hagar ben ari - electric bass/ jennifer vincent - accustic bass
mathias kunzli - drums and percussion
jeremy mage - keys and programming
some of the many musicians eliane also works with:
bill ware - vibes / abou diarrassouba - drums / yoshi waki - bass / matt kane - drums / itaiguara - bass / gustavo amarante - bass / sylvia cuenca - drums / ray parker - bass / pacha massive / helen sung - piano / rachel z - piano / leo tardin - piano / dan lipton - piano / damien bassman - drums / ariel de portilla - bass - andra borlo - voice / elin - voice / ron affif - guitar / ze mauricio - percussion etc.
Influences
brazilian music / latin music / jazz / prince / bjork
Sounds Like
everything eliane loves:brazilian music, bossa nova, baiao / latin music, salsa / jazz / r&b / electronica / rock / funk
all mixed up, but it works cause eliane makes it her own
to give you more of an idea:
nora jones with an edge / joni mitchel /bebel gilberto / prince / bjork / tom waits / elis regina / ella fitzgerald / thievery corporation / brazilian girls / djavan / stevie wonder
Hot, new genre-busting singer, guitarist and composer eliane combines Brazilian and Latin rhythms along with contemporary American pop and jazz vocals to create a fresh sound, completely her own.
"...eliane is an excellent musician." Randy Brecker
"eliane rocks"Marc Ribot
"...one of the most all around talented artists I have ever written with."Eric Sanicola
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eliane - singer, guitar player and composer
eliane with guitar
Eliane is one of the hottest forces in the New York City Jazz, Brazilian and Latin scene. A Swiss-born singer, guitarist, composer and lyricist, she moved to New York in 1998 and graduated from the New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music in 2000. her own original music and lyrics, is a groovy mix of all her influences and has been creating quite a buzz.
Eliane’s original songs are being broadcast internationally, she plays guitar in the Pacha Massive video "don’t let go" on MTV and she appears as a guest artist at a concert of Jovino Santos Neto that won a television award for best musical performance. Her song "As If" can be heard in the new award winning movie "Approaching Union Square" by filmmaker Marc Meyers and her voice is featured on jeremy mage's song "slippery light" appearing on the nbc hit tv serie "lipstick jungle". Eliane recorded two CD’s of her own with her original material, arranged and produced the Swiss Miss Sampler "heimweh" featuring 12 famous Swiss singers like nubya, gigi moto, mia aegerter etc. this recording has earned her several interviews on swiss national radio stations and an appearance on the popular swiss talk show " aeschbacher ". eliane is a featured singer or guitarist on many productions of other great musicians. Her music video debut of "As If ", beautifully created by director Kevin Lopez and Amilot Film inc. can be viewed on the music page of this website.
Eliane performs in New York’s most famous clubs and lounges including The Blue Note, The Jazz Standard, Joe's Pub, The Knitting Factory, The Cutting Room, Live at Rose, Ace of Clubs, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Cornelia Street Cafe and Kush, either as a bandleader or as a featured artist. She also had steady appearances at some of the trendiest restaurants and
bars in town, such as Esperanto, Sushi Samba, Bed, Megu, Barmache and many more. She and her band entertain numerous private and corporate parties for companies such as Time Warner Cable, Bvlgari, C.F. Bucherer, Conde Nast, the Rose d’Or television award, as well as for SwissTourism, the Swiss Society, and the Swiss Embassy and consulates.
Eliane has performed for thousands of people at major events like the reopening of the Silverstein Building at the World Trade Center (alongside Lou Reed, Susan Vega, and the Brazilian Girls), the Swiss American Film festival and the Swiss Peaks festival in New York; she has toured throughout the US and internationally in Switzerland, Germany, France and Canada with musicians from the US, South America, canada, Japan, France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
As one of the few singers in New York with the ability to perform successfully in the worlds of Jazz, Brazilian/Latin music and Electronica with equal ease, precision and brilliance, Eliane continues to be sought after by producers like Eric Sanicola, Bryan Lurie and Jeremy Mage, as well as DJs like David Last, Bands like Pacha Massive and many others. She has recorded or collaborated with greats such as Randy Brecker, Marc Ribot, Bill Ware, Jovino Santos Neto, Michael Carvin and Marcus Strickland. She is currently part of several successful projects like Bill Ware’s Urban Vibes and Bryan Lurie’s Ziq Street and lately she has been touring the US and Switzerland with Swiss Miss, a band that spices up old Swiss Folk Songs, rearranged by Eliane.
Her own band consists of the best musicians the city has to offer like the two female bass players Jennifer Vincent and Hagar Ben Ari, and the drummers Abou Diarrassouba and Willard Dyson. Other accomplished NYC musicians you can catch on stage with Eliane are: drummers or percussionists Genji Siriasi, Sylvia Cuenca, Mathias Kunzli, Matt Kane, Ze Mauricio and Scott Kettner , bass players Ray Parker, Yoshi Waki, Itaiguara and Gustavo Amarante, pianists Rachel Z, Helen Sung, Klaus Mueller, Uri Sharlin, leo tardin and guitarist Ron Affif and Clay Ross.
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Hi stopping by to say Hi and invite you to a listen of my new minute long version of White Christmas.Thank you for your support and the Best To you always. tim
Hola eliane ¿como estas? gracias por el add no olvides pasar a dejar tu saludo en mi myspace =) saludos de tu AMIGO DAVID de INSOMNIO MUSICAL!!!
Buena vibra!!!
Hi there eliane how are you doing? thanks for the add dont forget to stop by to leave some greetings dont be shy =) greetings from your FRIEND DAVID of INSOMNIO MUSICAL
Thank you 4 the add..... Pleeeeeez feel free 2 stop by and check out my music, let me know your honest veiws! Show me love and I'll show some back:] 1 Luv,Nakita
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