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Michael Eckroth
Michael Eckroth, pianist and keyboardist, is an active performer in New York and worldwide, having performed extensively with musicians such as jazzicons John Scofield, Ron McClure, Eliot Zigmund and Paul McCandless.
Equally at home in jazz and latin- American music forms, Michael received a grammy nomination for his work on the 2018 Cuban music album Orquesta Akokan, which received rave reviews on outlets such as NPR and France’s FIP. He is also a recipient of a PhD from New York University, former professor of music at Dartmouth College and a current full-time professor of music at FIU.
Throughout a varied career which covers musical styles from jazz, R&B, pop, salsa, Cuban music, and American and world music in general, Michael has shared the stage with performers with as varied pedigrees as pop icon Sheena Easton and jazz legend Scofield. In an over 15 year stint as a New York-based musician, Michael has performed on local stages everywhere from major jazz clubs like Blue Note, Birdland, and Smalls to larger NYC venues such a Lincoln Center’s summer stage and Joe’s Pub. On the international stage, Michael has performed in venue and festival settings everywhere from theHamburg Elbphilharmonie, the North Sea Jazz Festival, Jazz al Parque and Salsa al Parque in Bogotá, SFJazz, WOMAD festivals in the UK, Australia, and
New Zealand- all over the United States, the Americas and Europe in concer halls, jazz clubs and outdoor events.
Human Geography
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Human Geography; Little B's Poem; Freedom in Precision; Kachina; New Bomba; In 15; Funk Gets It; Hilton; Ballad in
Three; New Years Day.
Michael Eckroth Group: Human Geography
by Edward Blanco
Grammy-nominated pianist/composer Micael Eckroth follows up his highly acclaimed Plena (Truth Revolution Records, 2021) with the vibrant and robust Human Geography, melding the sounds of contemporary jazz with elements of Afro-Caribbean music while exploring his affinity for the Latin sound and “paying homage to the culture of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the vast amalgam that comprise ...
Grit & Grace
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Be Normal;
In Our Darkest Hour;
Anita;
Mama's Alright;
Norhala;
Uncertainty;
Menina Sozinha;
Virtual Reality;
La Bruja;
Coop's Condiments.
Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm: Grit & Grace
by Jack Bowers
Asked to name the traits women most need to succeed in today's business world, Forbes magazine in a 2019 article underlined two of them as “grit and grace." One woman who took the advice to heart is bass trombonist Jennifer Wharton. She came late to jazz but has since made it her domain of choice, founding ...
Be Normal
Album: Grit & Grace
By Jennifer Wharton
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 5:20
The Relay: The Relay
by Dan Bilawsky
Artistic cooperation and cohesion are evident from the first notes of The Relay's eponymous debut. With saxophonist Dan Pratt's “Four for," the composer and pianist Michael Eckroth— this quartet's co-leaders—sync up with a bright and fragmented melody line which seeds overlapping solos that sprout when bassist Matt Clohesy and drummer Allan Mednard enter the picture. Referencing ...
Plena
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: And So It Goes; Summer Of Love and Discontent; Superspreader; Plena; Invernadero; Soul Cha; Exotic Particles; Rain Song.
Not A Novelty
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Bongasm; Face Value; Ice Fall; Blue Salt; Union Blues; Twinkle; Manta Rays; La Otra Mano; Little Cupcake; The
Day I Tried To Live.
Michael Eckroth Group: Plena
by Dan Bilawsky
Michael Eckroth had clear goals in mind for this project--"to create music that was lyrical, modern, true to its Afro-Latin roots, but never purist in its approach"--and he's accomplished his mission with gusto. Through Plena, this Grammy-nominated pianist/composer delivers a program of original music that, while acknowledging folkloric traditions, doesn't buy into their formal strictures and ...
