ABOUT
Eden Rewa is a violinist and vocalist studying music at Florida State University. She graduated from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, a 3-time GRAMMY award-winning school, where she was accepted into their nationally-renowned chamber orchestra and their award-winning musical theatre department. At Florida State, Eden is the lead singer for their top Jazz Ensemble, JE1. She is also a classical violin student studying under Dr. Shannon Thomas. As a commercial music major, Eden has experience in music production including tracking, mixing techniques, live sound mic setup, tracking, and mastering.
Eden began singing and playing violin at age four. Her first professional performance was with the The Amelia Island Jazz Festival, at only 5 years old, playing Duke Ellignton's C Jam Blues on the violin with Les DeMerle and Bonnie Eisele. Since that time, Eden has received many instrumental awards in Classical Music and Jazz performances. She has studied with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra (JSO) Concert Master, Melissa Barrett, for seven years, and was granted the unique opportunity to perform with professional violinist Philip Pan (who was Concert Master of JSO for thirty three years) in the Boys & Girls club concert for the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival in 2019.
Eden is also a singer-songwriter. She professionally recorded her first single at The Fish Tank Recording Studio in St. Augustine after winning the Gamble Rogers Music Festival as a thirteen year old and has continued recording original music since that time. She composed and produced her original EP in 2023, Color Coded, which is currently being remastered. She has also written original music for the Honors 1 Jazz Combo at Florida State University, which premiered her tune "Miami" in the spring of 2025.
With a deep appreciation for all genres of music and inspired to share her gifts with others, Eden plays many concerts with Frank Basille (professional musician and owner of Florida Music Academy) as the “Eden & Frankie” duo. The duo also performs weekly at the Omni in Amelia Island every Saturday night at Marche Burrette from March through November. In December of 2020, Eden released her first album with Basile titled, “An Island Christmas.”
In the Spring of 2025, Eden was invited to sing with the Count Basie Orchestra. Her endeavors in Jazz have provided her with the opportunities to play with world renowned musicians such as Nestor Torres, Carmen Bradford, Jason Marsalis, Arturo Tappin, and others. She has also played at many significant festivals including Jazz Fest New Orleans 2025, Orange Blossom Jazz Fest 2025, Word of South Music Festival 2025, and will be performing in Costa Rica with Florida State's Jazz Combo in the fall of 2025.