Ellie on Lestat's stage in San Diego
Taken by Nikhil Sarma
Eleonor England was born in Newport Beach, California. Starting age 10, Eleonor studied
voice with Dr. Rosemary Knudsen, a local french horn player and voice instructor who
guided her studies in classical voice, arranging, music theory and conducting. Eleonor taught plays piano and string bass (both self-taught) and studied opera for 6 years under Pauline Tweed and Lynn Henderson. When she reached age 18, Eleonor stopped performing classical music and concentrated on her interest in jazz and blues. She studied piano and arranging under Shep Meyers (Ella, Anita O'Day, Julie London) who guided her studies as an adult. She studied vocal improvisation under Michele Weir in Los Angeles.
Eleonor launched her jazz career with the first annual Black Valentine's Day show in San Francisco, CA. Since then she has
played such world-reknown venues as San Francisco's Elbo Room and various music festivals and events and have been featured on radio and television.
Eleonor resides alternately in San Francisco, California and San Diego, California and is a regular performer in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. A cd is currently being produced by Shep Meyers in San Diego.
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Eleonor's 3½ octave range and blues aesthetic has made her a favorite performer up and down
the coast and has garnered positive reviews from radio and print alike. Come see why Eleonor has
received so many critics choice awards for her live shows and received so many press accolades such as her
inclusion in Maximillien J De Lafayette's new book "Entertainment Divas, Cabaret, Jazz Then and Now: Including World's Who's Who of the Greatest Female Singers of All Time. America's Ultimate Divas. History, ... Spirituals from the 17th Century to Present"
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"Blusy mastery of 3½ octaves...Should not be missed."
-CityBeat Magazine Critics' Choice writeup
"Diana Krall step aside."
Radio 887 Santa Rosa California
"A world-class voice."
- JazzReview.com Dec 2002
"Fantastic singer..."
-Maximillien J De Lafayette, 2006 (he may have said more but I don't have my hands on a copy of his book yet!)
Night and Day Prime Pick
- San Diego Union Tribune's Critic's Choice Writeup
"Captures (the tune) in a beautiful way."
- Dirk Sutro, Jazz Reviewer for LA Times during his interview with Eleonor on NPR's the Lounge show
"Billy Holiday meets Nina Simone."
-EXIT Records, San Francisco California
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