Teaches in Southern California

From North Hollywood, California

Plays Clarinet, Flute, Piano, Saxophone, and Voice

About

Elyse Louise is a saxophonist and woodwinds, vocals and piano educator newly based in Los Angeles. With a career spanning across the globe and over a decade, Elyse began her rigorous musical education at a young age. Her formal musical education took place at Duquesne University, where she received a bachelor’s in saxophone performance and audio engineering. Mentored by the late great jazz saxophone legend Richie Cole, Elyse also studied alongside award-winning trumpeter and musical educator Sean Jones and CMU Director of Jazz Eric DeFade.

The list of countries Elyse has performed in is extensive, from South America to East Asia. Elyse Louise began her career playing cruise ships in Central and South America, Hawaii and Alaska, later playing several hotel residencies in Qatar, the Maldives, Morocco and the Mariana Islands, including music directing for the Kensington Hotel in Saipan and co-founding the Elyse and Ryan Duo. In August of 2023 Elyse was selected by Turn Up Her Mic to perform with and
be mentored by some of the leading side-women in the pop industry who perform with artists such as Beyonce, Ari Lennox and Chloe x Halle.

Elyse began her career as a music educator in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania teaching studio lessons on piano, flute, clarinet, saxophone and voice. During her time in Qatar she developed
a studio teaching in-home piano lessons for Qataris and other expats. While living overseas for several years in the Netherlands, she also created an in-home piano lesson studio. Elyse’s most recent teaching position was for Pittonkatonk Education where she taught clarinet to
students in an under-served community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Currently, Elyse is putting down roots and connecting to the music scene in Los Angeles after a year and a half of performing all over the world with the Elyse and Ryan Duo.