Eldar came to the US from Kyrgyzstan in the former Soviet Union when he was nine. His first performance appearance in the US was at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. He quickly then moved up the ranks and was featured on Marian McPartland's NPR Piano Jazz radio show at the age of 11.

In 2004, Djangirov signed with Sony Classical and recorded "Eldar" featuring the great bassist, John Patitucci, and Michael Brecker on tenor sax. He then followed up with the critically acclaimed "Live at the Blue Note" featuring Roy Hargrove and Chris Botti. In 2007, Eldar released "Reimagination" which garnered his first Grammy nomination.

Eldar has appeared at many festivals including IAJE, Lionel Hampton, Jakarta, SXSW, Earshot, Clearwater, San Francisco and CMJ, and has toured throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

He has performed at venues ranging from the Hollywood Bowl to Carnegie Hall and has played at the most notable jazz venues in the world including Blue Note (NY, Japan, Italy), the Vanguard, Dizzy's, Yoshi's, Jazz Alley, etc...

2009 brings 2 new Eldar albums from Sony, the eagerly awaited followup to "Re-imagination" and a solo piano album.