Eldar Djangirov is a Grammy nominee with four albums released by Sony Masterworks at the age of 23. He came to the U.S. from Kyrgyzstan when he was ten, later attended the University of Southern California, and currently lives in New York City. The follow-up to his Grammy-nominated album was Virtue, released in 2010 to great critical acclaim. Partnered with Armando Gola and Ludwig Afonso, Virtue features stunning original compositions by Djangirov and demonstrates continued development of his writing. His latest album for Sony, Three Stories, features him on solo piano for the first time with unique arrangements of jazz standards, classical works and original compositions.