Rebecca Roudman
San Francisco
On her cutting edge Zeta electric cello or her classical fusion Lewis and Clark carbon-fiber cello, Rebecca is one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most exciting crossover cellists.
A frequent performer of jazz, blues, rock and world music, Rebecca has shared the stage with Carlos Santana (see video), Isaac Hayes, Joan Baez, Ry Cooder, Elvis Costello, Deltron 3030, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Evan Rachel Wood (see video), Liz Phair and many more amazing performers.
With her strong improvisation skills and authentic phrasing, Rebecca also fronts her own exciting blues/gyspy band Dirty Cello.
Rebecca also performs frequently with R & B musicican Martin Luther McCoy (see video), hip hop super group Latryx (Lateef and Lyrics Born), blues guitarist Danny Click and Bay Area favorites, the Jazz Mafia.
Throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Rebecca performs as a member of the Santa Rosa Symphony and the Oakland East-Bay Symphony. She has presented critically acclaimed solos with the Ohlone College Orchestra, the Mission College Symphony, the Community Women's Orchestra and many others. A favorite of local composers, Rebecca has premiered many modern classical works for cello and had numerous compositions written for her.