JOSE ELlAS PEÑERA  Pianist from Chicago, IL

* Accomplished pianist, (jazz & classical), arranger, composer, lyricist, singer, acoustic guitar accompanist * Has five albums of all original compositions * Plays a variety of music from classical to jazz to world to modern to Broadway and current hits; specializes in Brazilian music, the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ivan Lins, Deodato and other Brazilian composers/artists, also interprets music of Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Michel Legrand, Henry Mancini, Chick Corea, Cold Play, Elton John, among others, and the classical Chopin, Bach and Mozart, and others. * Known to friends and music circles as "BONG PEÑERA" *Piano accompanist for various choirs, vocalists and instrumentalists *Works as solo artist or instrumentalist for a duo, trio or quartet or big bands *Currently part of a jazz duo, IVORY SONG, working with singer/violinist Michael Domingue