Elise Morris
New York City
Elise Morris is a unique voice among the singer/songwriters in New York City. As a member of Joe Jackson's band, she toured the world playing keyboards and singing background and lead vocals. She has written lyrics for Pat Metheny, music for Doc Pomus and wrote and performed the piano underscore for Harlan Ellison's recording of his classic short-story "On The Downhill Side". She's been an Artist-In-Residence in Atlantic Center for the Arts, Florida, and at I-Park, Connecticut. Morris was awarded a Fellowship from The New York Foundation for the Arts in Music Composition. Her original music has been heard on countless underscores of Scholastic Audio Books for children as well as in several Off-Broadway plays, including "Tallahassee" and "By Oscar Micheaux". She is one of the original voices behind "Nationwide Is On Your Side" and is the solo vocalist for the Opening Theme song for the popular CBS TV show, "Cold Case". With jazz, rock, classical, theatrical and folk influences, combined with her uncanny piano chops, Morris' singular sense of melody and harmony become apparent on first listen. Enjoy!