Album Notes

If you see her, you might expect the performance to match the pretty, petite, and gentle natured person. Then she plays a piano, and suddenly nothing is what you expected. The powerhouse compositions of this 5'1, 100 pound woman resonate the chords of your very soul. No one hears her play without being profoundly affected. That's JanElaine. She takes you places.

She was a composer from the time she could walk, but from the age of 5, her musical ability was directed through a very disciplined, classical route. She followed this classical path all the way through college, studying with renowned professors, culminating in a series of performances throughout Europe.

JanElaine's songs resonate a powerful, spiritual influence, albeit a non-traditional one. Her piano virtuosity, mixed with exceptional and intuitive orchestration, defies definition, and instead communicates directly with the very soul of the listener. Her compositions are broad and sweeping and grab your heart and take it soaring to new heights. The unspoken messages in her instrumental work relay a grace that leaves listeners with a sense of peace and wellbeing in the midst of life's turbulence.

A soulful, gripping project, her long-awaited debut cd, Threads in the Tapestry, features driving rhythms of songs like "Life" that pull you through seasons of conflict and resolution, and quiet waltzes of others like "Dolphins Playing" that sit you on a beach on a warm summer day. The whole of the project is masterfully woven and reflects the multi-dimensional threads of the eclectic tapestry she's lived thus far. She's peaceful and powerful, and always diverse. She's JanElaine. She takes you places.