"Virtue is an excellent record that shows the progress that he is making in terms of finding his own identity as a jazz musician"                                                       
- Dr.  Billy Taylor
August 2009
                                                           

“He’s a genius beyond most young people I’ve heard.”
-Dave Brubeck
The New York Times
June 5, 2009

“…One of the finest jazz pianists of his generation.”
-CMJ Magazine
June 2007

“re-imagination explores his own more mature musical vision, emphasizing his skills as a composer.”
-Associated Press
June 14, 2007

“Eldar’s solo piano mastery continues to amaze.”
-All About Jazz
July 25, 2007

"A big, triumphant sound that asks "what if the Flecktones were led by Brad Mehldau and Meshell Ndegeocello?”
-Relix
July 2007

"Excellent… Eldar’s keyboard technique can be blisteringly electric one moment, tender and thoughtful the next…boundless range and talent."
-San Francisco Chronicle
July 1, 2007

"His style contains echoes of Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson and other greats, but it's undeniably his own."
-Orange County Register
April 25, 2007

“…It’s not the flash and fire that should stir interest in Eldar.  It’s what he does when the razzle-dazzle dies down and we sense substance within and beyond his pyrotechnics.”
-Downbeat
August 2006

“…Eldar applies his powers across this entire set with a level of taste and maturity that belie his age…this is the album for which the term “Young Lion” was created.”
-Keyboard
July 2006

“This precocious 19-year-old can fly across the piano with technique many of his elders can only envy…It’s that touch, his encyclopedic knowledge, and endless imagination that truly mark him as someone special to watch and listen to.”
-Jazziz
August 2006

“…a terror of a technician who can scorch the keys in unexpected ways…channels the spirits of McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson along with Russian classical composers – all while showing great touch with dynamic.”
-The Philadelphia Inquirer
July 23, 2006

"...pianists in their thirties would struggle to match his brio... [he] demonstrates a casual mastery of the post-bop idiom, scattering mercurial phrases in all directions..."

-The London Times
February 4, 2007

“Who is he? A 19-year-old jazz pianist from Russia who second album, Live at the Blue Note, is perfect for chillin’ out.”
-COSMOgirl!
August 2006

 “Eldar combines Art Tatum's superhuman velocity with echoes of Oscar Peterson's grandeur... Behind the speed demon and percussive gymnast hovers an ebullient impressionist whose flights of fancy bespeak a boyish innocence.”

-The New York Times
June 18, 2005

“…a musician with the aesthetic maturity of a well-traveled jazz veteran…from the torrential, two-handed cascades of Oscar Peterson to the lush, rarefied harmonic language of Herbie Hancock …startling technical command and improbable improvisational flair…”
-The Philadelphia Inquirer
June 27, 2005

“…a refined touch to complement his ability to play at warp speed.”
-Boston Globe
June 25, 2005

“…the pianist displayed extraordinary technique from the moment he began … Eldar fashioned a jaw-dropping, Art Tatumesque solo interpretation, teeming with chromatic flurries and punctuated by resounding left-hand chords and striding patterns.

-Washington Post    
June 29, 2005

"There's a 16-year-old pianist I like very much, his name is Eldar Djangirov... he's serious about his music, he's thoughtful about what he does and he's a regular kid."

Dr. Billy Taylor
Jazztimes
January/February 2004

“the Tiger Woods of jazz.”
-Daily Nebraskan
June 1, 2004