Elaina Monique
SINGER-SONGWRITER | ARRANGER | EDUCATOR
Elaina is a songstress known for her captivating tone and alluring phrasing. Her compositions are infused with the stories mined from dreams, visions and ancestor memory and are blended with the sounds birthed on American soil such as spirituals, blues, jazz, rock, R&B and hip hop. She has performed in concert halls, sports arenas, and festivals with such notable musicians as Bertha Hope, Patience Higgins, Kenwood Denard and most recently, Doug Carn.
In 2014, she formed her band, Elaina & Friends, performing her original arrangements and standard hits in jazz, blues, and soft rock.
In October 2022, Elaina released her self-produced debut EP, Kismet.
She is one of the two-part songwriting-production duo, E&D Connection with DJ Danny W. Together, they have released their first single, The One.