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Rachel

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About Me

www.rachelshaftman.com

My Interests

Riding my bike; modern dance; Music!; yoga; reading; hanging with friends and my cats; hiking; kayaking; camping; theater; traveling; cooking; figuring stuff out; exploring!; rocks; swimming in natural bodies of water

Favorite vacations: National Parks; Catching jazz in NYC; anyplace new to me, however small and random (Thank you, Wavelength!)

Music:

Some favorites: Joni Mitchell's Blue; Glenn Gould's 2nd recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations; Dave Holland's Prime Directive; Brad Mehldau's Largo; John Patitucci's Line By Line; Boomish; Action Figure Party; Shakers n Bakers; Ben Allison & Man Size Safe

Also: Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Dave Douglas, Chris Potter, Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, Anoushka Shankar, Will Calhoun, Keith Jarrett, Dead Can Dance, Stevie Wonder, Art Blakey, Ben Allison, Hank Mobley, John Abercrombie, Uri Caine, Bedrock, John Cage, Kenny Dorham, Madredeus, John Adams, Table Beat Science, Zap Mama, Heernt, Radiohead, Adam Rogers, Kronos Quartet, Eddie Harris, Jimmy Smith, Cedar Walton, Alison Kraus, The Police, Nickel Creek

Movies:

Most recently saw: Earth; Life is Beautiful; Prairie Home Companion; Capturing the Friedmans; Dot the I; Talk to Her; Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Clerks 2; The Sea Inside; Water; Volver

Television:

Nope. Ahh, except for Flight of the Conchords!

Books:

Most recently read: Eat, Pray, Love; The Razor's Edge

Currently Reading: Henry VIII: The King and His Court ('cause Alison Weir is such a good author that she makes me want to read about Henry VIII); Ballet and Modern Dance; Saving Fish From Drowning (Amy Tan); Hayduke Lives!; a backpacking book; The Omnivore's Dilemma

Favorite Mags: The Sun; National Geographic; Jazz Improv; Mother Jones; Downbeat