What a year this has been…

We had a great quartet gig at Blues Alley on June 15 with Todd Williams on saxophone, LaFrae Sci on drums and Amy Shook on bass.  As it turned out, the performance was exactly one year after my first trip to the White House for the White House Jazz Studio Event.  It’s been an incredible […]

You Can’t Buy Swing at the White House

I’m still pinching myself but it’s true, we played at the White House with my quintet three times over the holidays in the East Room.  When I was there for the Jazz Studio in June, I left a couple copies of my CD, You Can’t Buy Swing, for them to check out.  Sure enough, in […]

White House Jazz Studio

Eli Yamin arrives at the East Gate Arriving at the White House today was a dream come true.  I was invited to participate in the launch of the White House Music Series: Jazz Studio.  It was the first ever jazz education event at the White House and we were given the run of the East […]