Rachel Gould

Rachel Gould (born June 25, 1953, in Camden, New Jersey, as Rachel Field) is an American singer and teacher of Modern Jazz.

Life and works Gould studied cello and classical singing at Boston University.

She established herself as a jazz musician upon moving to Germany in 1975, formed her own quartet and toured Europe. She formed her own quartet and toured Europe. In 1979, she appeared in London with Chet Baker and recorded the much acclaimed album All Blues.

In the early 1980s, she performed at numerous European festivals, and worked with groups led by Ack van Rooyen, Lou Blackburn, Ferdinand Povel, Bobby Burgess, Michel Herr, Tom Nicholas, Dieter Reith and Erwin Lehn. and, with his band, on a live album at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1991.

Gould taught at numerous music institutions across Europe. Her teaching career included positions at the Music University in Cologne, the Conservatory in Maastricht, the Swiss Jazz School in Bern, and the experimental Modelversuch program in Hamburg. She also led courses at the International Jazz Clinics in Tübingen, the University of Mainz, the Remscheid Jazz Clinic, as well as many other jazz workshops. Since 1991, she has worked as a lecturer in jazz singing at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag).

Discography Chet Baker & Rachel Gould All Blues (with Henri Florens, Jean Paul Florens, Jim Richardson, Tony Mann, 1979) The Dancer (with Dennis Luxion, Wilson de Oliveira, Rudi Schroeder, Clarence Becton released as LP 1982, as CD 1999) A Sip Of Your Touch (with Riccardo Del Fra, 1989) Live In Montreux (with Stephan Kurmann and Strings, 1991) More of Me (with Allan Praskin, Larry Porter, Thomas Stabenow, Clarence Becton 1993) Rachel Gould & Luigi Tessarollo Tribute to Hoagy Carmichael (with Riccardo Fioravanti, Giovanni Gullino, 2007)

Festivals Leverkusen Jazz Festival Kempten Jazz Festival JIM Festival Munchen International Jazz Vocalists Meeting in Samoc (Poland) Jazz Rally Brussels (Belgium) Jazz Festivals in Clertmont-Ferrand, Grenoble and Avignon (France) Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy) Comblain-La-Tour Jazz Festival Heineken Jazz Festival (Netherlands)

Literature Martin Kunzler Jazz-Lexikon. Band 1. Reinbek 2002;