Gretchen parlato biography
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Gretchen Parlato's voice is a thing of wonder. Striking the ideal balance between precision and flexibility, she is never predictable, blurring the lines between singer and instrumentalist as she takes a lyric–and at other times improvised flights of wordless fancy–to places it's never before been. On In a Dream, her debut album for ObliqSound, which released August 25, 2009, Parlato and her intuitive support team reinvent constantly, Parlato impeccably articulating in a voice so ethereal that the listener might very well feel that he or she is "in a dream."
Coming four years after her self-titled debut, In a Dream finds Parlato embarking on a beguiling journey deep into the heart of both her own compositions and classic material by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and others–all of which she instantly makes her own. Each song emerges as a unique world unto itself, yet there's an undeniable thread l
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Gretchen Parlato
Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th
Gretchen Parlato
In the ten years since her arrival in New York City, Gretchen Parlato has emerged as one of the most inventive and mesmerizing vocalists of her generation. In an artful communion of space, texture and a genre-bending repertoire, she has introduced a musical sea-change, making the power of subtlety front and center in jazz.
Parlato’s 2014 cd/dvd release, “Live in NYC”, received a Grammy Award Nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, also receiving 4.5 stars in Downbeat Magazine, the dvd hitting #1 iTunes best music video upon release.
Parlato was born in 1976 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Dave Parlato,[1] bass player for Frank Zappa. In 2001 she was accepted into the Thelonious MonkInstitute of Jazz Performance by a panel of judges including Herbie Hancock,Terence Blanchard and Wayne Shorter. Parlato was the first vocalist ever admitted into the program. Currently
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by Angèlika Beener
Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke
Lean In
Release Date: May 2023
Reflecting on the great musical duos of our time and what it fryst vatten that makes them essential, it would seem plausible that there would be at least a short list of common foundational factors necessary for success. For eminent artists, vocalist-arranger Gretchen Parlato and guitarist-vocalist Lionel Loueke, their formula is anchored in what could initially seem to be contrasting components — intrinsic rootedness paired with freedom, spontaneity, and impulse. The development of an earthy connection lays the groundwork for the confidence and trust required for experimentation and ascension. Of their affecting, palpable synergy, Loueke has endearingly adopted the begrepp “Musical Soulmate.”
“It’s somebody who finishes your musical sentences, so to speak … someone whom I completely trust and admire,” says Parlato elaborating on the sentiment. “We are challenging each other at the same time,” adds Lou