Upstate

SSC1416 2017-04-14

Track List

Just As In Spring - 3:53
To Make the Most of Today - 4:52
On a Sunday Morning - 3:44
Thrones and Believers - 4:31
Later On They'll Know - 3:53
When Things Like These Go Wrong - 2:27
Freedom Run - 5:42
Like Every Other Day - 3:40
Outside It Rains For Them - 4:10
In the Nick of Time - 5:40
Hold On - 3:33
To Up and Go - 3:42

Musicians

Rebecca Martin - guitar, vocals
Guillermo Klein - piano, keyboard, vocals
Larry Grenadier - acoustic bass
Jeff Ballard - drums, percussion

Sometimes it is just a matter of timing and proximity that makes attractive collaborations possible. For years, singer/songwriter Rebecca Martin knew that she wanted to work with pianist/vocalist/composer Guillermo Klein. Klein’s recent relocation to upstate New York, where Martin had made her home, made the opportunity of making music together possible. The beautiful results of their work can be heard on their new recording, The Upstate Project. // Martin is well known for her elegant songwriting and performance, commingling jazz and folk music. Aside from her solo work, she has regularly collaborated with a coterie of celebrated musicians, including Kurt Rosenwinkel, Paul Motian and Tillery, the celebrated vocal trio featuring Becca Stevens and Gretchen Parlato. Always community minded, Martin has become an advocate of sorts for collaboration in her musical and social endeavors, most notably in her adopted home of Kingston, New York. // For his part, Klein has become a celebrated songwriter and composer, utilizing elements of jazz, modern classical, rock and Argentinean folkloric music. He had spent more than a decade living outside of the United States, both in Spain and Argentina, before returning and settling in Beacon, New York, a short distance from Martin.