Eliana Joy - Studio Sessions video series

A person playing a piano and singing into a microphone in a music studio, with

Photo of Eliana Joy in the WUSF Studio. Photo by Jazz on Arts Axis Florida

Born and raised in the American Southwest, Eliana Joy is a jack of all trades (master of…some!). After a euphonium degree and a spell with the Santa Fe Opera, she moved to Brooklyn to explore The Great American Songbook. Eliana developed a tender, subtly comedic set of vocal standards - and promptly received the diagnosis of a jaw condition requiring major surgery. In 2024, she had the operation in St. Petersburg, FL, and passed the time playing piano and making ceramics. Now based in Santa Fe, NM, Eliana lives a conspicuously involved life, working as a music educator, production potter, public radio host, digital marketer, and gallerist.


Set List:

  1. 'A' You're Adorable
  2. All This and Heaven Too
  3. Desafinado
  4. Again & Again


Personnel:

vocals/piano - Eliana Joy

guitar/sax - Alex Malkovich

bass - Cooper Madden

drums - Ayrias Pedigo


camera/editor - Warren Buchholz

setup/assistance - Adam Darbyshire, Arantza Romero

audio engineer - Jackson Harpe