Eldar E. Djangirov is a jazz pianist. He was born on January 1st 1987 in Kyrgyzstan (ex-Soviet Union) and then moved to Kansas, USA. Eldar attended St. Elizabeth's grade school in Kansas City, Missouri. He began playing the piano when he was 3 years old. He attended University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music and now resides in New York City. Eldar has three albums released by Sony Classical, his debut album Eldar in March 2005, his album Live at the Blue Note in May 2006, and his latest album, re-imagination in June 2007. He is best known for his technique and musicality. Jazz people call him "a mixture of Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Chick Corea". His Russian parents taught him to play the piano in their native Kyrgyzstan. The first thing he remembers learning was "C Jam Blues," when he was 3. He later took classical lessons and was "discovered" at age 9 by the late New York City jazz