Miriam Ast

Miriam Ast is a vocalist and composer affiliated with the University of Music Würzburg, where she serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Jazz, Rock, and Pop. She can be contacted at miriam.ast@hfm-wuerzburg.de.

Her research and artistic work focuses on jazz singing, reinterpretation of European folk music, vocal improvisation, scat techniques, and multilingual performance. She released her second album, Tales & Tongues (2023), which explores these themes through jazz arrangements of folk songs.

Her awards include the Best Vocalist Prize at the Bucharest International Jazz Competition (2017). She previously released her debut album Secret Songs (2018) and performed at venues like EFG London Jazz Festival and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.