Biography

With an international reputation as a masterful vocalist, deep improviser, versatile songwriter, and a tasteful arranger, Rosana Eckert has often been called a musical force. Her shows are an effortless blend of originality and tradition, virtuosity and sincerity, humor and heart. She performs regularly throughout the U.S. and abroad and has sung with such jazz greats as Lyle Mays, Christian McBride, Bobby McFerrin, Kenny Wheeler, George Duke, Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm, and the New York Voices. Her highly anticipated fifth solo album Sailing Home, produced by singer/pianist/arranger Peter Eldridge, features all original music and is set to release on June 21, 2019 on Origin OA2 Records. Formerly an accomplished French horn player, Rosana began singing jazz in college. She kicked off her career touring with the IAJE 1999 Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Sextet, performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. She was also selected for the 2000 Thelonious Monk Aspen Jazz Colony with musical director Christian McBride, where she was mentored by many jazz greats including Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, and Joshua Redman. Her debut CD, At the End of the Day, was praised as a “superior debut” by Cadence Magazine and was a finalist for Best New Jazz Album in the Independent Music Awards. Rosana teaches jazz voice at the University of North Texas and is the author of the acclaimed book "Singing with Expression."