Rosana Eckert Duo at Lakeside Music Series

Rosana Eckert performs with pianist Brian Piper at the Lakeside Music Series on Friday, October 20 at 7:30 pm.

Expect a blend of pop and jazz from these top-flight musicians.

Eckert is a versatile live and studio vocalist, a dynamic improviser, a creative songwriter and arranger, and a masterful educator of jazz and voice at the University of North Texas. As a solo artist, her shows are an effortless blend of tradition and originality, sincerity and virtuosity, humor and heart. With strong and ever-present jazz roots, she bounces from genre to genre, creating special featured moments for her band mates and taking listeners on a musical adventure such that they feel included, entertained, and inspired. She has performed and recorded with many jazz luminaries, including Christian McBride, Bobby McFerrin, Kenny Wheeler, Marvin Stamm, and the New York Voices, and recently, she was one of the three vocalists on the Grammy Award-winning composition “Eberhard,” released posthumously by legendary jazz pianist Lyle Mays in August 2021.

Piper is director of Music Ministry at Grace Bible Church in Lewisville and has served as adjunct professor of jazz studies at the University of North Texas for 10 years.