e'lissa jones is a professional singer, prolific songwriter, violinist, pianist, and guitarist. She is an exceptionally talented artist who possesses a dark and melancholy voice with a velvety quality reminiscent of jazz singers. Her songs embrace audiences with her powerful melodies and expressive lyrics. Influential styling ranges from folk music, jazz, rock, and R&B in her catalogue of over 250 original songs.

Born into a musically gifted family, e'lissa began singing and playing piano around the age of five. "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 keeping 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. While classically trained as a violinist, e'lissa is largely self-taught as a vocalist and guitarist.

This young artist performed background vocals with blues legend Wilson Pickett from 2001-2006 touring with Ray Charles, Al Green and many more. e'lissa in her Folk Music realm has also opened up for legend Pete Seeger, Steve Forbert, and has played violin for old favorites like Bobby Vee. e'lissa has recorded and released three albums "Shadows," " This Melodie," and her 2008 release “Anymore.”

Currently, e’lissa plays violin in two string quartets "Vivace" and “Andante", and continues to perform her original material solo and with her backing band in the NY Tri-State Area.