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Rebecca Cline

Born and raised in the Southeastern United States, Rebecca Cline has lived in Boston since 1999. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Music, she spent several years living and traveling in Latin America, including Cuba, Brazil, Ecuador, and Puerto Rico. She earned a second degree from Berklee College of Music in 2001. Currently an Associate Professor at Berklee, she has been teaching Latin jazz and mixed-styles ensembles, Cuban piano classes, and jazz studies there since 2003.

Rebecca is the author of Latin Jazz Piano: Clave, Comping and Soloing, published by Berklee Press. She has traveled independently and with Berklee to conduct workshops in Asia (Malaysia, China), Europe (Italy, Spain), South America (Brazil, Ecuador), and the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic). She performs regularly with the Rebecca Cline Trio, and has been performing and recording with the band, Mango Blue, for over a decade.

Rebecca Cline/Hilary Noble: Enclave Diaspora

Read "Enclave Diaspora" reviewed by John Barron

by John Barron
January 10, 2009

The Boston-based quartet Enclave, co-led by saxophonist/percussionist Hilary Noble and pianist Rebecca Cline, explores the fiery traditions of Afro-Cuban rhythms with an edgy jazz fusion slant. Enclave Diaspora, the group's second release, is an engaging set of Noble/Cline originals, chock full of rhythmic and harmonic surprises.

The musicianship here is first-rate, as demonstrated on energetic romps like “Rue de Buci" and “A-Frayed," where Cline whips up a rich blend of off-beat montuno patterns and single note runs on the Fender ...

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Album Review

Rebecca Cline and Hilary Noble: Enclave Diaspora

Read "Enclave Diaspora" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
January 9, 2009

In its basic meaning, an Enclave is a community of people separated or enclosed from others. By contrast, Diaspora is the casting out of such a community--people forced from their home land. Rebecca Cline and Hilary Noble bring those ideals together with Enclave Diaspora, a collection of songs that represent musicians' artistic similarities as well as their diverse backgrounds.Cline, a pianist, and Noble, a saxophonist and percussionist, founded Enclave in 2003. The group performs a mix of Afro-Latin ...

Performance / Tour

Hilary Noble & Rebecca Cline appearing at the 3rd Annual Nuyorican JazzFest Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005

Source: All About Jazz
November 3, 2005

November 3, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Hilary Noble & Rebecca Cline “Enclave" CD Release Performance 3rd Annual Nuyorican JazzFest San Juan, Puerto Rico Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005 http://www.nuyoricancafepr.com/ “Enclave", the first collaboration of Boston-based saxophonist Hilary Noble and pianist Rebecca Cline, is one of the most exciting new artist discoveries in contemporary Latin jazz. Their dynamic quartet combines rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, Argentina and North America with bop, jazz rock fusion and ...
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Big Bang (Tonight) Hilary Noble & Rebecca Cline + Richie Hart Trio (Tue) The Songwriter's Beat (Wed) & More at the Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
October 17, 2005

October 17, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe Oct. 17 thg Oct. 23 Mon ...
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Zoho Music Double Header Hilary Noble & Rebecca Cline + Richie Hart Trio Cornelia St Cafe Tue Oct 18

Source: All About Jazz
September 28, 2005

September 28, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 Tue Oct 18 ZOHO MUSIC DOUBLE HEADER HILARY NOBLE & REBECCA CLINE ...
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