Rachel Flowers is recognized worldwide as a multi-instrumentalist and composer whose music encompasses multiple genres.

She first gained recognition for her talent as a young child and has been admired and mentored by those at the top of their field: Greg Lake, Keith Emerson, Dweezil Zappa, Conductor Terje Mikkelson, and a series of jazz greats, most notably Herbie Hancock. As a teenager she won numerous awards as a pianist and flutist, and has matured to perform and record on the global stage.

The award winning documentary “Hearing Is Believing” was produced about her unusual life and talents.

Her recording credits currently include two solo albums, “Listen” (2016) and “Going Somewhere” (2018), collaborations with Michael Sadler of Saga, and fusion band Stratospheerius, plus recording credits with Marcelo Paganini and Telergy.

Rachel continues to defy expectations by refusing to be pigeonholed by genre or by instrument. Her classical piano training started when she was only 4 years old. At 9 she discovered jazz and was immediately transfixed by the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and Ella Fitzgerald. Always an avid listener of rock and pop radio, around that same time her attention was grabbed by the keyboard playing of Keith Emerson of the band Emerson Lake and Palmer.

While her favorite instruments continue to be piano and keyboards, she is also classically trained on the flute and plays the guitar, bass, saxophone, and Chapman Stick. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.