Musician

Rachel Z

Rachel Z is a keyboardist with a long history of award-winning performances in the worlds of jazz and rock. She co-wrote the Grammy-winning song ‘Tokyo Blue’ with saxophonist Najee. In addition to her 13 albums as bandleader and her work in internationally acclaimed bands such as Steps Ahead, Vertú, the Omar Hakim Experience, and OZmosys, she has played and toured with artists like Wayne Shorter (on the Grammy-winning album High Life), Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Terri Lyne Carrington, Al Di Meola, and Regina Carter. She also co-wrote the Grammy-winning song, 'Tokvo Blue' with saxophonist Najee Rachel came to worldwide prominence in the rock world in the Peter Gabriel concert films Growing Up Live and Still Growing Up Live.

Album

Sensual

By Rachel Z

Label: Dot Time Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Save My Soul; What I Fear; Bodhisattva; Forgive Me; What About the Kids; Inamorata; Shepard��s Lullaby; Sensual; These Days.

Article: Live Review

Fano Jazz by the Sea 2025

by Libero Farn��
August 5, 2025

Fano Jazz by the Sea Varie sedi Fano 25--31 luglio 2025 Jazz for Kids, un Workshop sulla voce, un concerto all'alba, sedute in cui Yoga e jazz interagiscono, incontri letterari sotto la cupola geodetica, concerti nei cortili o dal balcone dell'Arco di Augusto... come sempre Fano Jazz by the Sea ha ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sullivan Fortner, Gabriele Comeglio, Nour Symon, Volker Meitz

by Cheryl K.
February 14, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, cuts from new releases by harpist Ashley Jackson; pianist Sullivan Fortner; Julia H��lsmann; saxophonist Gabriele Comeglio; multidisciplinary artist Nour Symon; vocalist Eugenie Jones; keyboardist Volker Meitz; and saxophonist Lucious Crawford. Playlist Archie Shepp “Invocation: Ballad for a Child" from Attica Blues (Impulse!) :30 Archie ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Yulia Musayelyan, Rebecca Coupe Franks Plus Vocalists Eugenie Jones, Claire Martin, Marianne Solivan

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 27, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from Yulia Musayelyan, Rebecca Coupe Franks, Eugenie Jones, Claire Martin, Marianne Solivan} and {{Chloe Youtsey, with birthday shoutouts to Melba Liston, Danny Bacher, Kris Davis, Sade, Chelsea McBride, Andrea Wolper, Tina Raymond, Peter Eldridge, Nicole Zuraitis, Joan Baez and Eartha Kitt, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jessica Jones and Allison Miller New Releases, December Capricorns Una Mae Carlisle, Lil Green, Rebecca Parris & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 6, 2025

This broadcast includes holiday recordings from Gergana Velinova, Gunhild Carling, new releases from Jessica Jones and Allison Miller, with birthday shoutouts to Una Mae Carlisle (Walking By The River}, Lil Green (Romance In the Dark), Rebecca Parris, Janice Friedman, Susie Arioli, Allegra Levy, Rachel Z, Katie Bull and Mary Foster Conklin, among others. Happy listening and ...

Album

Two Roads

By Dann Zinn

Label: Ridgeway Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Yarak; The Sound of Ice Melting; Pros and Cons; Two Roads; A Revolution of One; Streams of Dreams; East Bay Punk; Prayer Again.

Article: Album Review

Dann Zinn: Two Roads

by Chris May
October 6, 2024

Bliss. Here is a tenor saxophonist to file next to the great New York-based Israeli tenor saxophonist Oded Tzur. The two players are far from interchangeable: each has their distinct sound and each has their distinct style. But both bring intimacy and solace to the soul, and both beam out a vibe of positivity. Tzur and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Eric Person, Charlie Hunter, Wayne Shorter & Rachel Z

by Joe Dimino
September 22, 2024

Full of soul and gusto, we begin the 872nd Episode of Neon Jazz with keyboardist Rachel Z and music from her 2003 album First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. From there, we hear from her hero in the legendary Wayne Shorter. As we move on, there's a host of new music from past Neon Jazz ...

Video

King of Pain

Featuring the music of Rachel Z
Duration: 08:25
September 22, 2024

Jazz musicians have long been adept at blending first principles of swing and improvisation with current forms of popular music. Therefore, it is only a bit surprising that pianist Rachel Z makes The Police song ��King of Pain�� feel so good. The small surprises are that: this live performance is much more engaging than the original studio recording; her trio, The Department of Good and Evil, strikes an ideal balance of jazzy and rock rhythms; and she first quotes the acoustic jazz number ��Pools�� from her ��90s work with Steps Ahead before covering the rock tune. Watch this video--the cover kicks in at [1:44]--and discover why Rachel Z is considered one of the most successful jazz/rock crossover artists over the last three decades, recognized by Wayne Shorter, Peter Gabriel, Najee and others.