JANEL LEPPIN
Genres: Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Nu Jazz, Eclectic Fusion, 21st Century Modern • United States

Born	1981 Vienna, Virginia Cellist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist whose sound touches upon jazz, classical, and ambient experimental pop. Cellist, singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, Janel Leppin is known for her experimental and textural blend of jazz, Indian, and Persian classical music, folk, and indie rock. Leppin first garnered acclaim as one-half of a duo with her husband, guitarist Anthony Pirog, and has recorded with artists like Eyvind Kang and Marissa Nadler. On her own, she released both Mellow Diamond and Songs of the One-Armed Woman, Songs for Voice and Mellotron in 2016, and American God in 2017. Ensemble Volcanic Ash, the eponymous debut from her expansive collective, arrived in 2022. Born in 1981 in Vienna, Virginia, Leppin grew up in the D.C. metropolitan area where she earned her degree in cello performance from George Mason University. While there, she also minored in dance and world music and began exploring the city's vital punk and read more...