Becca Stevens


Becca Stevens is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who draws upon elements of jazz, chamber-pop, indie-rock, and folk.
She has worked with Jacob Collier, Laura Mvula, Billy Childs, David Crosby, Taylor Eigsti, Timo Andres, Brad Mehldau, and Snarky Puppy. She was a member of the band Tillery with Gretchen Parlato and Rebecca Martin.

Early life

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. She was married to Nathan Schram on September 2, 2017 at Augsburg Lutheran Church.

The Lighthouse Band

One number on David Crosby's Michael League-produced Lighthouse album featured Crosby, League, Stevens, and Michelle Willis performing "By the Light of Common Day", a song written by Stevens and Crosby. The quartet became The Lighthouse Band that performed on Crosby's album Here If You Listen.

Critical reception

Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling listed her as one of his five favorite jazz vocalists and music critic Ted Gioia listed her albums Weightless and Perfect Animal among the one hundred best albums of the corresponding years.
Stevens's album Regina was produced by Michael League and Troy Miller and received a five-star review from Down Beat magazine, which called it "the most spectacular of albums", while BBC Radio 2 praised the album saying, "Lyrically, the album is astounding".

Discography

As leader