Yelena Eckemoff

Yelena Eckemoff is an internationally renowned Russian-born pianist, composer, poet, and visual artist who organically blends classical elements with jazz improvisation in evocative and uniquely distinctive works that strike a delicate balance between through-composed frameworks and open-ended exploration and improvisation. Eckemoff is highly prolific composer and recording artist who produces the albums that are listed worldwide among the best releases of a year. Each release has its own charm and expression, involving the greatest celebrities of the world jazz scene, but always bears the personal signature of the composer/pianist. Yelena Eckemoff is a virtuoso pianist who played numerous piano solo recitals and lead her various all-star bands performing at prestigious venues, including Birdland NYC, Jazz Standard, Saint Peter’s Church, and Ronnie Scotts in London.

Scenes From the Dark Ages

By Yelena Eckemoff

Label: L & H Production
Released: 2025
Track listing: Pilgrims; Village Tavern; From Peasants Life; Spell-Bound Fortress; Monks in Scriptorium; Cathedral; Legends of the Castle; Adventures of a Knight; Battle; Chivalry; Tournament; Masquerade; Alchemist; Quest; From the Life of the Lords.

Fabio Arisi Quartet, BEATrio, Carol Liebowitz & Nick Lyons, Sabeth P��rez

by Cheryl K.
June 6, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, new works by vocalist Marilyn Kleinberg, the Fabio Arisi Quartet, BEATrio, the Shiri Zorn Trio, pianist Carol Liebowitz and saxophonist Nick Lyons, vocalist and composer Sabeth Perez, and the group Archer. Playlist Stanley Cowell “Maimoun" from Strata-East Sampler (Mack Avenue/Strata-East) 5:29 Isaiah J. Thompson ...

Kevin Sun, Valerie June,Brandon Woody, Mina Choi with George Cables and Gustavo Cortinas

by Hobart Taylor
April 23, 2025

New music from Kevin Sun, The Ostara Project, The Nano Brothers and a tune from Zoh Amba.Playlist Valerie June “Calling My Spirit" from Owls, Omens, and Oracles (Concord) 0:00 Hot 8 Brass Band “Respect My Mind" from Big Tuba (Tru Thoughts) 2:00 Ostara Project" Papa" from Roots (Rhea) 6:23 Host Speaks 11:07 History Dog ...

New Releases, Record Store Day Specials, And Ivo Perelman On Leo Records

by Bob Osborne
April 17, 2025

This show includes many new releases and lots of those are self produced demonstrating the healthy state of independent music production in the industry. There is some classic jazz meets rock from over 20 years ago plus three outstanding live albums from Resonance Records for Record Store Day 2025. In addition with the planned release of ...

Laura Dreyer, Hiromi, Sharel Cassity, Andrea Brachfeld, Lorraine Feather, Sasha Berliner & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 7, 2025

This broadcast wraps up Women's History Month with new releases from Laura Dreyer, Hiromi, Sharel Cassity, Andrea Brachfeld, Lorraine Feather and Sasha Berliner, with birthday shoutouts to Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughan, Pearl Bailey, Jackie Warren, Vanisha Gould, Rachel Therrien, Chelsea Baratz, Renee Rosnes, Yelena Eckemoff, Sivan Arbel, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists ...

Bob James & Dave Koz, Meredith d'Ambrosio, Yelena Eckemoff Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent, Celebrating Sister Rosetta Tharpe & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 31, 2025

This show includes new releases from Bob James & Dave Koz, Meredith d'Ambrosio, Yelena Eckemoff plus a single from Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent, with birthday shoutouts to Berta Moreno, Meredith d'Ambrosio, Nat King Cole, Dave Frishberg, Deanna Witkowski, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marian McPartland, Amina Claudine Myers and Eliane Elias. Happy listening and please support the ...

George Coleman, Reggie Watkins, Leon Anderson & Sean Nelson

by Joe Dimino
March 30, 2025

The 899th episode of Neon Jazz kicks off with a blast of energy, as trombonist Sean Nelson leads the charge with the New London Big Band, setting the tone with a fiery track from his brand-new 2025 album, Don't Stop Now. From there, we pay tribute to one of Sean's greatest inspirations--the legendary Harry James--before diving ...

Yuki Yamamura, Rachel Therrien, Whispering Worlds, Rodney Whitaker

by Cheryl K.
March 27, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, you'll hear from pianist and composer Yelena Eckemoff; bassists Shayna Dulberger, Yuki Yamamura, Rodney Whitaker and Rodney Jordan; the collective Artemis; trumpeter Rachel Therriem; the ensemble Whispering Worlds; and guitarists Russ Spiegel, Dave Stryker, and George Benson. Playlist Thad Jones “Whisper Not" from Mad ...

Prolific Pianist/Composer To Release Epic, Medieval, Progressive/Jazz Masterpiece, 'Scenes From The Dark Ages,' March 28th On L&h Production

March 19, 2025

��I dreamed about being born in medieval times,�� says composer Yelena Eckemoff. Yelena��s newest album is not a rendering of early-music tropes in modern jazz feels. Rather, in her writing on this album Yelena synthesizes classical music constructs and her original melodies with the varied rhythmic and stylistic innovations of jazz, fusion, and world music from ...