SENSUAL

Available worldwide 
on Dot Time Records

Rock your body and stimulate your mind…heal your soul.

"Sensual" is an album that pushes the boundaries of contemporary music, blending elements of jazz, rock, folk, and world music to create a truly unique and captivating sound. Rachel Z, a virtuoso pianist known for her expressive playing and innovative compositions, takes the lead in crafting the album's healing melodic mantras and harmonies.

Also available on limited edition colored vinyl & CD

SENSUAL AND SINGLES

“This isn't just a cover; it's an emotional exploration influenced by our meeting with Dave Grohl.” - Rachel Z

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With Omar Hakim’s  intricate rhythms and Jonathan Toscano's masterful bass, Rachel Z transforms the song into a complex, yet deeply touching piece. It's a tribute to the cycles of life, the inevitability of loss, and the universal need for compassion.

The exclusive These Days video was shot at Shape Shifter Labs, Brooklyn NY, Courtesy of Proprietors Matthew and Fortuna Garrison!!!

THESE DAYS

Rachel Z is Back With A Stirring Jazz Piano Rendition of The Foo Fighters “These Days” 

Rachel’s 13th Recording Sensual, out March 29th on Dot Time Records. Features Omar Hakim on Drums, Mino Cinelu’s percussion, And Tony Levin, Matt Penman, & Jonathan Toscano on Bass. In this collection of mesmerizing  melodies, Rachel takes listeners on a journey through her sensual experiences and emotions. Each track is a testament to her creative brilliance, as she weaves together intricate compositions that evoke a wide range of feelings.

ABOUT RACHEL Z

Rachel Z is a keyboardist with a long history of award-winning performances in the worlds of jazz and rock. She co-wrote the Grammy-winning song ‘Tokyo Blue’ with saxophonist Najee. In addition to her 13 albums as bandleader and her work in internationally acclaimed bands such as Steps Ahead, Vertú, the Omar Hakim Experience, and OZmosys, she has played and toured with artists like Wayne Shorter (on the Grammy-winning album High Life), Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Terri Lyne Carrington, Al Di Meola, and Regina Carter. She also co-wrote the Grammy-winning song, 'Tokvo Blue' with saxophonist Najee Rachel came to worldwide prominence in the rock world in the Peter Gabriel concert films Growing Up Live and Still Growing Up Live.

Since 2000, she has been a Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Music Studies at The New School University in New York.

Since 2022 also a Professor of Jazz Studies and Electronic Music at Montclair State University and Cali School of the Arts.

New York-born pianist/keyboardist Rachel Z is one of the most influential and versatile musicians of her generation. Fluent in jazz, alt-rock and electronica…" - Eugene Holley, Jr.

“Rachel Z is an improviser whose spontaneous playing is by no means eclipsed by the work of presiding geniuses such as Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner,”

— opined John Fordham in The Guardian

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“Down-to-Earth, super-driven, intelligent, motivated and honest about herself (…) She’s got vision and knows herself well enough to identify what works for her in the music business and what keeps her music and her life moving in a positive direction.” - ROCKRGRLMagazine