Looking for a new musical (jazz) duo for a relaxed setting? In Mr. Montis & Me, comprised of Frank Montis (Hammond organ & piano) and Rachel van der Schaaf (vocals), musical experience and long-hidden singing talent come together. With their jazzy & easy listening repertoire, they know how to strike a chord in a Norah Jones-esque setting

From a shared love for music, a deep-rooted friendship between Frank van den Berge (stage name Frank Montis) and Rachel van der Schaaf emerged in 2021. From their very first meeting, they not only engaged in hours-long conversations about life but also made music together. It is what binds them. Music is precisely what both of them intensely enjoy, allowing them to enter a timeless zone where they forget everything around them.

While Frank once pursued his dreams and has since earned his stripes in the music industry as a professional organist/pianist, Rachel, in her younger years, let her musical dreams be blown away by fears, expectations, and the demands of daily life. With occasional exceptions, she stopped singing altogether, depriving herself of her first love: music. However, she has rediscovered it and can now enjoy it more than ever.

Over the past years, Frank and Rachel spent many hours in the living room by the piano. In mid-2023, an idea from their bucket list emerged: “How fun would it be to perform together for an audience?” That idea was seized and quickly manifested. Together with an audience, they enjoyed their first performances.

They subsequently recorded “The Nearness of You” during one of their so-called ‘Living Room Sessions,’ with Frank Montis on the piano and Rachel van der Schaaf providing the vocals. Following this, they continued to create a series of new and captivating tracks.