Jazz Articles about Eliane Elias

Eliane Elias: Sweet Vocals Join Splendid Piano

by R.J. DeLuke
September 21, 2004

Take a virtuoso pianist, add deep musical and rhythmic sensibilities, toss in a generous amount of adventurous spirit and you have Eliane Elias, who has been wowing U.S. audiences and musicians since 1981. She had been knocking out musicians and fans in her native Brazil for many years before that.Now add to the mix soft, supple vocals delivered through a rich and sensuous voice. What you have now is the Elias who has decided to broaden her appeal ...

Eliane Elias: Dreamer

by J. Robert Bragonier
May 23, 2004

Brazilian-born pianist and singer Eliane Elias has now spent half her life in Brazil and half in the United States. For this release, her second Bluebird Jazz recording, Elias selected the repertoire carefully, choosing meaningful songs that would work in a bossa nova setting, by both American and Brazilian composers, most of the latter of which already had lyrics in English. (Two, “Movin' Me On and “Time Alone, are original songs, her first in English.) In addition to the predominantly ...

Eliane Elias: Music for All Purposes

by R.J. DeLuke
February 13, 2004

Eliane Elias, the Brazilian-born pianist and composer, plays with astonishing technique and assuredness, full of passion yet instilled with a delicate sense of romance and a palpable spirit of exploration. A musical child prodigy raised in the land of Baden Powell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Joao Gilberto and so many more, the spirit of her native land can often be heard in her work. It's an indelible part of her. But it's not her first love.

Eliane Elias: Brazilian Classics

by Joshua Weiner
December 7, 2003

Now that longtime Blue Note pianist/singer Eliane Elias has left the label for RCA/Bluebird, several compilations of her work are being released, including the present item, Brazilian Classics. A cynic might note “just in time for Christmas,” but even if its release is motivated mainly by marketing concerns, the CD provides a useful, focused troll through Elias’s back catalogue. Although Elias has ranged far and wide in her recordings (which include hard bop, pop-jazz, and classical pieces), this is the ...

Eliane Elias: Kissed By Nature

by Mark F. Turner
October 14, 2002

The sultry and exotic ruminations of Eliane Elias continue to stir the ear and heart on her new recording Kissed by Nature. With a tried and true blend of Brazilian vocals and exquisite jazz, Elias plays, sings, moves and grooves the music into energetic and relaxed moods that will entice and entertain discriminate listeners who just simply want to chill and have a good time. With a history that is varied in many jazz styles from straight-ahead to modern classicism, ...

Eliane Elias: Everything I Love

by Jim Santella
April 1, 2000

Her light singing voice and light piano touch go hand in hand. Always clear and vibrant, pianist Eliane Elias creates modern mainstream quality every time out. This one is a love letter that she’s put together to honor those who have inspired her. The pianist mentions Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Dizzy Gillespie, but there are more.

Both Marc Johnson and Jack DeJohnette apply that same light touch on bass and drums to Cole Porter’s lively “I Love You," as ...

Eliane Elias: Everything I Love

by Jim Santella
April 1, 2000

Her light singing voice and light piano touch go hand in hand. Always clear and vibrant, pianist Eliane Elias creates modern mainstream quality every time out. This one is a love letter that she's put together to honor those who have inspired her. The pianist mentions Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Dizzy Gillespie, but there are more.

Both Marc Johnson and Jack DeJohnette apply that same light touch on bass and drums to Cole Porter's lively “I Love You," as ...