about

Emily Elbert builds her home in between worlds. In music, she connects disparate concepts: traversing wide-ranging styles, expressing both the contemplative and celebratory, and fusing the Earthly with the ethereal. She’s honed her artistry on the road, playing over a thousand independent solo shows from Peru to Palestine, and opening for artists like Norah Jones and Emily King. But Elbert has also become a sought-after collaborator, playing in the bands of luminary artists including Leon Bridges, Jacob Collier, Esperanza Spalding, Lorde, Sara Bareilles, and Jenny Lewis. All of these experiences feed into her music today. Anchored by what L.A. Weekly calls a “funky, engrossing groove,” the publication notes, "Elbert would be considered remarkable just for her guitar playing, which segues from hard-edged funk and blues to more gently subtle jazz intricacy. But she’s an equally adept vocalist, weaving her soulful phrasing nimbly within the rhythms of her guitar chords.”

Emily recently released her sixth independent album, Woven Together, a rhythmic, flowing ode to the intersections of sensuality, healing and progress. Upon its release, PopMatters remarked, “though it would be safe to call her a spiritual successor to Joni Mitchell, Elbert is truly a chameleonic composer…this is Emily Elbert, a name to bookmark.”

photo by Mogli Maureal