About Amanda

Jazz Inside Magazine calls Brazilian bassist, bandleader, composer, producer Amanda Ruzza “...an ‘artist’ in the total sense of the word”. Not only does Amanda head her own projects, which experiment with new forms and melding genres, she also works extensively as a side musician and session bassist. Artists she works regularly include Amy Lee (Evanescence) Jill Sobule, Arturo O’Farrill, Fred Ho’s Eco-Music Big Band, Leni Stern, and Dave Eggar to name a few. Amanda draws on her multicultural background as s primary influence on her passion for composing music - music that seamlessly assimilates elements of funk, jazz and South American rhythms.