Light My Fire (Concord Music Group 2011), wields this universal sound to explore the various corners of the human heart — from romance and passion to the shared joy of being alive and embracing everyone into the dance of life. Elias weaves it all twelve songs together by injecting each song with distinctly Brazilian grooves that alternate effortlessly between the fiery and passionate to the cool and sophisticated.

“Some of the tunes are cool and laid back, but others are quite rhythmic and joyful,“ says Elias. “And they have some different grooves. I tend to gravitate toward romance — beautiful melodies, beautiful harmonies and rhythms with a great feel. But more than anything else, I am singing about love on this record in its different aspects and dimensions.“ 

“Ms. Elias swept through solos that showed her positive atttack, her precision, her clarity and above all, the sense of movement that permeates her playing.”
— The New York Times

Elias' vocal delivery is a marvel of rhythmic freedom, swinging with the syncopations of her piano, or in counterpoint to the guitar rhythms. Her voice, phrasing, feel and interpretation place her at the top of the genre.