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"Rachel Brand arranged, directed and sang - a rare treat for me as producer... They usually just sing."
Ian Shaw, producer of Rachel's new album 'Find Yourself in My Shoes' released 9th March 2009
Rachel Brand graduated from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama postgraduate jazz course in 2006. She came to jazz late having first had a career in business, most recently as a senior management consultant with a global Business Consultancy. Her business career was curtailed by her second brain tumour and she decided to take a chance on a jazz summer school. That was the Fionna Duncan Vocal Jazz Workshop in Edinburgh, August 2002. She has since studied with a raft of illustrious jazz singers, including Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Jay Clayton, Sophie Bancroft, Ian Shaw, Liane Carroll, Pete Churchill, Lee Gibson, Anita Wardell and Madeline Eastman. She has also worked with outstanding instrumentalists including Mike Walker, Darius Brubeck, Mark Lockheart, Martin Speake, Brian Kellock, Mike Gorman, Paul Booth, Damon Brown, Mark Fletcher and Steve Watts. Rachel has an extensive, expressive repertoire, ranging from Kenny Wheeler and Bill Evans to Danny Kaye and The Aristocats. "She swings like a bitch" said Fionna Duncan – a true compliment. She has a witty and captivating delivery; creating a true emotional connection with her audience is her hallmark. Rachel has already established a loyal following with performances at The 606 Club, Ronnie Scott's, Pizza on the Park and The Bull's Head in London, as well as venues and jazz festivals in Manchester, Glasgow and Devon. Her new album, FIND YOURSELF IN MY SHOES produced by Ian Shaw was released on 9th May 2009. Launch gigs are taking place in London at The 606 on 24th June and Barnstaple, North Devon at The Broomhill Art Hotel on 1st July. "A real, true jazz singer" Anita Wardell.
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