Eliane Elias
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Eliane Elias (2004)
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| Background information | |
| Born |
19 March 1960 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Jazz, Brazilian |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, composer |
| Instruments | Piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Denon, Blue Note, EMI, RCA, Concord |
| Associated acts | Toquinho, Vinicius de Moraes, Sebastião Tapajós, Steps Ahead, Randy Brecker |
| Website | www |
Eliane Elias (Portuguese: [ɛliˈani eˈliəʃ]; born 19 March 1960 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian jazz pianist and singer.
Born in São Paulo, she started studying piano at age seven, and at age twelve was transcribing solos from jazz masters. By the time she was fifteen, she was teaching piano and improvisation.
Her performing career began in Brazil at age seventeen, with Brazilian singer-songwriter Toquinho and touring with the poet Vinicius de Moraes. In 1981, she moved to New York City where she attended The Juilliard School of Music. A year later she became part of the group Steps Ahead.
Her first album was a collaboration with Randy Brecker entitled Amanda in 1984. Shortly after, her solo career began when she signed to Blue Note Records and released the album Illusions in 1987, featuring Steve Gadd and Stanley Clarke. The following year Cross Currents appeared, with Eddie Gomez and Peter Erskine. The third solo album, So Far So Close, was produced by Eumir Deodato in 1989. Elias's recordings have garnered praise from critics and have topped the Billboard and jazz radio charts. In 1988 she was voted Best New Talent in the Critics Poll of Jazziz magazine.
In 1993 Elias signed with EMI Classics to record classical pieces, which were released as On the Classical Side. Her album with Herbie Hancock, Solos and Duets (1995), was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Solo Performance. In the 1997 Downbeat Readers Poll, her album The Three Americas was voted Best Jazz Album. She has recorded two albums dedicated to Antonio Carlos Jobim: Eliane Elias Plays Jobim and Eliane Elias Sings Jobim (1988). The latter won Best Vocal Album in Japan and was awarded Best Brazilian Album in the Jazziz Critics Poll.
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