Prof. Anette von Eichel

Anette von Eichel received Bachelor and Master’s degrees in jazz singing at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and a Master’s degree in Colonial History at the Rijksuniversiteit in Leiden, graduating with honors in both courses of study. She is active as a singer, composer, and lyricist in projects with international musicians and composers ranging from contemporary jazz to free improvisation and avantgarde music. Since 2010, she has been a professor for jazz singing at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne, and has been Dean of the Jazz Pop department there since 2021. Since 2016, she has been a member of the board of the German Jazz Union and serves on various advisory committees.

Anette von Eichel is a member of the Executive Committee and Supervisory Board of the German Music Council.

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Musicians can sing or play in the ensembles of the German Music Council, the Federal Youth Orchestra, the Federal Jazz Orchestra and the Federal Youth Choir, and take part in competitions. With four other projects in the area of promotion, the German Music Council supports young, highly talented musicians, conductors, composers and interpreters of contemporary music as well as pop musicians on their way to a professional musical life and builds a bridge between musicians, organizers and the public. In addition, the German Music Information Center (miz) offers a central information point on all topics of musical life.

 

 

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