Becky Abbott  -  Vocals

Personal Background:

Becky spent her early childhood in Trenton, due to her father’s profession, as a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot. After a posting to Ottawa, the Abbott family finally settled down, allowing Becky to spend the balance her childhood and teenage years, in one city. Becky would like to spend more time performing abroad and touring the world. Becky plans on making singing a life-long career.

Musical Background:

Becky Abbott began singing at the early age of five. Fast forward to today, singing is still her number one passion. Currently lending her ear to many aspiring vocal students, Becky has spent the last few years teaching her craft. As a young pianist, Becky discovered her passion for music at a very early age, now she uses her vocal talent in many forms; As a back-up vocalist for Canadian Blues Icon David Gogo, as a sultry jazz diva, with her own group, "The Becky Abbott Trio" and when Becky's demanding schedule permits, hitting the stage with  Ottawa’s premiere R&B band, The FunKtion. Becky has been lucky enough to express her love for music through many genres, from classically singing Carmina Burana in a massed chorus and Mendelssohn’s, 'A Midsummer night Dream’, with Christopher Plummer at the National Arts Center, to warming up the audiences for notable blues acts such as ZZ Top, Johnny Winter and BB King. Becky is currently working on her debut album.

Musical Influences:

Becky’s main musical influences and inspirations include Ella Fitzgerald, Susan Tedeschi, Aretha Franklin, Eva Cassidy, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Lang, Nikka Costa, Jamiroquai, India Arie, Jonathan Brooke, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Janis Joplin. Becky can identify with all of these musicians. Becky says, “ day to day, they are all huge inspirations when it comes time to do some soulful song writing”.

The Funktion:

Becky was first introduced to the idea of joining The FunKtion through an ad, calling for a female vocalist with a strong high-end. The ad caught her attention right away, and once she found out that the The FunKtion specialized in Soul, old school R&B and Funk, she didn’t even have to think twice. After her first rehearsal with The Funktion, she knew that this was the group for her. Years of searching for that big funky band equipped with a brass section finally paid off!