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Elena Welch Jazz and Blues Vocalist. I was raised in a small town on the Spoon River, 5 hours southwest of Chicago, Illinois. My father, a fine artist, listened mostly to opera records and loved the Spanish classical guitar. I started sounding out melodies on the piano at age 4. I begged for lessons. This was not small request for a cash-strapped family of seven, but fortunately a way was found and I began classical piano lessons at age 5. My brother, Chico began playing guitar in high school...
Just me and a piano. [for now at least] When I was about four years old, I used to emulate Ariel from the Little Mermaid everytime I'd take a bath. I'd stubbornly wear my bathing suit in the bath (of course my mother would object everytime) flip my hair and sing her songs. I knew I wanted to be singer ever since.
Jazz guitar, single line and chord melody standards, modern and original. Guitarist Gear used: D'Angelico New Yorker NYL-4 18' Hofner Jazzica 16' Guild X-500 Evans Custom RE 200 Hybrid Amp Recorded on a Digi 002 with Pro Tools LE on a Macintosh
