Rachel Flowers (born December 21, 1993) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer.
Rachel Flowers | |
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 Rachel Flowers with the Taylor Eigsti Trio at the Blue Whale, Los Angeles, California, January 15, 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 21, 1993 National City, California |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | rachelflowersmusic |
Career
editFlowers was born 15 weeks prematurely, which resulted in her becoming permanently blind a few weeks after her birth.
Flowers took second place in the student jazz contest at the Ventura Music Festival in Ventura, California, in 2010, and won it the following year.[1]
She has performed with Dweezil Zappa,[2][3] Arturo Sandoval,[1][4] Taylor Eigsti,[5][6] Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Marc Bonilla, Jordan Rudess, Steve Porcaro,[7] Rick Wakeman, Burt Bacharach, and Bob Reynolds.[8]
A documentary film about her, Hearing Is Believing, was released in 2017.[9]
Discography
edit- 2016 – Listen
- 2017 – Hearing Is Believing (Music from the Soundtrack)
- 2018 – Going Somewhere
- 2021 – Bigger on the Inside
- 2024 – In the Moment
References
edit- ^ a b Commitment to Education. Ventura Music Festival. Archived March 1, 2015.
- ^ Zappa, Dweezil (April 27, 2015). "On The Road 1 Mo' Again". Dweezil Zappa. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Montana – Rachel Flowers w/Zappa Plays Zappa (Video). April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Rachel Flowers at the Ventura Music Festival – Feb 12, 2011 (Video). February 16, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "Taylor Eigsti Calendar". Taylor Eigsti. January 15, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Rachel Flowers w/ Taylor Eigsti Trio (Video). January 16, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (May 29, 2016). "All-Star Musicians Pay Respect to Keith Emerson at Tribute Concert in Los Angeles". billboard.
- ^ "Santa Barbara, CA – Summer 2014". Mission Jazz. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Neil Genzlinger (June 15, 2017). Review: Hearing Is Believing Documents a Rare Talent. The New York Times. Archived June 16, 2017.
External links
edit- Rachel Flowers discography at Discogs