violinist / vocalist / songwriter
Rebecca Zapen
NEST DEBUTS AT #12 ON FOLK DJ CHARTS!!
{ Dec. 2, 2011 }
Top Albums....#12-Nest!
Top Artists....#13-Rebecca Zapen!
Top Songs....#16-Beautiful Love Songs Without the Love!
folkradio.org
TAMPA BAY TIMES ARTIST OF THE DAY
{ Nov. 23, 2011 }
TBT feature about Rebecca Zapen and Jeremy Douglass' creations: new album "Nest", and their 2-year-old son Joel. Balalaika, banjo and bambino.....
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NEST AVAILABLE ON CDBABY.COM & iTunes
{ Nov. 1, 2011 }
 Rebecca Zapen's new release Nest is available on
www.cdbaby.com/cd/rebeccazapen and iTunes.
Barely out of the starting gate, Nest has already been awarded Florida Album of the Year 2011 (Florida Times-Union). Folio Weekly says of the album: "While some musicians spend a lifetime avoiding responsibilities and domestic duties as if they were sunlight or sobriety ... Zapen has taken the art of settling down to new heights with her latest album, the aptly titled 'Nest'."
NEST WINS FLORIDA ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2011!!
Barely out of the starting gate, Nest has already garnered the award for
Florida Album of the Year (Florida Times-Union).
BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONGS WITHOUT THE LOVE
Hideaway Backstage - Rebecca Zapen
Rebecca performs backstage after her show at the Hideaway Cafe on September 18, 2011. Video produced by Dave Allison www.creativebundle.com. Filmed at Hideaway Cafe in St. Petersburg, FL. www.hideawaycafe.biz.
Hideaway Backstage - Rebecca Zapen "Beautiful Love Songs Without the Love" from Creative Bundle on Vimeo.
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"There’s a sense of arcane, jazzy pop; fifties romanticism, classical music, and Yiddish and other folk traditions; a bowl of ingredients from which Zapen intuitively ladles the right elements for her evocative compositions...Nest is something of a miracle."
-- My Old Kentucky Blog
"Zapen is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter with a vocal range that allows her to go from a jazz-sultry croon to a dreamy, honey-sweet cry, and a classically-trained violinist who also plays ukulele and guitar. She infuses her sound with elements of acoustic folk, Americana, and gypsy jazz, and brings a warm swinging feel to her pretty melodies."
-- Creative Loafing
"While some musicians spend a lifetime avoiding responsibilities and domestic duties as if they were sunlight or sobriety ... Zapen has taken the art of settling down to new heights with her latest album, the aptly titled 'Nest'."
-- Folio Weekly
A third-generation musician in a family tree including players of violin, piano, double bass, guitar, and accordion, Rebecca Zapen has developed into a versatile performer: jazz crooner, classically-trained violinist, and award-winning multi-instrumentalist songwriter. Her formal violin studies began at age 3, and singing always came naturally. She graduated with honors from Florida State University, with degrees in Music and Biology. It was during her years at FSU that she fell in love with jazz and bossa nova. Past appearances include Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, and Jazz Club of Sarasota. Zapen has been a musical guest on Public Radio International show Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?, as well as being a featured soloist with the Hollywood Philharmonic Orchestra.
The versatile vocalist and violinist has released 4 albums. Award-winning albums Nest and Japanese Bathhouse feature her eclectic folk-pop songwriting; Hummingbird and ZapStar feature jazz standards and bossa nova, as well as several original compositions. Awards and accolades include: Florida Album of the Year 2011 for Nest, which debuted at #12 on the Folk DJ charts; Jacksonville's Musician of the Year 2008; and Best Cabaret Album & Best Cabaret Song in Just Plain Folks Awards 2009 for Japanese Bathhouse. Zapen's original songs appeared in a national promotion for Crocs Shoes. She placed 2nd in the Bushman World Ukulele Video Contest, and she was a Finalist in the 2007 DiscMakers' Independent Music World Series. My Old Kentucky Blog says of Zapen's newest release Nest: "There’s a sense of arcane, jazzy pop; fifties romanticism, classical music, and Yiddish and other folk traditions; a bowl of ingredients from which Zapen intuitively ladles the right elements for her evocative compositions...Nest is something of a miracle."
An award-winning composer, she earned the Silver Medal of Excellence for Best Use of Music in a Short Film at the 2008 Park City Film Music Festival. Her original songs appear in Look Both Ways, which won for Best Music in the 2009 San Francisco Seven Day Film Festival. Her music has been featured on NPR's All Songs Considered: Open Mic. In addition to performing extensively in Florida and touring throughout the United States, playing at venues such as The Bitter End (NYC), Genghis Cohen (L.A.), and Katerina's (Chicago), she has also delighted audiences abroad at venues such as Les Temps Modernes (Switzerland), Le Caveau des Oubliettes (France), and Paganini Auditorium (Italy).
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, she now calls St. Petersburg home, where she lives with her husband, pianist and recording engineer Jeremy Douglass, and their young son Joel.
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