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"One of the West Coast's best kept secrets" "She not only understands 'swing,' she infuses it into every composition, every lyric, and particularly into her third recording, After the Rain" - Andrea Canter, JazzPolice.com

"A hard-swinging, inventive pianist" "She prefers to describe herself as a jazz pianist who also sings, but the truth is that Schell handles both those hyphenates with plenty of style, imagination and grace" - Don Heckman (The International Review of Music)

"Pianist Gaea Schell has long been a local favorite, a talented pianist and a personable vocalist who has her own fresh phrasing" - Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene review for new release "After the Rain"

"Subtle romanticism" with a "distinctive, swinging touch" are words that come to mind when describing jazz pianist Gaea Schell. Accomplished and versatile, she - as drummer Albert 'Tootie' Heath says, "plays the heck out of the piano with them small hands".  
After the Rain

Known among her peers for swinging every note, subtle phrasing, and honest, lyrical writing, this Los Angeles-based pianist/composer/vocalist is a native of western Canada where she grew up playing music from an early age. When pursuit of a classical harp degree led to checking out Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans records in the school library, this inspired a move East and subsequent graduation from the jazz program at acclaimed McGill University in Montreal.

The real learning, however, came from playing on the bandstand with respected elders who spent considerable time themselves playing with greats like Joe Henderson, Wynton Kelly, Ella Fitzgerald. Gaea feels "it's so important to listen and to experience and understand the tradition of this music".

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