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SUMMARY:River Eckert Band
LOCATION:Ground Zero Blues Club Biloxi
DESCRIPTION:River Eckert (b. October 9\, 2009) is a 16-year-old pianist an
 d vocalist born and raised inNew Orleans\, Louisiana. From a very young ag
 e\, River has been surrounded by music.Immersed in the styles of legends s
 uch as Professor Longhair\, James Booker\, Dr. John\,Allen Toussaint\, Fat
 s Domino\, and Art Neville\, among others\, he is passionate aboutand dedi
 cated to carrying the torch of the New Orleans piano tradition.Coming from
  a musical family\, River began playing piano at the age of three. Initial
 lystudying classical music\, his teachers eventually encouraged him to exp
 lore blues andjazz\, recognizing his natural ability to quickly grasp thos
 e styles. Today\, River sings andplays in both solo piano and full-band se
 ttings\, rapidly gaining local\, national\, andinternational popularity. R
 iver recently completed his debut studio album\, which wasreleased in Apri
 l 2026. Collaborators on this project include George Porter Jr.\, IvanNevi
 lle\, Terence Higgins\, Cornell Williams\, Raymond Weber\, John Fohl\, and
  others. Hisdebut single\, Pass That Torch (feat. Ivan Neville)\, was rele
 ased in October 2024\,followed by his second single\, Hey Hey Hey (Fi Nah 
 Nay) in February 2025\, and athird\, Painting Pictures\, in April 2025. He
  has also been featured in several Playing forChange video recordings and 
 has been involved in helping score a documentary filmabout New Orleans. Re
 cently\, River and Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews performedtogether as a duo
  for the inauguration of New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno. Furthercementing
  his rising acclaim\, River was recently honored with the Emerging ArtistA
 ward from the High Sierra Foundation at the High Sierra Music Festival 202
 6. Riverslive performance schedule remains full\, and he has just confirme
 d his first performancesin Europe for the summer of 2026.Despite his youth
 \, River has already had the privilege to perform and record with anextrao
 rdinary roster of notable artists\, including Taj Mahal\, Trombone Shorty\
 , OteilBurbridge\, George Porter Jr.\, Cyril Neville\, Irma Thomas\, Ivan 
 Neville\, Stanton Moore\,Pedrito Martnez\, Eric Krasno\, Taylor and Griffi
 n Goldsmith (Dawes)\, Anders Osborne\,Luther Dickinson\, Cory Henry\, Nikk
 i Glaspie\, Fred Wesley\, Big Chief Donald HarrisonJr.\, The Dirty Dozen B
 rass Band\, Adam Deitch\, Raymond Weber\, Terence Higgins\, TonyHall\, Jen
 nifer Hartswick\, Big Sam Williams\, Craig Robinson\, and Bill Murray.Addi
 tionally\, he has performed at many prestigious venues and events\, includ
 ing theNew Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival\, Jam Cruise\, French Quarter 
 Festival\, HighSierra Music Festival\, NOLA Funk Festival\, Hogs for the C
 ause\, WWOZ Piano Night\,Park City Song Summit\, Brooklyn Bowl\, Tipitinas
 \, Maple Leaf Bar\, Garcias Chicago\,Saenger Theatre\, Orpheum Theater\, C
 ivic Theater\, Joy Theater\, and House of Blues\, aswell as media appearan
 ces on the WWL Morning Show\, WWOZ Radio\, and Fox 8News.\n\nBoletos: http
 s://www.ticketweb.com/event/river-eckert-band-ground-zero-blues-club-bilox
 i-tickets/14996473
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