December 3 - Award Winning Jazz Pianist/Vocalist - Eliane Elias Pianist/singer/songwriter, Eliane Elias is known for her distinctive and immediately recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian roots and her sensuous, alluring voice with her impressive instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills. With 23 albums to date demonstrating her unique gifts as a pianist, singer, composer and arranger as well as melding her immense talents in jazz, pop, classical and Brazilian music, Eliane Elias is as Jazziz magazine has called her, A citizen of the world and an artist beyond category. There's no question about it: Five time Grammy Award Nominee, four time Gold Disc Award recipient and three time winner of Best Vocal Album in Japan, #1 artist in sales and radio in France, with all recordings reaching top five on Billboard Magazine, jazz radio charts and itunes to name a few accolades, Eliane Elias has taken her place in the pantheon of music giants. Elias' latest recording I Thought About You (A Tribute To Chet Baker) reached #1 on USA and France Amazon.com, #2 on itunes USA, France and Brazil and #4 on Billboard Jazz Charts. It offers her personalized spin on her connection to the singer-instrumentalist tradition and arrives with a statement of purpose: jazz repertoire can sound totally fresh when delivered with ingenuity and passion.