Rebecca Martin
American musician
Rebecca Martin (born April 24, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter from Rumford, Maine.
Discography
As leader/co-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)
Collaborations
The Upstate Project with Guillermo Klein (Sunnyside, 2017)
After Midnight with Larry Grenadier, Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos (Cara · Core Port, 2022)
As a member
Once Blue
With Jesse Harris
Once Blue (EMI, 1995) – reissued with bonus tracks (EMI/Toshiba, 1997)
Once Blue Live at the Handlebar (Core Port, 2018) – live recorded in 1996
TilleryWith Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens
Tillery (Core Port, 2016)
As sidewoman
Paul Motian, On Broadway Vol.
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