ElissaJones.com
Title
e'lissa jones : singer | songwriter
Contact
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- West Point NY
- United States 10996
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- +1.8454468232
Description
Born into a musically gifted family, E'lissa began singing and playing piano around the age of five. Her mother, Robbie Jones, was a professional singer who turned down a recording contract with Motown Records to raise her family and serve as a vocal and piano mentor to her seven children. Her father Billy Jones was a tuba player and is now a retired Air Force serviceman.
"At a very early age, my mother trained her girls to sing harmony and play the piano. At the age of 5 I remember my mother keepng us up late singing in thirds with one another. We were to be the next Jones Girls."
E'lissa wrote her first song at the age of seven and began studying violin at the age of ten. At eleven, she was writing love songs and short classical works for violin and piano. She is musically influenced by a variety of styles ranging from jazz to country music. Her vocal influences include Karen Carpenter, Julie London, Roberta Flack, and Sarah McLachlan.
