FINALLY: Becca Stevens live interview!
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- I've wanted to interview @beccastevensmusic for the past several years and it's finally happening!
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Here's an official bio:
Twice GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Becca Stevens has established an outstanding career of blending effortless vocal talent with exquisite compositions that draw inspiration from pop, jazz, indie-rock, and folk music traditions. Her music stretches the boundaries of convention with songs that weave together her classical and Appalachian folk music upbringing with her love of the rich rhythms and harmonies of jazz and world music, further enhanced and accompanied by her skill on multiple string instruments.
Becca has toured internationally as the bandleader of the Becca Stevens Band since its inception in 2006. Along with her solo output, Becca is a highly respected collaborator who has written and toured extensively with the likes of David Crosby as an active member of his Lighthouse Band, Jacob Collier, Michael League of Snarky Puppy and Taylor Eigsti, to name just a few.
Becca has released collaborative records that blend her original music with the world-renowned Secret Trio, as well as with the illustrious Attacca Quartet (with whom she was co-nominated for a 2023 GRAMMY for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals with violist Nathan Schram). Becca has performed and recorded with many of her musical heroes, including Brad Mehldau, Laura Mvula, Michael McDonald, Snarky Puppy, Chris Thile, Antonio Sánchez, Alan Hampton, Gretchen Parlato, Louis Cole, Vince Mendoza, Brian Blade, Metropole Orkest, Tim Heidecker and Ambrose Akinmusire, among many others.
Her upcoming album, Maple to Paper (GroundUP ’24), is an illuminating glimpse into her most private moments of grief and transcendence, rendered with both stunning clarity and heartfelt devotion to music’s alchemical powers. In a profound shift from the highly communal nature of her past projects-including her Grammy-nominated 2020 LP Wonderbloom, Maple to Paper showcases Stevens’ ability to captivate the listener with the barest of elements. Working at her home studio in New Jersey, she slowly dreamed up a stripped-down sound rooted in her spellbinding guitar work and raw yet luminous vocal performance. Recorded live with no overdubs and mixed by Stevens’ frequent collaborator Nic Hard (Snarky Puppy, Huntertones), Maple to Paper offsets its exacting minimalism with an emotional force that envelops the listener right from the outset of the record.
In the Summer of 2024, Becca makes her Broadway debut in ILLINOISE, a musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois, book written by Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury.
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19hous late for the party, but thanks for this posting. Excellent stuff!!
Enjoy!
Becca❤❤❤❤
🔥❤️🔥 the emediate gentle giant had me listening..
Shocking, right?
Great interview! Been a fan of hers for a while now.
That Gentle Giant opening was incredible ! i could not believe my ears ! never dreamed such a meeting !
thanks for these moments with Becca - i realize there must be hundreds of her recordings, that i'm not aware of...
but for now, i need to see which other artists you invite, on Make Weird Music - i'm sure there are some hidden jewels...
So glad that resonated with you. She's incredible. Enjoy!
Great music! Thanks.
Becca knows I’ve been a big fan for years of everything she’s done… she is simply brilliant. It’s been so good to see your interview. Much ❤!
Are you two friends?
Compositionally, reminds me of older Gentle Giant. Vocally, the breathy high-register leads have almost a Tori Amos feel. Definitely worth a listen.
The first song is gentle giant :)
@@MakeWeirdMusic That would be why then!
Thank you for bringing Beca’s music to my attention, what a wonderful discovery for me! I will definitely be looking into her catalogue.
I love to hear that!
This was super fun!!! 💙
Yes it was!
🤠Howdy from Lawrence Kansas! I saw you with the Lighthouse band at Liberty Hall. It was an amazing show. Please return again! Love your music! The Gentle Giant tune is amazing!
Hi Anthony, thank you for another great interview.
You recommendations in the past prompted me to explore Becca's music and go and hear her live in the Jazzclub Unterfahrt here in Munich. It was a great concert and Becca played a lot of material from the new album which I am very much looking forward to hearing.
Becca please come back again soon (and bring the Stevens ukulele with you this time, I think it might be a bit homesick).
Will, you are awesome. Thank you
@@MakeWeirdMusic The ukulele. Stevens is a Munich instrument maker who make a fine range of custom guitars, bouzoukis and ukuleles. The name on the headstock may possibly have influenced Becca's purchasing decision. She apologised for not having brought it with her on the tour.
Also a word about the Jazzclub Unterfahrt. A must visit if you are in Munich. Good music every night of the week. Some previous highlights have included Brad Mehldau, John Scofield, Julian Lage and Dave Holland. A real treat to hear them in a venue that only holds 180 people.
Not to forget the annual concert from Panzerballett.
Wow! that opening track, I heard flavours of Brad Mehldau in that piano and the unique chord choices, but then it quickly evolved into something entirely new when the vocals kicked in. Looking forward to the rest of this episode.
That was brad
@@ayahuascaatdawn Oh yes, my bad, I was commenting while listening to the track, got under my skin right away. Lol
I'm just glad people have the ears to identify Brad's playing. I love this GG cover.
Sounds like Gentle Giant❤
Cuz it is!
Ooohhhh!, lol, it's been a few decades I guess! 🤪@@MakeWeirdMusic
Nice. New fan for sure! Last track reminds me a little of Katell Keinig's voice.
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