Eliane Elias (b. 1960) is a Brazilian jazz composer, pianist, and singer. Read Full Bio ↴Eliane Elias (b. 1960) is a Brazilian jazz composer, pianist, and singer.
Born on the 19th March 1960 in São Paulo, Brazil, Elias started learning to play the piano at the age of seven, and was transcribing solo portions of her parents’ jazz records by the age of twelve.
After studying for six years (and teaching by the age of fifteen) at Brazil’s prestigious Free Centre of Music Apprenticeship, she continued her classical education with Amilton Godoy and Amaral Vieria. She was also the protégé of Vinicius de Moraes, lyricist and songwriting partner of Antonio Carlos Jobim, a huge influence on Elias' work, and master of the Brazilian bossa nova movement. By the time she was seventeen years old she was touring with the best bossa nova composers and interpreters, composing her own pieces and performing at jazz clubs regularly.
Elias then moved to New York and studied privately with Olegna Fuschi at the Julliard School of Music, eventually joining jazz supergroup Steps Ahead (whose members included Eddie Gomez, Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, and Mike Mainieri).
Her first live instrumental recording, Eliane Elias Plays Live, was recorded in Amsterdam on the 31st May 2002, and digitally released in the USA in 2010.
Elias lives in New York City with her husband, bassist Marc Johnson.
* Official site
The classical tradition meets the spontaneity of jazz through the virtuosic playing of Brazil-born and New York-based pianist Eliane Elias. A former member of jazz ensemble Steps Ahead, Elias has continued to explore two distinct musical streams through her solo recordings and her performances since the mid-'80s. In 1993, she became one of the few artists to release jazz and classical albums simultaneously. In a review of a concert in her homeland, Brazil magazine praised Elias for "her dazzling right-hand runs, executed often at frightening speeds. Her command of the keyboard was total. Her harmonic sensibility caused a sense of wonderment."
Elias may have inherited at least some of her musical talents from her mother, Lucy, a classical pianist who often played jazz records in the family home. After studying for six years at the Free Center of Music Apprenticeship in São Paulo, she continued to study classical technique with Amilton Godoy and Amaral Vieira. By her teens, Elias was composing her own pieces and performing in jazz clubs. While touring in Europe in 1981, she met jazz bassist Eddie Gomez and was encouraged to travel to New York. Arriving in the Big Apple the following year, she studied privately with Olegna Fuschi at the Juilliard School of Music. Elias' professional career received a boost when she was invited to join Steps Ahead, a jazz "supergroup" featuring Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, Mike Manieri, and Eddie Gomez. She recorded one album with the group -- Steps Ahead -- in 1983. Shortly after leaving Steps Ahead, Elias began collaborating with trumpet player Randy Brecker, whom she subsequently married but later divorced. Their sole duo album, released in 1985, was named after their daughter Amanda. The following year, Elias launched her career as a bandleader. Since then, she's alternated tours with two different trios, one featuring drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Gomez and the other featuring drummer Erskine and her current husband, bassist Marc Johnson. Elias has also performed with a third trio, featuring Johnson on bass and Satoshi Takeishi on drums.
She signed with Blue Note in 1989, and released her debut for the label, So Far So Close, the same year with a slew of guests. While most of her recordings have been instrumental, Elias introduced her soft but coarse vocals on her 1990 album Eliane Elias Plays Jobim, and has employed vocals on occasion ever since. Her 1995 album Solos and Duets featured a brilliantly executed duet with Herbie Hancock. In addition to working periodically with Toots Thielemans' Brasil Project, Elias has served as musical director for Gilberto Gil's group. While she continued to record for the rest of the '90s, it was 2000's Impulsive! that proved one of the largest surprises in her career as she collaborated with conductor and arranger Bob Brookmeyer leading the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra. In 2002 she left Blue Note for RCA's Bluebird label, where she debuted with Kissed by Nature, a primarily vocal album, and followed it up with the lovely Dreamer in 2004. Elias released Around the City in 2006, a collection of primarily vocal tracks that moved ever further into pop territory, covering music by Santana, Bob Marley, and even Beck. It was her final album for Bluebird.
She returned to Blue Note for 2007's Something for You: Elaine Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans, fronting a trio with Johnson (who played with Evans) and drummer Joey Baron. In 2009, she issued what many have argued is her finest recording, Bossa Nova Stories, fully engaging her Brazilian heritage in bossa and samba and illustrating her singular jazz instincts as a pianist. In 2010, Savoy Records issued Timeless Eliane Elias, a compilation of tracks culled from her mid-'80s recordings Illusions and Cross Currents. In late 2010, Elias signed with Concord; in the late spring of 2011 she released Light My Fire, her debut set on the label. A year later, Elias paired with bassist Marc Johnson for the instrumental ECM date, Swept Away. In 2013, Elias paid homage to trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker with I Thought About You: A Tribute to Chet Baker. ~ Craig Harris & Thom Jurek, Rovi
Born on the 19th March 1960 in São Paulo, Brazil, Elias started learning to play the piano at the age of seven, and was transcribing solo portions of her parents’ jazz records by the age of twelve.
After studying for six years (and teaching by the age of fifteen) at Brazil’s prestigious Free Centre of Music Apprenticeship, she continued her classical education with Amilton Godoy and Amaral Vieria. She was also the protégé of Vinicius de Moraes, lyricist and songwriting partner of Antonio Carlos Jobim, a huge influence on Elias' work, and master of the Brazilian bossa nova movement. By the time she was seventeen years old she was touring with the best bossa nova composers and interpreters, composing her own pieces and performing at jazz clubs regularly.
Elias then moved to New York and studied privately with Olegna Fuschi at the Julliard School of Music, eventually joining jazz supergroup Steps Ahead (whose members included Eddie Gomez, Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, and Mike Mainieri).
Her first live instrumental recording, Eliane Elias Plays Live, was recorded in Amsterdam on the 31st May 2002, and digitally released in the USA in 2010.
Elias lives in New York City with her husband, bassist Marc Johnson.
* Official site
The classical tradition meets the spontaneity of jazz through the virtuosic playing of Brazil-born and New York-based pianist Eliane Elias. A former member of jazz ensemble Steps Ahead, Elias has continued to explore two distinct musical streams through her solo recordings and her performances since the mid-'80s. In 1993, she became one of the few artists to release jazz and classical albums simultaneously. In a review of a concert in her homeland, Brazil magazine praised Elias for "her dazzling right-hand runs, executed often at frightening speeds. Her command of the keyboard was total. Her harmonic sensibility caused a sense of wonderment."
Elias may have inherited at least some of her musical talents from her mother, Lucy, a classical pianist who often played jazz records in the family home. After studying for six years at the Free Center of Music Apprenticeship in São Paulo, she continued to study classical technique with Amilton Godoy and Amaral Vieira. By her teens, Elias was composing her own pieces and performing in jazz clubs. While touring in Europe in 1981, she met jazz bassist Eddie Gomez and was encouraged to travel to New York. Arriving in the Big Apple the following year, she studied privately with Olegna Fuschi at the Juilliard School of Music. Elias' professional career received a boost when she was invited to join Steps Ahead, a jazz "supergroup" featuring Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, Mike Manieri, and Eddie Gomez. She recorded one album with the group -- Steps Ahead -- in 1983. Shortly after leaving Steps Ahead, Elias began collaborating with trumpet player Randy Brecker, whom she subsequently married but later divorced. Their sole duo album, released in 1985, was named after their daughter Amanda. The following year, Elias launched her career as a bandleader. Since then, she's alternated tours with two different trios, one featuring drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Gomez and the other featuring drummer Erskine and her current husband, bassist Marc Johnson. Elias has also performed with a third trio, featuring Johnson on bass and Satoshi Takeishi on drums.
She signed with Blue Note in 1989, and released her debut for the label, So Far So Close, the same year with a slew of guests. While most of her recordings have been instrumental, Elias introduced her soft but coarse vocals on her 1990 album Eliane Elias Plays Jobim, and has employed vocals on occasion ever since. Her 1995 album Solos and Duets featured a brilliantly executed duet with Herbie Hancock. In addition to working periodically with Toots Thielemans' Brasil Project, Elias has served as musical director for Gilberto Gil's group. While she continued to record for the rest of the '90s, it was 2000's Impulsive! that proved one of the largest surprises in her career as she collaborated with conductor and arranger Bob Brookmeyer leading the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra. In 2002 she left Blue Note for RCA's Bluebird label, where she debuted with Kissed by Nature, a primarily vocal album, and followed it up with the lovely Dreamer in 2004. Elias released Around the City in 2006, a collection of primarily vocal tracks that moved ever further into pop territory, covering music by Santana, Bob Marley, and even Beck. It was her final album for Bluebird.
She returned to Blue Note for 2007's Something for You: Elaine Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans, fronting a trio with Johnson (who played with Evans) and drummer Joey Baron. In 2009, she issued what many have argued is her finest recording, Bossa Nova Stories, fully engaging her Brazilian heritage in bossa and samba and illustrating her singular jazz instincts as a pianist. In 2010, Savoy Records issued Timeless Eliane Elias, a compilation of tracks culled from her mid-'80s recordings Illusions and Cross Currents. In late 2010, Elias signed with Concord; in the late spring of 2011 she released Light My Fire, her debut set on the label. A year later, Elias paired with bassist Marc Johnson for the instrumental ECM date, Swept Away. In 2013, Elias paid homage to trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker with I Thought About You: A Tribute to Chet Baker. ~ Craig Harris & Thom Jurek, Rovi
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Eliane Elias Lyrics
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A House Is Not a Home A chair is still a chair Even when there's no one…
A Vizinha Do Lado A vizinha quando passa com seu vestido grená Todo mundo diz…
Águas De Março É pau, é pedra, é o fim do caminho É um…
Anos Dourados Parece que dizes Te amo, Maria Na fotografia Estamos felizes…
Another Side Of You There will be many other nights like this And I'll be…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Bananeira Banana tree I don't know Banana tree maybe Banana tree I don…
Baubles, Bangles and Beads Baubles, bangles, hear how they jing-jing-a-ling-a Baubles, …
Black Orpheus Caminar sin ella, Es ir sin rumbo fijo Refugiarse como…
BUT NOT FOR ME Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
Call Me If you feeling sad and lonely There's a service I can…
Chega De Saudade Vai minha tristeza E diz a ela Que sem ela não pode…
Coisa Feita Sou bem mulher de pegar macho pelo pé Reencarnação da prince…
Copacabana Copacabana lovely place in Brazil Where every pair of eyes w…
Day By Day Day by day I'm falling more in love with you And day…
Day In Day Out Day in, day out The same old voodoo follows me about The…
Desafinado Se você disser que eu desafino amor Saiba que isto em…
Doralice Doralice eu bem que lhe disse Amar é tolice É bobagem, ilusã…
Dreamer Sonó la campana y el fin de semana se deja…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you Embrace me, you irrepla…
Estate Sei calda come i baci che ho perduto Sei piena di…
Everything I Love I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
Falling in Love Falling in love with love is falling for make-believe Fallin…
Falsa Baiana Baiana que entra No samba e só fica parada Não samba, não…
Garota de Ipanema Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema…
Girl Talk We like to chat about the dresses we will wear…
I Fall In Love Too Easily I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
I Love You You don't know what love is Until you've learned the meaning…
I'm Not Alone When I′m alone, I'm not alone, you′re here with me Part…
If You Could See Me Now If you could see me now, you'd know how blue…
JAMMIN Baby, I was just a young girl When you came on…
Jammin' Baby, I was just a young girl When you came on…
Little Paradise Tell me what we have Have the day and night Have the…
MINHA Minha, vai ser minha Desde a hora que nascestes Minha, não t…
Movin Me On I know where I’m going I must be a mile asleep This…
My Cherie Amour La la la la la la, La la la la…
MY FOOLISH HEART The night is like a lovely tune Beware my foolish heart How…
Na Batucada Da Vida No dia em que eu apareci no mundo Juntou uma porção…
O Pato O pato vinha cantando alegremente, quém Quando um marreco so…
One Side Of You The more I see you, the more I want you Somehow…
Oye Como V Oye como va Me ritmo Bueno pa gozar Mulatta…
Photograph You and I, we two Alone here in this terrace by…
Running I'm not afraid All is forgiven Cause after all What's don…
Samba De Orly Vai meu irmão Pega esse avião Você tem razão De correr assim…
Save Your Love For Me Wish I knew Why I'm so in love with you No one…
Slide Show Travelling on the road I feel like the sunlight Warming up m…
So Danco Samba Someone to hold me tight That would be very nice Someone to…
tangerine Tangerine She's all that they claim With her eyes of night A…
That I can only give you love that lasts forever And a…
The Beat Of My Heart The night is like a lovely tune Beware my foolish heart How…
The Girl From Ipanema Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema…
The More I See You The more I see you, the more I want you Somehow…
There Will Never Be Another You There will be many other nights like this And I'll be…
They Say It's Wonderful They say that falling love is wonderful It's wonderful, so t…
Time Alone And the sun won't shine for me And it seems like…
Too Marvelous For Words Too search for phrases To sing your praises But there aren't…
Vida No dia em que eu apareci no mundo Juntou uma porção…
We're So Good Want you need you Love you miss you Met you knew that Love…
When You Wish Upon A Star When a star is born They possess a gift or two One…
You Don’t What Love Is You don't know what love is Until you've learned the meaning…
You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me Every kiss, every hug Seems to act just like a drug You're…
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Andi Ehlers
Der Raggae Song ist klasse mal was anderes..Also ich finde den Super ok ...ansonsten. ...Alles was man schon hören kann an Songs ist Gänsehaut pur ...ich finde diese Musik nimmt uns mit auf eine ganz besondere Reise und man wünscht sich ,je mehr man sich da reinhört, das dieser Trip niemals endet ...es ist einfach nur schööön. ..
Cloudy Langels
Super spannend und sympathisch, wie alles von Elane! Ich LIEBE diese Band! Und dieses Album wird der absolute Wahnsinn! 😃👍
János Golyák
Hexhermetic Dance: having read the Wellenläufer trilogy, I can totally understand the idea of a reggae song. Despite the reggae-ish soung, it also sounds mysterious and dark. So I hope it will fit with the rest of the album. Can't wait to hear it!!! Guys, thank you for all the behind the scenes videos!
Elane
You're welcome, János. It's so cool you read the trilogy! It was very important to us to catch the books' atmospheres, and what would fit better for a Caribbean pirate and ghost story than a dark raggae track? :D
Caith Threefires
I think you've done an excellent job adapting the reggae style to the Elane sound. It sounds like an Elane song, not "Elane trying to do another style". I don't normally listen to reggae but I appreciate all styles of music. This song provides the album with just the right touch of novelty, and its placement in the song sequence just before the epic Nugua's Journey feels perfect. I can't stop listening to this album... bravo!
mirtschi
Absolut lustig das Making-of und ich fand auch das ungewöhnliche Reggae toll und ich mags normalerweise nicht!! gerne gern mehr und falls ihr mal live so seid, werde ich versuchen, es möglich zu machen, zu kommen.
Trink deinen Rotwein
Ich freu mich schon aufs Album, auch wenn das Reggae Genre überhaupt nix für mich ist. ;)
Trink deinen Rotwein
(und selbstverständlich habe ich bei Amazon preordered :)