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Rachael and Vilray

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Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive) & Vilray met in Boston as students of Jazz. This duo grew from a shared reverence for the pop music of the 1930s and '40s and its wide range of moods. With simple intimate arrangements, they perform original works and revive forgotten gems of radio’s golden age.

The Unity Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center

by Paul Reynolds
January 17, 2025

Rachall and Vilray and others Jazz at Lincoln Center Unity Festival New York, NY January 11, 2025 In its second year, the Unity Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center--audaciously counter-programmed against the NYC Winter JazzFest--again presented a diverse two-day program, this time including tributes to two fallen jazz giants. The Unity event--befitting its Upper West Side location--is less artistically edgy than its downtown rival. It's also (literally) a warmer experience, with its ...

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Rachael & Vilray: A Delight For The Mouth

by Leo Sidran
January 11, 2023

Rachael & Vilray are a perfect example of the idea that sometimes what that once seemed old fashioned can actually resonate as new again. Their new record I Love A Love Song! comes out this week. Rachael Price is best known as the singer in the band Lake Street Dive. She and Vilray met at college two decades ago. But it would take them years before they discovered their mutual love of the American songbook standards from the ...