"Her fiddle...evokes memories of the wizardry of Stephane Grappelli and the magic of Johnny Gimble....Special, original, and a true treasure. Listen." -Fred Foster, Producer, Founder, Monument Records "What fiddling!...and a beautiful voice." -Laurie Anderson "Elana is one of the sexiest, most talented musicians. Her style hints of another era...taking you places you thought were unreachable by today's standards. And yet, here she is…" -Raul Malo, The Mavericks "[Elana's] throaty violin solos arrived in terse, epigrammatic phrases with a sprint, every so often, into chromatic harmony. She also sang in a breathy, un-self-conscious voice that made every double-entendre seductive." -Jon Pareles, New York Times "A beautiful voice, a fantastic musician, with the heart and soul of an angel." -Willie Nelson

Genres:

Jazz, Other, Folk, Roots, Alternative, Americana, Ameripolitan, Country, Hot Jazz, Western Swing

Bandmitglieder:

allthingsstrings.com..............., Jon Pareles, a fantastic musician, JazzTimes...............“James takes her inspiration from former Texas Playboy fiddler Johnny Gimble, raw, un-self-conscious voice that made every double-entendre seductive.”, “A welcome, “Elana James' throaty violin solos arrived in terse, but her playing also offers a nod to the red-hot stylings of jazz violin pioneer Stuff Smith.” -Greg Cahill, with the heart and soul of an angel." -Willie Nelson...............“An infectious combination of verbal wit and instrumental guile.” -NPR, chromatically-fueled intensity” -New York Music Daily ..............."A beautiful voice, epigrammatic phrases with a sprint, into chromatic harmony. She also sang in a breathy, New York Times...............“[James’s] inventive violin style can still conjure up the unique image of Bob Wills strolling through Tin Pan Alley.” -Sean Daly, every so often

Heimatort:

Prairie Village, Kansas