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Roxana Amed

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2021 - Ontology
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2010 - Cinemateca finlandesa
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2008 - Limbo

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Argentina

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Jazz

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Born in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, vocalist and songwriter Roxana Amed, resident in US since 2013, is considered by colleagues, audiences and critics as one of the most important voices in the Argentine jazz scene, blending Argentine folk and rock with jazz.
She has released six albums and one DVD, seven productions, that show her versatility as a musician: LIMBO (2004), ENTREMUNDOS (2006) produced with Pedro Aznar, LA VOZ MÁS ALLÁ, concerts and live recordings in studio in 5.1 (DVD, 2009), CINEMATECA FINLANDESA, duo with pianist Adrian Iaies (2010), INOCENCIA, visit to Argentine folk (2011), LA SOMBRA DE SU SOMBRA with Frank Carlberg, original music doe poems by Alejandra Pizarnik (2013), INSTANTÁNEAS, songs recorded live in studio, one take, intimate versions, small ensembles (2019), and ONTOLOGY, a new album, original music, blending jazz with Argentine repertoire, recorded in 2019-2020 at the emblematic The Hit Factory / Criteria Studio. Her albums are now released by Sony Music US Latin.

Recipient of the Carlos Gardel Award for Argentine Music and the Martin Fierro Award for best song in a TV production, the singer/songwriter is also known for penning songs for other artists. She has worked extensively with Argentine multi instrumentalist Pedro Aznar, a veteran of the Pat Metheny Band and the producer of Amed’s first albums.

Once in the US, she has collaborated with musicians based in NY as Guillermo Klein, Emilio Solla, vocalist Sofia Rei, and pianist/composer Frank Carlberg. She has performed in iconic musical venues in NY such as The Jazz Gallery, Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center, Jazz Standard, The Stone, Rockwood Music Hall, Smalls, and Mezzrow. In 2017 was commissioned, with Brazilian pianist André Mehmari, to pay tribute to the legendary Astor Piazzolla at the Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival. An album of the performance is set to be released in 2021.
Amed, with a Post graduate in Literature, is also exclusive author for SONY/ATV Music Publishing and works as a songwriter for world known commercial artists.