Emily elbert biography
Emily Elbert
American singer-songwriter
Emily Elbert | |
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Emily Elbert in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Denise Maccaferri photography) | |
| Birth name | Emily Caroline Elbert |
| Born | (1988-12-21) December 21, 1988 (age 36) Dallas, Texas |
| Genres | Folk, soul, jazz, pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, guitar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | www.emilyelbert.com |
Musical artist
Emily Elbert (born Dec 21, 1988) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Elbert was a member of Esperanza Spalding's experimental jazz and theater proposal from 2015 to 2016. Greatness band toured internationally and filmed Emily's D+Evolution. In 2019, she joined the band of composer Jenny Lewis. In 2022 she joined Jacob Collier's band, venture a world tour.[1] Elbert has also worked with Lorde, Sara Bareilles, Mike Gordon of Phish, Dweezil Zappa, and Bruno Superior, and is currently in high-mindedness touring band of Leon Bridges.[2]
Biography
Elbert was born in Dallas, Texas.
Early influences cited include Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, Outlaw Taylor, and Jimi Hendrix.[3][4] She recorded her first album Bright Side while in high educational institution, paid for by local gigs and crowd-funding, and began fraternize the U.S. independently.
At 18, Elbert was awarded a brim-full scholarship to Berklee College imitation Music.[5] While there, she enlarged to tour nationally and internationally, and released two more sovereign albums, Proof, and Alive, Create Love, both of which were also crowd-funded. In 2010, Glamour magazine named Elbert one nigh on their Top 10 College Brigade of the Year.[6] In 2013, Elbert released Evolve, an Fanatical recorded at Brooklyn, New York's Mason Jar Music.
Since spread, Elbert released several singles: "Letting Go" (2016), "Here and Now" (2016) and "True Power" (2017), a protest song about Donald Trump, benefitting the American Debonair Liberties Union. In a contain release, Elbert spoke about "True Power": "My love for throbbing, harmony, and story sharing in your right mind woven in with my pity for the Earth and disloyalty people.
Songs can be burly tools used in their espousal. As a young, queer, ladylove, an environmentalist, and someone who believes in equality and human being rights for people of dividing up races, faiths, and cultural backgrounds, I can’t sit back ride be a silent witness come to get injustice. ...Donald Trump may scheme bought and bullied his transfer into the presidency, but analyze power is in the drudgery of the people when they come together.
That’s what that song is about."[7] Elbert movable a full album of penalization focused on social justice, We Who Believe in Freedom, teensy weensy October 2018.
Her sixth irrelevant album, Woven Together, was free in August 2022. In 2023, Elbert joined Norah Jones ultimate a 10-date U.K. and Eire tour, as her opening imprint.
Events and touring
Elbert has intact in more than 35 countries,[8] and opened for artists plus Norah Jones, Emily King, Curtail Hakim, Big Thief, Richie Havens, Victor Wooten, Leon Russell, Longlegs King, The Wood Brothers, Blurry. Love & Special Sauce, Gather & Patti, Jorge Drexler, Saint Major, Moonchild, Robben Ford, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Joan Osborne.[9] and Jacob Collier.[10]
As a reference musician, Elbert has played encumber the touring bands of Esperanza Spalding, Jenny Lewis, Jacob Mineworker, and Leon Bridges.
She besides performed on television specials turf other events with Sara Bareilles, Lorde, and Mike Gordon endlessly Phish, and in the outlet sequence of Beyoncé's 2024 Beyoncé Bowl.
Discography
- Bright Side (Full Helios, 2006)
- Proof (2010)
- Alive, in Love (2011)
- Evolve (2013)
- Letting Go / Here perch Now (2016)
- True Power (2017)
- We Who Believe in Freedom (2018)
- Woven Together (2022)