Rebecca Sullivan is a Chicago-based jazz vocalist who performs extensively in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. She has appeared at the Jazz Showcase, the Drake Hotel, Katerina's, and the Crimson Lounge at the Hotel Sax, among many other venues.
Rebecca is currently recording her first album.
Rebecca grew up in a musical household, learning to sing harmonies at a young age from her mother, who toured and recorded with her family's gospel a capella group. Rebecca went on to sing in choral groups and musicals, she studied and won competitions in classical piano, and she eventually taught herself guitar and began singing folk songs in coffeehouses in her hometown of York, PA, and in Portland, OR, in college. Later, while studying abroad in St. Petersburg, Russia, she had the opportunity to attend a number of jazz performances and was inspired by the vocalists she heard. She began studying jazz and was soon performing in her college's music showcases.
Rebecca later moved to Chicago and continued her jazz studies with vocalist Spider Saloff at the Bloom School of Jazz and with a host of other musicians, including Sheila Jordan, Art Davis, Joan Hickey, and Peter Saxe. She has very quickly established herself as an active performer at Chicago venues and private events. Her core repertoire includes standards from the Great American Songbook, and some of her main musical influences are Anita O'Day, Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, Sheila Jordan, Chet Baker, Nancy Wilson, Betty Carter, and Carmen McRae, among many others.
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September 3 8 to 11 p.m. with Mike Allemana _ Cuvee Cellars Elmhurst, IL
September 11 9 p.m. to midnight with Mike Allemana _ Cab's Bistro Glen Ellyn, IL
September 26 11 a.m. to noon with Ben Neuman _ Rockefeller Chapel Chicago, IL
October 2 8 p.m. to midnight with Ben Neuman, John Tate, and Jeremy Cunningham _
Julian's Piano Bar Aurora, IL
October 9 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with MIke Allemana _ The Walnut Speakeasy Elgin, IL
October 24 8 to 11 p.m. with Josh Moshier, Mike Allemana, John Tate, and Jeremy
Cunningham _ Jerry's in Wicker Park Chicago, IL
August 7 8 to 11 p.m. duo with John Tate _ Cuvee Cellars Elmhurst, IL
August 27 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. RS Quartet _ Julian's Piano Bar Aurora, IL
August 27 10 p.m. with Mike Allemana and John Tate & guest vocalist Nanami
Morikawa _ Uncommon Ground in Wrigleyville Chicago IL
August 30 8 to 11 p.m. RS Quintet _ The Jazz Showcase Chicago, IL
For booking, you can reach Rebecca at 717.659.0559.
Rebecca offers lessons in voice and piano in her home studio in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago. She teaches jazz vocals and vocal technique as well as beginning and intermediate piano. Lessons are customized to fit the individual needs of the student. Topics covered in voice and piano lessons include technique, sightsinging/sightreading, theory, ear training, and more. Jazz vocal classes cover phrasing, basics of improvisation, jazz piano for singers, performance technique, chart writing, etc.
Contact Rebecca through the website or at 717.659.0559 for more information regarding pricing and availability.
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