Yelena Eckemoff is a Russian-born pianist, composer, poet, and visual artist.

Her compositions blend classical music with jazz, and feature exploration and improvisation.

At seven, she attended Gnessin State Musical College, a school for gifted children.

She gave solo concerts, took jazz classes, composed music for several instruments, and played in a jazz-rock band.

[2][3] In 1991, she moved to the U.S.[4] She has recorded in several genres: classical, vocal, folk, Christian, and jazz.