Elijah Fox

Elijah Fox is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and producer based in Los Angeles, CA. He grew up in Durham, NC and began playing piano at age 11 and was mentored early on by Yusuf Salim, a pianist who had played with Charlie Parker and whom Fox met after finding an ad in the local paper for a jazz jam session. Fox studied piano at Oberlin Conservatory with Sullivan Fortner, Billy Hart, and Dan Wall and graduated in 2017 before moving to New York City. His piano composition “East Village” was sampled by Drake and 21 Savage on “Major Distribution” reaching number 3 on the Billboard Charts. Fox has also recorded/produced for SZA, Masego, YG, ScHoolboy Q, Denzel Curry, Tate McCrae, Musiq Soulchild, Childish Gambino, Kali Uchis, J Cole, and many others as well as releasing his own original compositions and sample packs. His impressionistic piano improvisation “Wyoming” went viral on TikTok and has received over 45 million streams on Spotify. His grandmother was classical pianist Ruth Peck who inspired him and his brother Solomon to learn piano. He is signed to UMPG for publishing as a writer/composer and Atlantic Records as an artist. He is also the touring keyboardist for UK drummer Yussef Dayes and has performed throughout the world. Fox has also performed his original music at sold out shows across the US and Europe and gone on 3 improvised solo tours inspired by Keith Jarrett. His sound blends elements of jazz, Impressionism, and psychedelic soul. Fox also releases instrumental music under the alias “Soren Sostrom”.