Here I am posing outside of our dressing room…

…which happened to be next to Ryan Seacrest’s dressing room. (He wasn’t in.)

A great shot backstage of all the fantastic horn players: Sarah Nelson, Mindi Abair, Jessy J, Anne King, and me!

Tune in Wednesday May 9th to catch me performing on American Idol! Along with an all-star female horn section, I’ll be backing up contestants Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez!

Props to John Mazlish for a fantastic photo session, and to Lisa for asking thoughtful questions of me for her blog. Check out the interview! In honor of the occasion, I’ve reduced the price of the album to just $3.00 until May 15! Get it now!

Please VOTE for it – you can vote once/day through March 31!

He moved to San Francisco a few years ago to add electrical engineering and microphone design to his resume (he now works for Sennheiser), so we don’t get to play as often. But I just couldn’t imagine “Eye for an Eye” without him on soprano saxophone, and asked him to add his two cents from afar. Check it out!

His great new album, “Sailors Gone” (under the name Dan Moses), features me on trombone and backing vocals. Listen to “Bold, Bold Step” for a great introduction. If you’re in the San Francisco area, catch Dan! Here he is this past weekend at the NAMM conference with Kay Ashley (left) and Kate Kilbane, also great musicians and songwriters.

Some highlights: “Both as a singer and on trombone, Elizabeth! brings a quiet intensity to her performance….She and her band go more for texture than improvisational fancies, making this a good album for people who are just discovering jazz. For the rest of us, Brainchildren is the work of a subtle artist backed by a responsive and talented band.”

Thank you!

And thanks to you for reading, listening, reaching out, telling your friends… all year long. May you be healthy and happy in 2012!

I’ll be joined by the fabulous pianist Dan Zemelman, who is so much fun to listen to and watch! It’s always a joy to play together, and I’m really excited to do it again this weekend!

Spread the love and tell your San Francisco friends!

Enter the promotional code “holiday” at checkout to get 20% off all of my CDs and downloads this holiday season! Good through December 24, 2011. Get “Brainchildren” as a Christmas, Hanukkah, or hostess gift today!

"On the Ferris Wheel"

I wrote this song about the Santa Monica Pier ferris wheel, so it was a pleasure to get to shoot this video there, too!

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