Artist description Elliot Steger is the pianist/composer for all songs. He has extensive jazz and classical training and consistently performs to standing room only crowds. His first CD, "Images" is solo piano while his newest CD, "Transition" is a mix of solo piano and trio songs including acoustic bass and drums. Elliot donates all CD profits to the American Cancer Society, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the Alzheimer's Association.

Music Style Jazz, Blues, New Age

Musical Influences Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarret, George Winston, Billy Joel

Similar Artists "Images" contains songs reminiscent of George Winston and Billy Joel. "Transition" contains songs reminiscent of Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson

Artist History Elliot Steger has performed solo and with bands since his teenage years. Most recently he has collaborated with Josh Davis on bass and Karen Kocharyan from Boston for his new CD, "Transition". "Images" contains 16 solo piano songs illusrating my background in classical, jazz, and rock music and could best be categorized as New Age. Songs such as "Jessica" are reminiscent of George Winston and others such as "Cat Romp" have a pop/rock Billy Joel-like quality. Fans have used this CD in a variety of settings including personal meditation, photography seminar presentations, daycare centers, operating rooms, and even a national horseback riding competition. "Transtion" contains 8 solo piano songs and 4 for trio including acoustic bass and drums. It is a transition to a more standard jazz and blues style with more complex chord structures, rhythms, and improvisation while maintaining a focus on a strong melody line. Both CD's have been featured on jazz radio station WICN and a recent article in The Boston Globe.

Group Members Elliot Steger is the pianist and composer of all CD songs. He had classical training since the age of 4 and for the past 12 years has had jazz training from a professor at the Berklee School of Music. Josh Davis is well known in the Boston area for his extraordinary acoustic bass work and is a professor at the Berklee School of Music. Karen (pronounced Kahren and actually a man) Kocharyan has been a professional drummer in Armenia for many years and now does mostly recording studio work in the Boston area.

Instruments Elliot Steger(piano), Josh Davis(acoustic bass), Karen Kocharyan(drums)

Albums 1. "Images" 2. "Transition"

Press Reviews Bob Johnson, music reviewer and jazz musiciain, writes in the Middlesex Beat,"Elliot Steger's new CD is the work of a highly skilled technician with enormous heart and soul and a mind that thinks in jazz terms", and "his ensemble playing is exquisite."

Location Acton, MA - USA

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