"She released more than 50 albums as a leader or featured guest, including four definitive projects with the witty singer, songwriter and pianist Dave Frishberg. She performed several runs at Feinstein's at Lowes Regency in Manhattan with the Harry Allen Quartet, as well as with pianist Michael Feinstein himself. As the years went by, she performed more frequently at Trad Jazz festivals, on Jazz Cruises, and at events such as the San Diego Jazz Party, where she was named a "Jazz Legend" in 2016."
"She hosted a radio show ( On the Road with Rebecca Kilgore) on KMHD jazz radio, she appeared a number of times with Frishberg on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and she was a guest on The Prairie Home Companion. She also played Carnegie Hall. No matter who she played with or what the setting - country, early swing, or American Songbook material from the 1930s and '40s - three essential qualities always stood out: the sonorous clarity of her voice; her impeccable musicianship; and her modest, friendly demeanor."
Rebecca Kilgore, a Portland-based vocalist and interpreter of the American Songbook, died January 7 at age 76 from Lewy Body Dementia. She recorded more than 50 albums as a leader or guest, including four projects with Dave Frishberg, and performed widely at Feinstein's, Trad Jazz festivals, Jazz Cruises, the San Diego Jazz Party, Carnegie Hall, and as a Portland Jazz Master at PDX Jazz. She hosted a KMHD radio show, appeared on NPR's Fresh Air and The Prairie Home Companion, and earned honors from the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and Jazz Society of Oregon. Colleagues praised her clear voice, musicianship, and modest demeanor.
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