Becca Stevens
| Becca Stevens | |
|---|---|
 Moers Festival, 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, ukulele, charango |
| Labels | Sunnyside |
| Associated acts | Becca Stevens Band, Tillery |
| Website |
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Becca Stevens is an American jazz, pop, and folk singer, and guitarist.[1] Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling listed her as one of his five favorite jazz vocalists[2] and music critic Ted Gioia listed her albums Weightless (2011) and Perfect Animal (2015) among the one hundred best albums of the corresponding years.[3][4]
She has collaborated with pianists Taylor Eigsti, Timo Andres, and Brad Mehldau, in addition to Grammy award-winning jazz ensemble Snarky Puppy. Stevens leads the Becca Stevens Band, with Liam Robinson on accordion and keyboards, Chris Tordini on bass, and Jordan Perlson on drums and percussion. Along with Gretchen Parlato and Rebecca Martin, Stevens comprises one third of the group Tillery.[5][6]
Stevens grew up in North Carolina She attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and studied classical guitar, then went to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, where she received a degree in vocal jazz and composition.[7][6]
Discography
As leader
- Tea Bye Sea, (self-released, 2008, reissued 2015)
- Weightless, (Sunnyside, 2011)
- Perfect Animal, (Universal, 2015)
As guest
- Jeremy Pelt and Wired, Shock Value: Live at Smoke (Maxjazz, 2007)
- Frank LoCrasto, When You're There (Maxjazz, 2007)
- Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra, Enjoy! (Koch, 2008)
- Dapp Theory, Layers of Chance (ObliqSound, 2008)
- Sam Sadigursky, Words Project II (New Amsterdam, 2008)
- Taylor Eigsti, Daylight at Midnight (Concord Jazz, 2010)
- Esperanza Spalding, Radio Music Society (Heads Up, 2012)
- Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra, I Go Humble (Zoho, 2013)
- Dayna Stephens, I'll Take My Chances (Criss Cross)
- Ambrose Akinmusire, The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint (Blue Note, 2014)
- José James, While You Were Sleeping (Blue Note, 2014)
- Billy Childs, Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro (Sony Masterworks, 2014)
- New West Guitar Group, Send One Your Love (Summit, 2015)
- The Sachal Ensemble, Song of Lahore (Universal, 2016)
- Snarky Puppy, Family Dinner – Volume 2 (GroundUP, 2016)
- Tillery, Tillery (2016)
References
- ↑ "Becca Stevens". Official Website.
- ↑ "NPR Music". Kurt Elling on World Cafe.
- ↑ "Ted Gioia". The 100 Best Albums of 2011.
- ↑ "Ted Gioia". The 100 Best Albums of 2015.
- ↑ "Biography – Long Form". tillerygals.com. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- 1 2 Morrison, Allen (July 2016). "Becca Stevens". Down Beat. Elmhurst, Illinois: Maher.
- ↑ "Smartists: Becca Stevens | Amy Poehler's Smart Girls". amysmartgirls.com. 27 March 2014.
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