traditions and its power to transcend language barriers and cultural differences. In 2022 the band recorded their second album,
Considerando, inspired by the music of Brazilian singer/songwriter,
Edu Lobo. Edu Lobo himself was impressed by the record and responded with a heartfelt letter praising Collectiv do Brasil for their interpretations of his music. ==Personal life==