Janel Leppin

Janel Leppin is an American cellist, composer and singer based in Washington, D.C. Her work crosses jazz, improvisation, chamber music and art-pop, often with a heavily processed cello sound. She is best known for her duo with her husband, guitarist Anthony Pirog, and for leading Ensemble Volcanic Ash, a seven-piece group recording for Cuneiform Records. Janel Leppin and Anthony Pirog record as Janel and Anthony, and their albums include Where Is Home (2012) and New Moon in the Evil Age (2024).