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Eli Yamin
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About Me
Eli Yamin is a jazz and blues pianist, producer, educator and Steinway artist.
“This man has met Thelonious Monk.” Amiri Baraka “The most imaginative pianist I’ve heard in years.” Gordon Parks “Eli reminds me of Pete Seeger. He’s a musician playing for a better world. Eli doesn’t just play for you. He wants the essence of his jazz to infiltrate your community.” Becca Pulliam, Executive Producer, National Public Radio. Known to many as “Dr. E,” Eli Yamin is a bluesy jazz pianist and cultural ambassador whose joyful style has taken him from performing with Mercedes Ellington, Illinois Jacquet, and Walter Perkins to four appearances with his own band at the White House for the Obamas and ten global tours for the U.S. Department of State. His work embraces jazz as a tool for community building and social justice built on the idea that “the blues is the roots, everything else is the fruits.” Yamin inspires audiences of all ages through his performances, jazz musicals for youth performers, community workshops and institute for adults, videos, books, and the extensive reach of the thriving uptown based non profit organization he co-founded and directs in Northern Manhattan, Jazz Power Initiative, a leading concert and education producer uptown.
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I love having AAJ gathering our community online. It's priceless and powerful.This page was last updated on 2026-06-28.
