Rebecca Martin
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Rebecca Martin (born April 24, 1969, Portland
, Maine
) is an American
singer and songwriter
from Rumford, Maine. She and Jesse Harris
formed Once Blue in the early 1990s and released a self-titled debut. In 1998, she released the solo album Thoroughfare.
In 2002, she released the album Middlehope, which made #5 on the New York Times' list of top ten jazz albums of the year. In 2004, People Behave like ballads was released on MAXJAZZ Records. In 2005, she performed as a sideman on a Paul Motian
recording as part of the 'On Broadway' series #4 on Winter and Winter Records.
Rebecca is currently signed to Sunnyside Records. "The Growing Season" was produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel
who also plays along with cohorts bassist Larry Grenadier
and drummer Brian Blade
. In early 2009, The Growing Season won in The 8th Annual Independent Music Awards
for Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album.
A resident of Kingston, New York
, Rebecca was awarded the community activist of the year award in 2009 from Ulster County's YWCA. Since 2006, she has been active working to create government transparency and citizen civic involvement through an effort called KingstonCitizens.org. She also spearheaded the Kingston Victory Gardens project, where she made an organic garden on the front lawn of Kingston's City Hall. Through the Kingston Land Trust, she has organized the 'City Gardens' program to nurture home gardening and sustainable living throughout the city. Along with her music, Rebecca currently is the Executive Director of the Kingston Land Trust, an urban trust set in the Hudson Valley.
Rebecca married Larry Grenadier
in June 1997. They have one child, Charlie James Grenadier.
Rebecca Martin (born April 24, 1969, Portland
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, Maine
Maine
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) is an American
United States
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singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
from Rumford, Maine. She and Jesse Harris
Jesse Harris
Jesse Harris is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter. He has collaborated with several musical artists including Norah Jones, Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, Nikki Yanofsky, and Lizz Wright.-Early life and education:...
formed Once Blue in the early 1990s and released a self-titled debut. In 1998, she released the solo album Thoroughfare.
In 2002, she released the album Middlehope, which made #5 on the New York Times' list of top ten jazz albums of the year. In 2004, People Behave like ballads was released on MAXJAZZ Records. In 2005, she performed as a sideman on a Paul Motian
Paul Motian
Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups...
recording as part of the 'On Broadway' series #4 on Winter and Winter Records.
Rebecca is currently signed to Sunnyside Records. "The Growing Season" was produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Kurt Rosenwinkel is an American jazz guitarist and keyboardist who came to prominence in the 1990s.-Biography:He attended the Berklee School of Music for two and a half years before leaving in his junior year to tour with Gary Burton, the dean of the school at the time...
who also plays along with cohorts bassist Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier is an American jazz double bassist.His father, Albert, was a trumpet player, and his two brothers, Phil and Steve, would eventually play trumpet and guitar respectively. Grenadier too began on trumpet when he was 10 years old. His father taught him to read music and gave him his...
and drummer Brian Blade
Brian Blade
Brian Blade in Shreveport, Louisiana is an American jazz drummer, composer, session musician, and singer-songwriter.-Early years:...
. In early 2009, The Growing Season won in The 8th Annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
for Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album.
A resident of Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
, Rebecca was awarded the community activist of the year award in 2009 from Ulster County's YWCA. Since 2006, she has been active working to create government transparency and citizen civic involvement through an effort called KingstonCitizens.org. She also spearheaded the Kingston Victory Gardens project, where she made an organic garden on the front lawn of Kingston's City Hall. Through the Kingston Land Trust, she has organized the 'City Gardens' program to nurture home gardening and sustainable living throughout the city. Along with her music, Rebecca currently is the Executive Director of the Kingston Land Trust, an urban trust set in the Hudson Valley.
Rebecca married Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier is an American jazz double bassist.His father, Albert, was a trumpet player, and his two brothers, Phil and Steve, would eventually play trumpet and guitar respectively. Grenadier too began on trumpet when he was 10 years old. His father taught him to read music and gave him his...
in June 1997. They have one child, Charlie James Grenadier.
Discography
- 1995 Once Blue EMI Records
- 1997 Once Blue + Bonus Tracks EMI/Toshiba Japan
- 1998 Thoroughfare
- 2000 Middlehope (Fresh Sound/New Talent) Spain
- 2004 People Behave Like Ballads (MAXJAZZ)
- 2006 On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of ContinuityOn Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of ContinuityOn Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity is an album by Paul Motian and the Trio 2000 + One released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2002...
by Paul MotianPaul MotianStephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups...
2000 + One (Winter & Winter) - 2008 The Growing Season (Sunnyside Records)
- 2010 When I Was Long Ago (Sunnyside Records)
External links
- Official website
- Jazzreview.com interview
- Puremusic interview
- The Growing Season in the New York Times
- The Growing Season in Jazz Times
- The Growing Season in All About Jazz
- On Victory Gardens in Kingston, NY
- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/arts/music/11choi.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=rebecca%20martin&st=cse&oref=slogin&oref=slogin