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Becca Stevens

Always reaching, always expanding, Becca Stevens reinvents herself once again with Regina. In the years since the release of her critically acclaimed third album, Perfect Animal, Stevens has undertaken a journey that began with a study of Queen Elizabeth I as inspiration for a commission to write a concert of new music, which expanded into tributes to various queens from history, literature, folklore, and her own imagination, songs inspired by the regal and divine, and finally Regina as a voice, like a trusted friend or an alter ego. As for her muse for the album, Stevens explains, “Regina is like an alter ego, or an imaginary friend

The Wise Ones

By Gretchen Parlato

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Capricorn; Never Come Down; Rainbow; The Wise Ones; If It’s Magic; It’s You; Mad World; Already Gone; Block The Sun; In My Bed; Landslide.

Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 3

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 28, 2026

The third and final part of our celebration of 50 years of Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key Of Life--with more jazz renditions of this timeless masterpiece.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Gato Barbieri “Ngiculela--Es una Historia--I Am Singing" Ruby Ruby (A&M) 0:16 Host ...

Al Jarreau, The Baylor Project, Abbey Lincoln, Tyreek McDole and More

by Jua Howard
February 3, 2026

Hey Music Family! I hope the new year is treating you well. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show." !'ve got more timeless music including from Al Jarreau, The Baylor Project, Tyreek McDole, Abbey Lincoln, Umoja Jazz Ensemble, Laurin Talese and many more. Come get lost in the music with me!

Camila Meza: Portal

by Angelo Leonardi
January 29, 2026

La strada intrapresa da Camila Meza a partire dall'album Traces (Sunnyside 2016) e proseguita con Ámbar (Core Port 2019) trova con quest'album la sua espressione più alta e personale. Dal 2007 al 2013 Camila aveva pubblicato altri tre dischi, mostrando una raffinata vena interpretativa legata ai modelli e al repertorio della tradizione vocale jazzistica. Nell'ultimo ...

Sivan Arbel: Oneness is the Hopefullest Number

by Dean Nardi
December 31, 2025

Israeli vocalist and songwriter Sivan Arbel has a unique composition technique, which she calls “squeezing the sponge." It involves absorbing diverse influences and transforming them into her own original and eclectic musical language. Driven by a desire to bring healing and connection through her music, Arbel's December 2024 release on Adhyâropa Records, Oneness, recorded at Kaleidoscope ...

Three Visitors Trio Debuts New Album

by Steven Roby
November 14, 2025

In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steve Roby interviews pianist and composer Edward Simon to discuss the trio Three Visitors, a deeply collaborative project with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade. This trio consists of three composers who write for one another, built on a long history, a shared language, and deliberate listening. ...

Becca Stevens at the Joe Henderson Lab

by Steven Roby
October 17, 2025

Becca Stevens Joe Henderson Lab San Francisco, CA October 14, 2025 What happens when a songwriter transforms an intimate space into a map and invites us to follow her route? That was the guiding question of Becca Stevens' early set at the Joe Henderson Lab, where voice and guitar became coordinates, ...

Honoring Mutual Mentorship for Musicians on the occasion of their festival October 4th, 2025 at Roulette in Brooklyn

by Hobart Taylor
October 1, 2025

Honoring Mutual Mentorship for Musicians on the occasion of their festival October 4th, 2025 at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York, featuring Sara Serpa, Kenny Barron, Jen Shyu, Yuhan Su, Immanuel Wilkins and many more... Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Jen Shyu “Lament for Breonna Taylor" from Zero Grasses: Ritual for the Loses (Pi Records) ...

Threading Folk and Jazz: Becca Stevens’ Quiet Fire

by Steven Roby
September 30, 2025

Episode summary GRAMMY-nominated songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Becca Stevens joins us to explore the craft of writing and arranging for intimate settings, how open tunings and guitar shapes influence her harmony, and the emotional core behind Maple to Paper--a voice-and-guitar project that values vulnerability, presence, and truth. She also speaks openly about motherhood on the road ...