Rebecca Parris

Rebecca Parris
Birth nameRuth Blair MacCloskey
Born(1951-12-28)December 28, 1951
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 17, 2018(2018-06-17) (aged 66)
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
GenresJazz
OccupationSinger
Years active1985–2018
Websiterebeccaparris.com

Rebecca Parris (born Ruth Blair MacCloskey; December 28, 1951 – June 17, 2018) was an American jazz singer. During her career she appeared with Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Burton, and Dizzy Gillespie. She performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazz Festival, and the International Floating Jazz Festival. She won the Boston Music Awards nine times.

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