Biography

Rochelle enjoys a career in singing, recording, composing, and teaching.

A native of the California, Rochelle spent many years building musical connections throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond resulting in an ensemble cast that includes many top musicians. She combines a love for music with her passion for social justice and education.  Rochelle has earned a B.A. in Music/Jazz and an M.A. from Antioch University in Whole Systems Design.  Rochelle has released four albums on her own hand-stitched label, House Records.

Rochelle has the good fortune to make music with Evan Flory-Barnes,  D’Vonne Lewis,  Andy Coe, Marc Seales, Tim Kennedy, Dawn Clement, Darrius Willrich, Kate Olson, Thomas Marriot, Geoff Harper, Thione Diop, Donormaal, Rave Holly, Teo Shantz, Jeff Johnson, and Hans Teuber, among others.

A broad emotional palette, capable of expressing tenderness and acceptance and disarming openheartedness, undergird this winning disc, a front-runner, for this year’s Northwest best album of the year.

– Earshot Jazz Magazine, March 2009