Rachel Gould

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Rachel Gould (* 25 June 1953 in Camden as Rachel Field ) is an American singer of modern jazz .

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Gould took cello lessons from 1960 to 1971 , and then taught cello and singing at Boston University . Since 1964 she worked as a background singer. But she only appeared occasionally in the early 1970s in jazz clubs on the east coast. It was only after her divorce and moving to Germany that she established herself as a jazz musician. She formed her own quartet and toured Europe. In 1979 she performed in London with Chet Baker and recorded the highly acclaimed album "All Blues". At the beginning of the 1980s she was active at numerous European festivals and worked with formations around Ack van Rooyen , Lou Blackburn , Ferdinand Povel , Bobby Burgess , Michel Herr , Tom Nicholas , Dieter Reith and Erwin Lehn . In 1983 Gould stayed in the United States for a long time, singing in New York City with Woody Herman , Sal Nistico and Jake Hanna . After her return she presented the band "Breath & Bones" at the Leverkusen Jazz Days . From 1984 on she switched to teaching, initially as a lecturer at the music academies in Maastricht , Cologne, Mainz and Hamburg, before going to the Swiss Jazz School in 1987 and working increasingly with Joe Haider and Benny Bailey . She recorded the album "A Sip of Your Touch" (1989) with Riccardo Del Fra and a live album at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival with her own band .

From 1991 until her retirement, she taught jazz singing at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague . She currently lives in Kent .

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SURNAME Gould, Rachel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Field, Rachel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Camden