What is consistently true about Victoria is her musicality.”
– Herb Boyd, DownBeat
A seasoned vocalist, Rebekah Victoria grew up in a musical household in Northern California and caught the performing bug early. She studied piano and had classical voice training, but found it “way too structured.” Rebekah Victoria experimented with other types of music, including Broadway-style singing, but eventually realized, “Jazz, to me, is home. It can be what you want it to be, and I want to swing. It’s my passion.”
LEARN MOREJazz vocalist Rebekah Victoria mines 20th century songs for 21st century sounds and meaning on Songs of the Decades, available now! Victoria collaborates with acclaimed trombonist, composer-arranger and bandleader Wayne Wallace and an assemblage of two-dozen musicians (including guest vocalist Kenny Washington) for a panorama of songs from each decade of the 20th century.
LEARN MORE“[Rebekah Victoria] has a large soprano range and her diction is right on.” – Herb Young, IAJRC Journal
“You can tell she has a complete understanding of every word she sings.” – Dan Singer, Singer’s Singer
“…Victoria applies a fresh patina to old chestnuts. Bessie Smith and Ella Fitzgerald come to mind..."
– Herb Boyd, DownBeat
“Rebekah Victoria’s versatility as a soprano is amazing… inspired…."
– Yves Dorison, Culture Jazz