Roxana Amed

Argentina's Roxana Amed is a dusky, virtuosic singer whose music blends South American folk traditions with sophisticated rock and post-bop jazz. She has garnered acclaim for her albums with fellow Argentine instrumentalist Pedro Aznar, including 2004's Limbo and 2006's Entremundos. She has also worked with pianist Adrian Laies and Brazilian guitarist André Mehmari. Based in Miami since 2013, Amed has performed with Guillermo Klein, Sofia Rei, and Frank Carlberg, the latter of whom collaborated with her on 2013's La Sombra De Su Sombra, interpreting the poems of Alejandra Pizarnik. Working with pianist/arranger Martin Bejerano, a longtime collaborator, she further explored her stylistically boundary-pushing approach to Latin jazz on 2021's Ontology and 2022's Unánime. In 2023, Amed and Carlberg reunited for a second volume of songs inspired by Piznarik's writing, Los Trabajos y Las Noches. She was back with Bejerano for 2024's Becoming Human, a conceptual, fusion-informed sextet date.