If you want to know what's happening on the New York jazz scene, you should see Tillery performing. This is the name of a true supergroup of three wonderful New York based singers: Rebecca Martin, Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens. Of the three, Parlato is the one best known in Rotterdam. She has played with stars like bassist Esperanza Spalding and trumpeter Terenche Blanchard, and she enjoyed great success at two earlier editions of the North Sea Jazz Festival (in 2010 and 2012). Parlato is one of the most celebrated rising stars in jazz. Rebecca Martin has been around for a while longer and after two decades on the scene she can be regarded as a veteran. Martin combines pop with jazz and inspires the younger generation with her highly individualistic approach. Becca Stevens is the newcomer. She is a very promising new talent and has worked with, among others, pianist Brad Mehldau and drummer Eric Harland.
