"Elza has all the elements of a genre bending, international star. We feel it's only a matter of time until her stars align." -InTown Magazine- Journal News of Westchester, NY 

"She's a first-rate songwriter with a very strong stage presence,"
Phil Ciganer, Towne Crier Cafe, NY

"She's the real deal!" UPN 9NY

Elza live, an experience that is unforgettable "...A voice that is unmistakable." The Acoustic Radio Sampler

BIO:
Elza is as unique as her name. She possesses that rare ability to be vulnerable, almost naked on stage. Pulling from a palette of blues, jazz, folk and pop she creates her own distinguishable sound which she aptly calls, "Acoustic-Soul." Elza's disarming combination of strength and vulnerability can be attributed to her unusual childhood and life experiences. She grew up back and forth between her father in Frankfurt, Germany and her mother in Charleston, SC. Elza's voice will move you by the way she simply bares her soul. She's so down to earth you'd never know that she's shared the stage with Train, Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Martin Sexton, Andrea Bocelli, and Jessica Simpson. She is equally passionate about leading her artist mentoring programs and performing as she is to making a difference through her music.

Elza's music has been featured on numerous network series including the CW's hit series "Smallville", ABC and NBC. Thirteen of Elza's songs were featured in "Hopkins" an award winning medical documentary on ABC and subsequent mini-series by Producer Terry Wrong at ABC including "Boston Med and most recently, "NY Med." She has played such legendary stages as the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Eddies Attic in Atlanta, Winterfolk Festival in Toronto, Sweetwater in San Francisco, The Mint in Los Angeles, The Clearwater Music Festival in New York as well as, Makor, The Oak Room, The Livingroom, The Cutting Room, The Towne Crier & The Bitter End to name a few. She has always managed to balance teaching, producing and mentoring young artists with her own performing and recording career. With a world-class voice and melodies you'll hum for days. Elza is one of those special artists that touches you with the first note and holds you spellbound until the last.

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GAIG Music Group [aka Green Apple Independent Group] is a consortium of musicians/songwriters/producers that formed in 2009 to present to the world their various ideas and forms of musical expression.  They cover a wide variety of genres, some of which can be heard hear on SoundCloud.  Please feel free to visit often.  Enjoy!

A  strong background in commercial music,
three (3) years performing in the Holland America Line Cruise ship Industry, over ten (10) years Contemporary Church music, two years (2) performing musical theatre at Sinclair College
and 
one year  with America Entertainment Productions (AEP), these musical experiences are part of my performance background.

My education started at Wright State, then transferred to Belmont University to finish Bachelor’s degree (Commercial Music w/Percussion performance degree).  

Before doing the Cruise ship gig, I went to University of Dayton and Eastman School of music for Graduate study, earning credits transferring to Eastern Kentucky University, where I finished a Master’s degree (M. M.) in General Music.

I finished a Masters degree in Jazz this year (2019) - main concentration right now.  Performance & Pedagogy are part of the program.  UAM has a great jazz program ! 

I'm working on  a Jazz project, recording & writing music (Film), and performing live music.  

Hope to hear from you; best place to text is either LinkedIn or FB.  Email is listed under Contact page of main website.

In my native country I composed for symphonic and chamber orchestras, for solo instruments and also for voice/choirs. Since then, with the help of technology, I added many other genres: jazz, techno, rock, pop, ambient, ethnic, music for video, etc.*

I now live and work near Montreal, Canada where I have my own well-equipped production studio. I finally have the luxury of being able to compose purely for pleasure and explore new musical horizons.

I always remain open for collaborations on interesting and challenging projects. I can even survive deadlines and lack of proper budget :)

Feel free to contact me. I'm always happy to try new things and meet new people.

Thank you so much for listening.
Tatiana

* I graduated with honors in composition from the Odessa Conservatory. Later I added a degree in composition and orchestration for film and television from Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. For a brief description of my studio check the About Me section of my website.

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