- Elana James
Elana James (born Elana Jaime Fremerman, October 21, 1970,
Kansas City , MO) is an Americanjazz violin ist andvocalist .Touring
Fremerman toured with
Bob Dylan in 2005, the first female to be included in his touring band in over 30 years (Fremerman came to Dylan's attention whenThe Hot Club of Cowtown , Fremerman's band at the time, opened for him andWillie Nelson during a joint tour of historic ballparks in the Summer of 2004). Changing her name to Elana James, she began performing in late 2005 withBeau Sample (formerly ofCave Catt Sammy ) andLuke Hill , first under the nameElana James and Her Hot Hot Trio , and later asElana James and the Continental Two . It was announced thatWhit Smith would sit in with James and the Continental Two when they open for Bob Dylan for a series of shows in the Summer of 2006, again performing at historic ballparks.By early 2008
The Hot Club of Cowtown had re-formed and was touring again.Discography
olo
*"Elana James" (2007)
With
The Hot Club of Cowtown *"
Swingin' Stampede " (1998)
*"Tall Tales" (1999)
*"Dev'lish Mary" (2000)
*"Hot Jazz" (Japanese release, 2002)
*"Hot Western" (Japanese release, 2002)
*"Ghost Train" (2003)
*"Continental Stomp" (live) (2003)
*"Four Dead Batteries Soundtrack" (2005)
*"Best of the Hot Club of Cowtown" (2008)Additional Credits
*"Dave Stuckey: Get a Load of This!" (2000)
*"Tom Russell: Modern Art" (2003)
*"Tom Russell: Indians, Horses, Cowboys, Dogs" (2004)
*"Kerry Polk: Hardtop Jubilee" (2004)
*"Lullabies from the Axis of Evil " (2004)
*"Bob Dylan: Tell Ol' Bill" (from "North Country Soundtrack") (2005)
*"Willie Nelson/Ray Price/Merle Haggard: Last of The Breed" (2007)External links
* [http://www.elanamusic.com/ Elana James' Official Homepage]
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