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| Rebecca Martin | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1969-04-24) 24 April 1969 (age 55) Rumford, Maine, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, vocal jazz, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | MAXJAZZ, Sunnyside |
| Website | www |
Rebecca Martin (born April 24, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter from Rumford, Maine.
Discography
As leader
- Thoroughfare (self-released, 1998)
- Middlehope (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2001)
- People Behave Like Ballads (Maxjazz, 2004)
- The Growing Season (Sunnyside, 2008)
- When I Was Long Ago (Sunnyside, 2010)
- Twain (Sunnyside, 2013)
As sidewoman
- Paul Motian Trio 2000 + One, On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity (Winter & Winter, 2006)
Collaborations
- Once Blue with Jesse Harris (EMI, 1995) – reissued with bonus tracks by EMI/Toshiba Japan (1997)
- Tillery, Tillery with Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens (Core Port, 2016)
- The Upstate Project with Guillermo Klein (Sunnyside, 2017)
- Once Blue Live at the Handlebar with Jesse Harris (Core Port, 2018) – live recorded in 1996
- After Midnight with Larry Grenadier, Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos (Core Port, 2022)
As producer
- Dorothy Scott, Everywhere Is Music (1997)
- The Independence Project Live at The Outlook with Frank Tedesso and Timothy Hill (1999)
References
External links
- Music
- Official website
- Rebecca Martin Voice Leaps Between Genres in The New York Times
- Jazzreview.com interview
- The Growing Season in The New York Times
- The Growing Season in Jazz Times
- The Growing Season in The New York Times
- The Growing Season in All About Jazz
- "Jazz Vocalist Rebecca Martin: Interpreter of Melodies", The Wall Street Journal
- "Spare Vocals Illuminate Emotions Underneath", The New York Times
- Rebecca Martin as Community Advocate, Management
- "A Jazz Singer Fights Niagara Bottling", New Yorker
- On Victory Gardens in Kingston, New York, The Daily Freeman
- "Church in Kingston apologizes for slavery", The Daily Freeman
- "In Kingston, an African-American burial ground is rededicated", The Daily Freeman
- "Preparing for a new crop: Dig Kids program looks ahead", The Daily Freeman
- "In Land They Trust: Kingston group aims to protect open space, create rail trail in city", The Daily Freeman