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Yelena Eckemoff
Yelena Eckemoff is an internationally renowned Russian-born pianist, composer, poet, and visual artist who organically blends classical elements with jazz improvisation in evocative and uniquely distinctive works that strike a delicate balance between through-composed frameworks and open-ended exploration and improvisation. Eckemoff is highly prolific composer and recording artist who produces the albums that are listed worldwide among the best releases of a year. Each release has its own charm and expression, involving the greatest celebrities of the world jazz scene, but always bears the personal signature of the composer/pianist. Yelena Eckemoff is a virtuoso pianist who played numerous piano solo recitals and lead her various all-star bands performing at prestigious venues, including Birdland NYC, Jazz Standard, Saint Peter’s Church, and Ronnie Scotts in London.
Scenes From the Dark Ages
Label: L & H Production
Released: 2025
Track listing: Pilgrims;
Village Tavern;
From Peasants Life;
Spell-Bound Fortress;
Monks in Scriptorium;
Cathedral;
Legends of the Castle;
Adventures of a Knight;
Battle;
Chivalry;
Tournament;
Masquerade;
Alchemist;
Quest;
From the Life of the Lords.
Rosendals Garden
Label: L&H Productions
Released: 2026
Track listing: ABBA Museum, Rosendals Garden, Gamla Stan, Apple Orchard Café, Öresund Bridge,
Skansen Park, Sunrise in Rimbo, Ruins of Älvsborg, Storanden Nature Reserve,
Strandvägen Pier, Gripsholm Castle.
Yelena Eckemoff: Blooming Tall Phlox
by Tyran Grillo
For this quintet outing, pianist and composer Yelena Eckemoff is joined by Verneri Pohjola on trumpet and flugelhorn, Panu Savolainen on vibraphone, Antti Lotjonen on double bass, and Olavi Louhivuori on drums and percussion. Together they move through a sequence of 15 originals that feel less composed than remembered, as though the music were lifted from ...
Yelena Eckemoff: In The Shadow Of A Cloud
by Tyran Grillo
Following her successful quintet outing, Blooming Tall Phlox, pianist Yelena Eckemoff retains the ensemble's name while quietly reshaping its interior life, recalibrating the personnel for another generous two-disc statement. Joined this time by Chris Potter on reeds and flute, Adam Rogers on electric guitar, Drew Gress on double bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums, Eckemoff unfurls ...
Yelena Eckemoff: Desert
by Tyran Grillo
After two expansive collections that gathered large ensembles and formidable names, Yelena Eckemoff chooses subtraction. Desert arrives as a deliberate narrowing of the horizon, a journey defined not by accumulation but by exposure. Joined by Paul McCandless on an assortment of reeds and winds, Arild Andersen on bass, and Peter Erskine on drums and percussion, Eckemoff ...
New Music from Seabrook, Lockheart, Eckemoff, Fernando & More
by Bob Osborne
Tradition meets experimentation in this fascinating collection of new releases. Beginning with the eclectic endeavours of Brandon Seabrook, via a mix of latin jazz, European exploration , free improvisation from the UK, a musical statement about the climate crisis, and closing with Thelonious Monk in concert in 1965.Playlist Brandon Seabrook “Name Dropping is the ...
Yelena Eckemoff Explores The Scandinavian Spirit In Rosendals Garden
Available Worldwide March 27, 2026 on L&H Productions Acclaimed pianist and composer Yelena Eckemoff, known for her richly imaginative jazz storytelling, unveils her newest release: Rosendals Garden – a trio tribute to Sweden’s natural beauty, history, and quiet magic. Set for worldwide release on March 27, 2026, this 11-track album (Yelena’s 23rd since 2010) adds to ...
New Music From Eckemoff, Bayon, B.I.T. Duo, El Saffar & More
by Bob Osborne
A raft of new releases is dominated by female pianists offering cutting edge music. In between two new discoveries of Rahsaan Roland Kirk playing live plus other exciting ground--breaking albums and to close something to reflect the season. Playlist Yelena Eckemoff “Strandvägen Pier" from Rosendals Garden (L&H Production) 00:00 Juan Bayon “Anti-Monitor" from Como ...
New Music From Tillotson, Christelis, Eckemoff, Torres & More
by Bob Osborne
This episode includes recent studio releases, live recordings, and archival material spanning solo, trio, and large ensemble formats. The programme features work from Canada, the UK, the US, the Netherlands, and Israel, with contributions structured around ballad forms, extended improvisation, rhythmic studies, and ensemble arrangements. Albums range from self-released projects to material issued by independent jazz ...
