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Singer/pianist Rachelle Ferrell is one of the most lauded voices in American music. Her voice has exhilarating insturmental moments and her performances, which toot pure brilliance, are like nothing you ever experienced before.What makes Ferrell so unique is that she helps you rediscover joy through something as simple as a song. She is real and experiments with rawness. While Ferrell is more popular on the pop scence than jazz, her devoted fans follow her to whatever venue she is appearing. This is partically due to the fact that the music veteran is one of the most distinctive vocal stylists on the set. Her sound is out of this world and Ferrell is an exceptional artist who pushes the boundaries. She can astonishly hold syllables for 10 - 15 seconds and remarkably come back into the tune and play around with the lyrics. Thus, the technical trickery is evidence of hard work. Throughout her 2011 Dakota performance, the songstress talked about paying dues. “What some young artists,” stated Ferrell, “know nothing about.” What was an added treat was when the songbird invited performers up to the mike. What came to no surprise was that there is a lot of hidden talent tucked away in the Twin Cities, just waiting for a moment to sparkle. Local musicians were on hand to savor the moment. To see Ferrell perform live is sacred joy. She arrived just in time to lift the spirits in one of the most intense Minnesota winters on record. The revelation occured on several occasions when  she displayed  her six-octave vocal range, which she gallantly weaved across music spanning R&B, pop, jazz, gospel and blues frequently dropping in eminently innovative vocal orchestrations.The beauty of Rachelle Ferrell’s music is that no matter what language you speak, you can feel the power of the spirit. Her work is stunning, fun, imaginative and goes way beyond categories. Members in the audience gave praise and openly sanged, “Hallelujah!” It is nice to be in a jazz club, when church is going on.Rachelle Ferrell is blessified! Photo: Ron Beenen

Singer/pianist Rachelle Ferrell is one of the most lauded voices in American music. Her voice has exhilarating insturmental moments and her performances, which toot pure brilliance, are like nothing you ever experienced before.

What makes Ferrell so unique is that she helps you rediscover joy through something as simple as a song. She is real and experiments with rawness. While Ferrell is more popular on the pop scence than jazz, her devoted fans follow her to whatever venue she is appearing. This is partically due to the fact that the music veteran is one of the most distinctive vocal stylists on the set. Her sound is out of this world and Ferrell is an exceptional artist who pushes the boundaries. She can astonishly hold syllables for 10 - 15 seconds and remarkably come back into the tune and play around with the lyrics. Thus, the technical trickery is evidence of hard work.

Throughout her 2011 Dakota performance, the songstress talked about paying dues. “What some young artists,” stated Ferrell, “know nothing about.” What was an added treat was when the songbird invited performers up to the mike. What came to no surprise was that there is a lot of hidden talent tucked away in the Twin Cities, just waiting for a moment to sparkle. Local musicians were on hand to savor the moment.

To see Ferrell perform live is sacred joy. She arrived just in time to lift the spirits in one of the most intense Minnesota winters on record. The revelation occured on several occasions when  she displayed  her six-octave vocal range, which she gallantly weaved across music spanning R&B, pop, jazz, gospel and blues frequently dropping in eminently innovative vocal orchestrations.

The beauty of Rachelle Ferrell’s music is that no matter what language you speak, you can feel the power of the spirit. Her work is stunning, fun, imaginative and goes way beyond categories.

Members in the audience gave praise and openly sanged, “Hallelujah!”

It is nice to be in a jazz club, when church is going on.

Rachelle Ferrell is blessified!

Photo: Ron Beenen