Rachel Eckroth Quartet - Live Recording for Sam First Records

Pianist and composer Rachel Eckroth is a Grammy-nominated artist who has worked with musicians ranging from Donny McCaslin to St Vincent to Rufus Wainwright to Chris Botti.

Eckroth has been a busy recording artist throughout her career, and the pace has only increased in recent years.  In 2020, Eckroth appeared on the single “Circling” by Donny McCaslin, the acclaimed saxophonist from David Bowie’s final band.  That same year, she released three singles of her own.  In 2021, she and her husband, bassist Tim Lefebvre (David Bowie, Tedeschi Trucks Band) put out a duet album called The Blackbird Sessions Vol. 1.  Her latest project, The Garden (2021), features 8 tracks written or co-written by Eckroth and was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Instrumental category. The recorded band includes Tim Lefebvre and Donny McCaslin along with drummer Christian Euman and guitarist Nir Felder.

As Rachel continues to write, this…