Eli West
Best known for
Guitar
Eli West is a Seattle-based Pacific Northwest multi-instrumentalist whose duo with Cahalen Morrison, solo album "Tapered Point of Stone," and collaborations with John Reischman, Bill Frisell, and Andrew Marlin have made him one of the most distinctive guitarists in contemporary roots music.
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- Seattle-based Pacific Northwest roots multi-instrumentalist on guitar, banjo, and mandolin.
- Rose to prominence as half of the Cahalen Morrison & Eli West duo, touring as a duo from spring 2010 after meeting in Seattle.
- Released three highly regarded albums with Cahalen Morrison in the 2010s before launching solo work.
- Solo album "Tapered Point of Stone" released April 23, 2021 on Free Dirt Records.
- Frequent collaborator with John Reischman, Bill Frisell, Andrew Marlin, Julie Fowlis, and Jayme Stone.
- Praised by Tim O'Brien as a musician "making music the world needs."
- Background as a designer informs his architectural, spatial approach to arranging and composing.
- Faculty/instructor affiliations include Centrum (Port Townsend) and Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.
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Cahalen Morrison and Eli WestPlayed on recordings with Cahalen Morrison and Eli West
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Andrew MarlinPlayed on recordings with Andrew Marlin
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John ReischmanPlayed on recordings with John Reischman
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Olav Mjelva and Eli WestPlayed on recording with Olav Mjelva and Eli West
