Elie Maalouf Born in Lebanon in 1972, after having approached the piano as an autodidact. He began his musical studies at the Institute of Music and Technical Arts in Beirut. He settled in France from 1989 and continued his studies of piano and musical training at the conservatory of Toulouse, then the conservatory of Etampes with Billy Eidi.
He then began a jazz training at the American School of Modern Music in Paris where he studied composition and arrangement. He also followed the jazz workshops of David Patrois and studied modern harmony with Bernard Maury (founder of the Bill Evans Piano Academy).
Master class with Clare Fischer, Gary Burton, Michel Petrucciani, Marc Levine, John Faddis. He has given concerts in several countries in Europe, America, Asia and Middle East (France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Great Britain, Sweden, United States, Brazil, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon , Taiwan ...). He has collaborated on different scenes and albums with artists such as:
- Bouzouk player and singer Issa
- Abed Azrié
- Sister Marie Keyrouz
- author and singer Yvan Dautin ...