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Eduardo Elia
Pianist from Córdoba, Argentina, Eduardo Elia studied first in Córdoba, then in Buenos Aires, and finally at Berklee College of Music (Boston), from which he began to follow a path that today is reflected in 10 albums:
Blue Art Records (Rosario - Argentina): "Callado", "El yang y el yang", "We see", "Figuras de un solo trazo", "Solo", "Cuando sea necesario", y "Lejos del torbellino".
577 Records (New York – US): "The art of not faling - Improvisations on Schoenberg's Op 19 piano pieces“ ("Pianist of the Year" in the survey made by the website specialized in jazz "El Intruso“), “Una pregunta, tres respuestas”, and "Desvíos" from 2025.
He played in venues and festivals in Argentina and Latin America with his own projects, solo piano, or accompanying international artists such as Donald Harrison, Darmon Meader (The NY Voices), Horacio Fumero, David Xirgu (Barcelona), among others.
Parallel to his artistic activity, he has developed a constant and committed activity in the educational field, working as a teacher since 2002 in the Licenciatura en Composición Musical con Orientación en Música Popular at the Universidad Nacional de Villa María, of which he is currently Director.
As a researcher, he participated as a speaker in congresses in Argentina and Latin America, sharing his works and articles on topics such as education of the popular musician, composition in improvised music, and the evolution of improvisation throughout the history of jazz.
Pianista de Córdoba, Argentina, Eduardo Elia se formó primero en Córdoba, luego en Buenos Aires, y finalmente en Berklee College of Music (Boston), a partir de lo cual comenzó a transitar un camino que hoy se ve plasmado en 10 discos:
Por Blue Art Records (Rosario - Argentina): "Callado", "El yang y el yang", "We see", "Figuras de un solo trazo", "Solo", "Cuando sea necesario", "Lejos del torbellino".
Por 577 Records (New York – USA): "The art of not faling - Improvisations on Schoenberg's Op 19 piano pieces", ("Pianista del año“ en la encuesta a periodistas argentinos del sitio web especializado en jazz "El Intruso“), “Una pregunta, tres respuestas”, y "Desvíos", de 2025.
Tocó en salas y festivales de Argentina y Latinoamérica con proyectos propios, en solo piano, o acompañando a artistas internacionales como Donald Harrison, Darmon Meader (The NY Voices), Horacio Fumero, David Xirgu (Barcelona), entre otros.
Paralelamente a su actividad artística, ha desarrollado una constante y comprometida actividad en el ámbito educativo, desempeñándose como docente desde el año 2002 en la Licenciatura en Composición Musical con Orientación en Música Popular de la Universidad Nacional de Villa María, de la cual es actualmente Director.
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Eduardo Elia: Una pregunta, tres respuestas
by Mike Jurkovic
With its dramatic undertow and harmonic tension, “Sobreviviente" steps from the plane into the deep blue sky, free falling from a high dive. It sets the head up very nicely for the hypnotic, human interplay and conceptual artistry that is Una Pregunta, Tres Respuestas, Argentinian pianist Eduardo Elia's latest pursuit into the unchartered. On Una Pregunta, Tres Respuestas (One Question Three Answers) Elia again cross examines the line dividing composition through improvisation and vice versa. It is an ...
Continue ReadingElia / Dominguez /Verdinelli: Cuando Sea Necesario
by Dan McClenaghan
Argentine pianist Eduardo Elia explored the classic jazz tunes on his 2015 release, Solo (Blue Art Records), making the familiar distinctively his own. He shifts gears for Cuando Sea Necesario, bringing on board saxophonist Rodrigo Dominguez and drummer Sergio Verdinelli, for what sounds like a set of loosely-constructed compositions which leave plenty of room for inspired group improvisations that dig deep into making in-the-moment sounds of the highest order. Two thoughts come to mind on an initial spin ...
Continue ReadingEduardo Elia: Solo
by Dan McClenaghan
Argentinian pianist Eduardo Elia, based now in his homeland, attended Berkelee College of Music in Boston. He has a handful of CD releases as a leader, and beyond that, information on the artist is hard to find. His internet profile is sketchy. So the review is all about the music, and maybe that's how it should be... Solo is Elia's sit down at the piano alone offering, in which he mines mostly 1960s jazz tunes, with ...
Continue Reading"Unfiltered passion, playful spontaneity, a sense of profound mystery and expressive freedom". (BestofJazz.org)
"Elia again cross examines the line dividing composition through improvisation" (Mike Jurkovic - All About Jazz)
"A vital and original avant perspective of a first rate pianist". (Dan McClenaghan - All About Jazz)
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From: DesvíosBy Eduardo Elia
Lejos del torbellino
From: Lejos del torbellinoBy Eduardo Elia
La Fórmula
From: Cuando Sea NecesarioBy Eduardo Elia
Jitterbug Waltz
From: We seeBy Eduardo Elia
Circle
From: SoloBy Eduardo Elia
Lo que dura un instante
From: Figuras de un solo trazoBy Eduardo Elia
La persistencia de lo fugaz
From: Figuras de un solo trazoBy Eduardo Elia
