Brazil-born vocalist/pianist Eliane Elias is known for her distinct and immediately recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian roots with her impressive jazz and classical skills. In this exclusive engagement, she brings to life the music of piano trio legend Bill Evans together with bassist Marc Johnson, who anchored the last incarnation of the Evans Trio, and master drummer Adam Nussbaum.

Eliane Elias will be performing at the Iridium Jazz Club August 14th-16th, 2009. Sets are at 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm.

Artist Info:

Eliane Elias highlighted this same music in her acclaimed 2008 Blue Note release Something For You. This celebration of Bill Evans also coincides with what would have been his 80th birthday, on Sunday, August 16th. Ms. Elias also recently released Bossa Nova Stories (Blue Note 2009), the 21st recording of her career, a sublime 14-tune collection that captures the cool and alluring spirit of bossa nova.

Elias has documented dozens of her own compositions on thirteen solo albums, all of them achieving the top ten of America’s jazz charts, most reaching number one on the radio airplay charts and top five in Billboard Magazine. With her 1995 Solos And Duets album she received a Grammy Nomination for “Best Jazz Solo Performance.” In 1997 The Three Americas recording was Best Jazz Album of the Year, and Elias was voted in five other categories: Best Composer, Beyond Musician, Female Vocalist and Jazz Pianist in the DownBeat Magazine Reader’s’ polls. The CD Eliane Elias Sings Jobim was number one vocal record in Japan for over three months and received best Brazilian Album in 1999 Jazziz Magazine Polls.

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Location:
Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway (51st St.)
New York, NY 10019
(212) 582-2121
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com

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