With 2021's sparkling duets album
Mirror Mirror, pianist
Eliane Elias joins two of her biggest influences, legendary jazz keyboardist
Chick Corea and acclaimed Cuban pianist
Chucho Valdes. Co-produced by
Elias, her husband bassist
Marc Johnson, and longtime collaborator
Steve Rodby,
Mirror Mirror is a bold contrast to the Brazilian-born artist's more vocal-centric albums like 2019's
Love Stories and 2017's Latin Grammy-winning
Dance of Time. Here, she spotlights her deep jazz, classical, and Afro-Latin musical roots as she spars in friendly musical conversation with these two piano masters: literally going head-to-head with
Corea and
Valdes as she recorded each track live in the studio facing her guests. Adding to the album's timely atmosphere is the loss of
Corea, who passed away in 2021 soon after the album was recorded.
Mirror Mirror is an album of effortless virtuosity rife with a vibrant, in-the-moment energy. ~ Matt Collar