Michael Eckroth
Michael "Mike" Eckroth (born May 30, 1975 in Bismarck ) is an American jazz musician ( piano , composition ) of modern jazz and Latin jazz .
Live and act
Eckroth received his PhD from New York University and from the 2000s worked in New York with musicians such as John Scofield (with whom he was a guest at the Paris Club New Morning ), Eliot Zigmund and Paul McCandless . He also played with Latin bands such as the Orquesta Akokan around José "Pepito" Gómez (album on Daptone Records). He also appeared with various bands from Dan Pratt , Russ Nolan, Ron McClure , Brian Lynch , Gerry Gibbs and Marshall McDonald in New York clubs such as the Smalls and Mezzrow, as well as with his own formation La Voz de Tres and the Orquesta Akokán , for which he also arranged and composed. In the field of jazz, he was involved in 21 recording sessions between 2004 and 2017.
Discographic notes
- John Scofield: New Morning - The Paris Concert (in-akustik, 2010)
- Piano and Rhythm (Jota Sete, 2015, with Ralph Irizarry, Nelson González, Pedro Martinez, Ruben Rodriguez, Andy González , Eddy Zervigón, Abraham Rodriguez, Jerry Madera, José Clausell, Christian Rivera, Pepe Espinoza, Mauricio Herrera, Joel Mateo, Alex “Apolo” Ayala, Filipe Fournier, Itai Kriss )
- Ron McClure / Michael Eckroth: Hello Stars (CD Baby 2016)
- Orquesta Akokán (Daptone Records, 2018)
- Okonkolo: Cantos (Big Crown Records, 2018)
Web links
- Web presence
- Michael Eckroth at Allmusic (English)
- Michael Eckroth at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography ( memento from December 19, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Michael Eckroth. Smalls, December 11, 2018, accessed December 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 19, 2018)
- ↑ meeting
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eckroth, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eckroth, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bismarck |