Forgive me if this has already been discussed ad nauseum, but wanted to bring up Rachel Z, who is handling the keyboard duties for the Peter Gabriel tour. She's a huge Joni fan, and has done a tribute CD.
She's a killer player, has done a huge amount of jazz stuff, including solo CDs. Her last one was a tribute to Wayne Shorter, and now she's released a collection of inspired jazz interpretations of Joni Mitchell tunes. Her latest is called "Moon at the Window" (Tone Center 4024), and the Wayne Shorter tribute is "On The Milky Way Express" (TC 4011). Rachel says, "Joni is an artist whose song poems have been a life guide which helped me grow up and accept the duality of life. She9s a great artist and storyteller." For Moon at the Window Rachel9s trio features Montreal-based bassist Patricia Des Lauriers and up-and-coming New York-based drummer Bobbie Rae. Rachel is in rehearsal with Peter Gabriel for a 20+ city North American tour starting in November. "Peter Gabriel is also one of my major influences and the only person for whom I would take a break from my solo career" says Z. See her on the Peter Gabriel - Growing Up Live tour. I encourage you to check out her solo stuff. Her website is http://www.rachelz.com For the CD, press materials, and interviews with Rachel Z, please contact Michael Bloom Media Relations, 310.314.6342, or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ malcolm ********************************* Malcolm Smith Progressive Rock From Metaphor [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.metaphor.org *********************************
