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Mexico Music Retreats

LAKE PÁTZCUARO | MICHOACÁN, MÉXICO

 

“Jazz Guitar in Mexico” | October 9-13, 2024

“Mexico Mandolin Retreat” | February 2025

Mandolin

February 2025

Jazz Guitar

October 2024


 

Debut Solo Album

Eicher released his first solo album, Native Language, in 2018. Being almost entirely original music, with the exception of the last track “Tennessee Waltz,” this debut album is the culmination of a diverse background of styles and genres, such as jazz, gypsy jazz. and latin music that brought Eicher where he is today. The title is inspired by Eicher’s journey learning Spanish starting in 2009 and thinking about music as a language that musicians develop on their instrument. 

Native Language features guitarist, Jonathan Rogerson, who also produced the project, along with Patrick Atwater on bass and Bryan Brock on percussion for the majority of the tracks. Also, vocalists Lindsay Lou and Marcela Pinilla (Eicher’s wife) make appearances on tracks 2 and 5, respectively, as well as Jeff Goodkind on piano, Eli Bishop on violin, Austin Filingo on guitar, and Miguel Alvarado on alto sax each getting a track.

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Isaac Eicher

 

Tulsa native Isaac Eicher grew up in a musical household and started playing the mandolin at 9 years old.  He inherited a multifarious taste of music from his parents, who are both well-accomplished artists- violinist Shelby Eicher and vocalist Janet Rutland.  Eicher's parents played all styles of music including jazz, bluegrass and western swing, in their home as he was growing up.  In his teen years, Eicher evolved into an extraordinary musician and began to compete on a national level, winning first place prizes at the Walnut Valley Mandolin Championship in 2006 and Rockygrass in 2010.

 

After graduating high school in 2009, Eicher's musical journey took a very interesting turn.  He enrolled in the University of Oklahoma, and developed a new interest: language arts.  Eicher became enamored with the Spanish language and learned it very quickly.  To further his studies, he went abroad to Valencia, Spain, to immerse himself fully in the culture.  With mandolin in tow, Eicher’s musical style became greatly impacted by the pursuit of learning Spanish.   He began to incorporate world music styles like gypsy swing, Brazilian samba, and Cuban montunos to his already strong foundation in jazz and bluegrass music.

 

In 2018, Eicher released his debut solo album “Native Language,” featuring original music arranged for an acoustic quartet. Currently, Eicher resides in Nashville, Tennessee where he performs with a wide range of artists, including wife Marcela Pinilla, and groups such as Hot Club Time Machine, Forrest O’Connor, The Jazz Grass Association, and Giovanni Rodriquez, to name a few. Producers and recording artists also call upon Eicher for his specific sound on the mandolin for their projects.