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David Ecker

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Hailed for an “engaging modern jazz sound” and music with “a joy-filled momentum” (All About Jazz), pianist-composer David Ecker is a rising star in the jazz scene.   With four absorbing albums and hundreds of thousands of streams, he continues to gain traction and turn heads within the broader listening sphere. 

A graduate of Columbia University’s Jazz Studies Program, Ecker has been pursuing his own sound and vision for the past decade.  In 2018 he released his debut— The Visitor Suite.  A captivating duo session, it artfully bridged jazz and neo-classicism.  His sophomore release—2020’s Songs from the Other Day—engaged with the tradition, offering a personalized slant on the piano trio format.         

Album

How to Rebuild

Label: Alpha Pup Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Prologue & Chapter I; Chapter II, Chapter III & Chapter IV; Chapter V & Epilogue.

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David Ecker: How to Rebuild

Read "How to Rebuild" reviewed by Carl Medsker


Attempting to enhance jazz with classical music trappings is nothing new and has previously yielded mixed results. Often, the music comes across as saccharine, or the strings serve as mere window dressing to add a faux classical touch. At best, when the two worlds are creatively combined, the emergent results are something new and vibrant. Frequently, ...

Album

Songs From The Other Day

Label: Hip Joint
Released: 2020
Track listing: Pine Street; Comeback Kid; Western Lullaby; Untitled #1; Wallow; The Dance; He Checks Out and Forgets His Hat; Sunday Afternoon

Album

Respite (Despite)

Label: Hip Joint
Released: 2023
Track listing: Respite (Despite); Overcast; Lost in the Woods; Detour; Hope Springs; The Kraken Blinks; In The Shadows; Better Angels.

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Article: Album Review

David Ecker: Respite (Despite)

Read "Respite (Despite)" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The Covid pandemic has been educational. One of its lessons is (to paraphrase a famous movie): music finds a way. If getting together in the studio is a problem, then grab the technology and go the remote recording route. It worked for guitarist Justin Morell and drummer Mark Ferber on 2022's Exit Music For Intelligent Life ...


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