Michael Eckroth: A Musician of Many Genres

“I’m a pianist, keyboardist, arranger and composer working in the genres of jazz, Latin jazz, Cuban, Brazilian, and various American popular styles.”
MICHAEL ECKROTH has performed extensively in the U.S. and abroad with musicians such as jazz icons John Scofield, Ron McClure, Eliot Zigmund and Paul McCandless.
Equally at home in jazz and Latin- American music forms, Eckroth received a Grammy nomination for his work on the 2018 Cuban music album “Orquesta Akokan.”
Throughout a varied career which covers musical styles from jazz, R&B, pop, salsa, Cuban music, and American and world music in general, Eckroth 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 the Hamburg 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 concert halls, jazz clubs and outdoor events.
Eckroth is a recipient of a PhD from New York University, a former professor of music at Dartmouth College, and is currently a full-time professor of music at Florida International University.
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SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 1:49 min.
CRITICAL THINKING: 1:34 min.
EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 1:27 min.
EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 1:35 min.
CREATIVE FLEXIBILITY: 0:59 sec.
UNDERSTANDS ARTISTS’ NEEDS: 3:40 min.
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 3:42 min.
DEVELOP A VOICE: 2:21 min.
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CRITICAL THINKING: 1:16 min.
UNDERSTANDS ARTISTS’ NEEDS: 3:17 min.
EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 3:34 min.
PERSEVERANCE FURTHERS: 3:19 min.
CREATIVE FLEXIBILITY: 2:59 min.