Rachel Eckroth and John Hadfield Chart New Musical Territory on Speaking In Tongues, Duo Album Releasing February 28, 2025 via Adhyâropa Records Adhyâropa Records is proud to announce the February 28, 2025 release of Speaking In Tongues, the spirited new duo release by inventive pianist-composer-vocalist Rachel Eckroth and imaginative drummer-percussionist-composer John Hadfield. Inspired by themes … Read More
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NEW RELEASE: GRAMMY®-Nominated Keyboardist and Composer Rachel Eckroth Releases Chilling EP COMMON MUTATIONS, due out February 11 via Rainy Days Records
GRAMMY®-Nominated Keyboardist and Composer Rachel Eckroth Releases Chilling EP Common Mutations, due out February 11 via Rainy Days Records Keyboardist, vocalist and composer Rachel Eckroth’s album The Garden is an assemblage of avant-garde, multi-layered compositions flaunting her musical expression through synth orchestration and boundless textural sounds. After amassing widespread acclaim, including a GRAMMY® nomination in … Read More
Jazz Critics Poll 2021!
16th Annual Jazz Critics Poll Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios, Songs From My Father (Whaling City Sound) New Releases – Philip Booth (JazzTimes, Jazziz, Relix) New Releases – Andrew Gilbert (San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Classical Voice, Bay Area News Group) New Releases – Mark Holston (Jazziz, Latino) New Releases – Yoshi Kato (San Francisco … Read More
REVIEW: Rachel Eckroth “The Garden” – All About Jazz
By Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz Pianist and composer Rachel Eckroth travels a twisty road on this CD, creating an ever-changing mix of jazz, prog rock, and fusion which utilizes off- center beats and swarming electronic effects. Read more here.
BEST OF 2021: Rachel Eckroth on Ludovico Granvassu’s 2021 Sonic Delights – All About Jazz
By Ludovico Granvassu, All About Jazz Jazz is not a competitive sport and “Best Ofs” are misnomers. End of the year listicles have no bearing on the artistic standing of the albums they include, or on those they neglect, just like a five star review doesn’t make the album it graces any better than it … Read More
FEATURE: Rachel Eckroth Celebrates New Album, ‘The Garden’ and Grammy Nomination – LA Weekly
by Brett Callwood, LA Weekly “Grammy-nominated keyboardist, singer and songwriter Rachel Eckroth is in the midst of a super-productive career spell. The Arizona native, who had a six-year stint in L.A. between Phoenix and her now-home of Tucson, has just released a new solo album called The Garden. Not only that, but she’s the keyboardist in St. Vincent’s band, … Read More
BEST OF 2021: Notes on Jazz Ranks Lorne Lofsky, Kirk Lightsey, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Carlos Henriquez & More LLP Clients
by Ralph E. Miriello, Notes on Jazz In his Best Jazz of 2021 roundup, Ralph Miriello mentions several LLP Album releases from the year, including Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Chet Baker’s Quintet Sessions 1979, Lorne Lofsky’s This Song Is New, Kirk Lightsey’s I’ll Never Stop Loving You, Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s Skyline, Carlos Henriquez’s The South Bronx Story, … Read More
REVIEW: Rachel Eckroth’s ‘The Garden’ – Jazzwise
by Peter Quinn, Jazzwise “This new collection from singer, songwriter, pianist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Eckroth, her first release on Rainy Days Records, presents a fascinating sonic journey in the company of an outstanding band.” Read the full review here.
GRAMMY NEWS: Multifaceted Artist Rachel Eckroth Celebrates First GRAMMY® Nomination for The Garden
Multifaceted Artist Rachel Eckroth Celebrates First GRAMMY® Nomination for The Garden The Garden is nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 64th GRAMMY® Awards New York, NY – The Garden, the newest album by pianist, composer and vocalist Rachel Eckroth has received a GRAMMY® Nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. Released this past September … Read More
FEATURE: Rachel Eckroth Celebrates Grammy Nomination For New Album – Arizona Republic
by Ed Masley, Arizona Republic “Rachel Eckroth has just learned that she’s a first-time Grammy nominee when the writer from her former hometown paper calls to talk about the nominated album and her upcoming appearance at the Nash in downtown Phoenix..” Read the full feature article here.








