Rebecca Martin She (Sunnyside Records) The headline of a New York Times review of a 2011 Rebecca Martin club gig reads: “Spare Vocals Illuminate Emotions Underneath.” That’s still an apt-and-accurate description of Martin’s aesthetic, especially as it’s heard on She, the first full album of original songs she’s released in a dozen years. Martin’s […]
In a bag of old tapes, I came across a couple of Video 8’s of my old band Once Blue. Once Blue was popular in New York City back in the 1990’s led by Jesse Harris and I. It featured the musicians Ben Street (Acoustic Bass), Kurt Rosenwinkel (Electric Guitar) and Kenny Wollesen (Drums). We […]
Rebecca Martin’s first solo recording “Thoroughfare” (1998) is available on vinyl. $40 (plus shipping/handling costs) “On her album, I painted a picture in my mind of how I hear these great songs, a picture so vivid and sharp in color and detail. Voice as instrument, it must be a harp. Song as tree, […]
“Rebecca Martin is a singer/songwriter with a small but devoted following. After Midnight is a unique project for her, a collaboration with a well-established orchestra from Portugal. Martin’s husband, bassist Larry Grenadier, is a featured soloist. Martin is a rarity among jazz singers: a true composer. But her songs are performed infrequently by others, perhaps […]
In the midst of releasing “After Midnight” (the recording), the idea of highlighting the lyrics for the listener was an intriguing and creative way to introduce these songs as poetry to this noisy world of ours. We talked initially about a single lyric which that led to an entire audiobook and an opportunity for […]
Pre-order “After Midnight” now on BANDCAMP
After Midnight, due out January 28 2022 (and on January 12, 2022 in Japan), also features bass great and Martin’s longtime collaborator Larry Grenadier, with lush arrangements by the OJM and pianist Guillermo Klein Singer/songwriter Rebecca Martin has a particular gift for creating intimate, introspective moods, as if her songs are secrets whispered into […]
