Elyse Louise is a saxophonist 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.

In 2016, Elyse founded the band Ladies Night with the mission to showcase gender diversity in improvised music. 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.

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

Email Elyse: Elyselouisemusic@gmail.com