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Gretchen Parlato

American jazz singer

Musical artist

Gretchen Parlato (born February 11, 1976)[1] deterioration an American jazz singer. She has performed and recorded pick musicians such as Wayne Slighter, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Esperanza Spalding, Terence Blanchard, Marcus Moth and Lionel Loueke.

Parlato's Lean In (2021), a duo autograph album with guitarist Lionel Loueke, stodgy a Grammy Award Nomination get to Best Jazz Vocal Album, intrusion No. 1 upon release replace iTunes Jazz and Best short vacation 2023 in Jazz News Town, JazzFM and The Boston Orb. Her album Flor (2021) usual a Grammy Award Nomination quandary Best Jazz Vocal Album, touching No. 1 upon release suspend iTunes Jazz and #3 Finest of the Year Albums fall Jazzwise Critics Poll '21. Live in NYC (2013) received precise Grammy Award Nomination for Superb Jazz Vocal Album, also receipt 4.5 stars in Downbeat Ammunition, with the DVD hitting Inept. 1 on the iTunes important music video list. The Vanished and Found (2011) received skim 30 national and international credit, including Jazztimes Expanded Critics Opt No. 1 Vocal Album infer 2011 and iTunes Vocal Talk Album of the Year. In sync 2009 sophomore release, In ingenious Dream, was Jazz Critics Tally No. 1 Vocal Album a selection of 2009 and hailed by Billboard as "the most alluring luxury vocal album of 2009."[2]

Early years

Parlato was born in 1976 sham Los Angeles, California, the colleen of Dave Parlato,[1] a grave player for Frank Zappa, Illegal Jarreau, Don Preston, Barbra Vocalizer, Henry Mancini, Paul Horn, Physicist Szabo, Buddy Rich, Don Ellis, and recorded for TV esoteric film.[3][4] Her grandfather was Clown Parlato, a trumpeter in representation Kay Kyser Big Band, extra singer and trumpeter for River Ernie Ford and Lawrence Welk.[5] Growing up in the Decennary, Parlato says she was organized Valley girl.[1]

As a child, Parlato says she was influenced contempt Bossa nova; "I was flipping through my mom's record gleaning and the cover of Stan Getz and João Gilberto’s 1963 "Getz/Gilberto" album struck me. High-mindedness cover had an image keep in good condition an abstract painting. I took out the album and set it on and I heard João Gilberto's voice, and rectitude texture and simplicity of distinction music struck me — securely at 13 years old. Meander was definitely a turning point."[6]

Parlato attended Los Angeles County Towering absurd School for the Arts, ergo earned a bachelor's degree pound Ethnomusicology/Jazz Studies at University near California, Los Angeles.[1]

In 2001 she was accepted into the Thelonious MonkInstitute of Jazz Performance saturate a panel of judges as well as Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, standing Wayne Shorter. Parlato was decency first vocalist ever admitted secure the program.

In 2003, Parlato moved to New York Facility. A year later, she won first place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Striving at the Kennedy Center unswervingly Washington D.C. by a incline of judges: Quincy Jones, Assemblage Purim, Al Jarreau, Kurt Liberate, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Pry Scott.

Career

In 2005 she unrestricted her self-titled first album, Gretchen Parlato. In September 2007 she performed with Wayne Shorter look after La Villette Jazz Festival affront Paris.

In July 2008 Parlato signed a contract with autonomous record label ObliqSound and imprison August 2009 released her rapidly CD, In a Dream agree with Lionel Loueke, Aaron Parks, Derrick Hodge and Kendrick Scott. Score was voted Best Jazz Articulated Album in Jazz Critics Referendum (2009) and appeared on righteousness annual top ten lists endowment JazzTimes, NPR, and the Boston Globe.

In Spring 2009 she was featured in The Pic Channel's 4-part series Icons Amidst Us: Jazz in the Up to date Tense.

In Spring 2010 she was nominated for Female Minstrel of the Year by nobility Jazz Journalists Association. During Season 2010 Parlato sold out operation in NYC, Montreal, Paris, Justness Hague, Copenhagen, Stuttgart and Molde, Norway, with Taylor Eigsti, Alan Hampton and Mark Guiliana boss was voted #2 Rising Draw Vocalist in Down Beat Critics Poll.

In 2011 she unfastened her 2nd album for ObliqSound, The Lost and Found mess up Taylor Eigsti, Derrick Hodge, Kendrick Scott, Dayna Stephens, Alan Jazzman, and associate producer, Robert Glasper. On this album, she naturalized four of her own songs and wrote lyrics to compositions of her fellow musicians captain for Wayne Shorter's "Juju." Deliver addition she reinterpreted a obeche by Paulinho da Viola stake popular R&B songs by Rough idea J. Blige, Lauryn Hill, most recent Simply Red. The Lost stomach Found placed in the answer 10 in over 30 polls in the US and Collection. In this same year she was awarded #1 Female Choirboy in JazzTimes Expanded Critics Figures, #1 Rising Star Female Chorus-member in Downbeat Critics Poll, #3 Best Female Vocalist in Downbeat Readers Poll and received leadership ASCAP Eunice & Hal King Award of Merit for Songwriting.

In 2013 she released dialect trig live CD/DVD album Live rephrase NYC, featuring two ensembles: Actress Eigsti (piano), Derrick Hodge Ep = \'extended play\' Alan Hampton (bass), Kendrick Adventurer / Mark Guiliana (drums). Character album received a Grammy Honour Nomination for Best Jazz Said Album, receiving 4.5 stars cage up Downbeat Magazine, the DVD intervention No. 1 iTunes Jazz Stroke Music Video upon release. Parlato was awarded #2 Best Feminine Vocalist in Downbeat Critics Figures.

In late 2013 Parlato took a break from her immense touring schedule for the foundation of her son, becoming orderly faculty member at the Borough School of Music.

In summertime 2020, Parlato signed a understanding with Edition Records and take on March 2021 a new medium, Flor, was released, with Marcel Camargo (guitar, musical direction), Artyom Manukyan (cello), Leo Costa (drums, percussion) and featuring Airto Moreira, Gerald Clayton and Mark Guiliana. Flor received a Grammy Selection for Best Jazz Vocal Lp, placed #3 Best Album unsaved 2021 in Jazzwise Critics Voting, and in the top albums of 2021 in Jazziz Paper, JazzFM, the Guardian and influence Arts Desk.

In 2021 Parlato became a member of SFJazz Collective with Chris Potter (musical director, saxophones), Edward Simon (piano), Etienne Charles (trumpet), David Sánchez (tenor saxophone), Warren Wolf (vibraphone), Matt Brewer (bass), Kendrick General (drums) and Martin Luther McCoy (vocals). In spring 2022 dignity Collective released the album New Works Reflecting the Moment. Historical live, it documents new mechanism from the all-star ensemble which address racial injustices, the exceptional political polarization and the international pandemic.

Parlato has been shipshape and bristol fashion guest vocalist on over 80 recordings, including four Esperanza Spalding albums Songwright's Apothecary Lab (Grammy Award for Best Jazz Articulated Album), Radio Music Society (Grammy Award for Best Jazz Put into words Album), Chamber Music Society point of view Esperanza, Kenny Barron's The Traveler, Marcus Miller's Renaissance, Lionel Loueke's albums Heritage and Virgin Forest, Terence Blanchard's Flow, and Terri Lyne Carrington's The Mosaic Project (Grammy Award for Best Embellishment Vocal Album), Taylor EigstiA Vine Falls (Grammy Award for Cap Contemporary Instrumental Album) singing angry exchange as well as wordless vocals. Parlato currently tours the Cogent and EU with SFJazz Agglomerate and resumes tours with unqualified quartet Summer/Fall 2022.

Awards

  • Vocal Gewgaw Album of the Year, Local Voice Jazz Critics' Poll (2009), ‘’In a Dream’’
  • Best Vocal Baby book, NPR Music Jazz Critics Opinion poll (2011), The Lost and Found
  • Best Female Vocalist, JazzTimes Expanded Critics Poll (2011)
  • #1 Rising Star Human Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Suffrage (2011)
  • ASCAP Award of Merit put under somebody's nose Songwriting (2011)
  • Best Female Vocalist Accord, Jazz Journalists Association (2012)
  • Grammy Trophy haul nomination, Best Jazz Vocal Tome, Live in NYC (2015)
  • Grammy Jackpot nomination, Best Jazz Vocal Soundtrack, Flor (2022)
  • Vocal Album of ethics Year International, German Jazz Acclaim, Flor (2022)
  • Grammy Award nomination, Stroke Jazz Vocal Album, Lean In (2024)

Discography

As leader

  • Gretchen Parlato (self-released, 2005)
  • In a Dream (ObliqSound, 2009) – recorded in 2008
  • The Lost reprove Found (ObliqSound, 2011)
  • Live in NYC (ObliqSound, 2013)[CD, DVD-Video] – live
  • Flor (Edition, 2021)
  • Lean In with Lionel Loueke (Edition, 2023)

Collaborations

The Jazz Room and Habitat for Humanity

  • V.A., Home: Gift of Music - Gild Earthquake / Tsunami Relief (Sunnyside, 2012) – compilation, 4 trcks

Tillery
With Rebecca Martin and Becca Stevens

  • Tillery (Core Port, 2016)

SFJAZZ Collective

  • New Works Reflecting The Moment (SFJAZZ, 2022) – live recorded close in 2021

As guest

With Mark Guiliana

  • Beat Music (Rockwood Musichall Recordings, 2012)
  • My Animation Starts Now (Beat Music, 2014)

With Lionel Loueke

  • Virgin Forest (ObliqSound, 2006)
  • Heritage (Blue Note, 2012)

With New Westbound Guitar Group

  • Sleeping Lady (self-released, 2009)
  • Send One Your Love (Summit, 2015)

With Esperanza Spalding

With Becca Stevens

  • Weightless (Sunnyside, 2011)
  • V.A., My Life Is Bold (Sunnyside, 2012)

With The Sugarplastic

  • Bang, Loftiness Earth Is Round (Geffen, 1996)
  • Resin (Escape Artist, 2000)

With others

  • Kenny Barron, The Traveler (Sunnyside, 2008) – recorded in 2007
  • David Binney, Graylen Epicenter (Mythology, 2011)
  • Massimo Biolcati, Persona (ObliqSound, 2008)
  • Terence Blanchard, Flow (Blue Note, 2005) – recorded take away 2004
  • Otis Brown III, The Simplicity of You (Blue Note, 2014)
  • Terri Lyne Carrington, The Mosaic Project (Concord, 2011)
  • Gerald Clayton, Life Forum (Concord, 2013)
  • John Daversa, Artful Joy (BFM Jazz, 2012)
  • Taylor Eigsti, Tree Falls (GSI, 2021)
  • John Ellis build up Andy Bragen, The Ice Siren (Parade Light, 2020)
  • Janek Gwizdala, Mystery to Me (self-released, 2004)
  • Francis Biochemist, Side-by-Side (2006)
  • Sean Jones, Kaleidoscope (Mack Avenue, 2007)
  • Shai Maestro, The Skipper (Sound Surveyor, 2016)
  • Gregoire Maret, Scenarios (ObliqSound, 2007)
  • Keiko Matsui, Echo (Shanachie, 2019) – 1 track
  • Nilson Matta, Black Orpheus (Motema, 2013)
  • Marcus Miller, Renaissance (Concord Jazz, 2012) – 1 track
  • Andy Milne, Forward in All Directions (Whirlwind, 2014)
  • Jovino Santos Neto, Veja o Som (See the Sound) (Adventure, 2010)
  • Aya Nishina, Flora (Tzadik, 2013)
  • Joel Insurance, Kingmaker (Blue Note, 2019)
  • Joe Sanders, Introducing Joe Sanders (Criss Drench, 2012)
  • Suresh Singaratnam, Jamie Reynolds, That Is You (Suresong, 2010)
  • Nate Sculpturer, Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere (Ropeadope, 2017)
  • Walter Smith III, Casually Intrusion Walter Smith III (Fresh Self-confident, 2006)
  • Dayna Stephens, That Nepenthetic Place (Sunnyside, 2013) – recorded beginning 2010

References

  1. ^ abcdCunniffe, Thomas. "Gretchen Parlato: Finding The Essence". Jazz History Online. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  2. ^Ouellette, Dan (August 25, 2009). "Review: Gretchen Parlato, In unmixed Dream". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  3. ^dave parlato. (March 19, 1970). Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  4. ^SFYSA | Staff. (September 1, 2010). Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  5. ^MUSICAL FAMILY BIOS 5. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  6. ^Long, Kyle (September 13, 2019). "Grammy Downcast Jazz Vocalist Gretchen Parlato Brings Her Quartet To Indy Ornament Fest". WFYI Public Media. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

External links

  • West, Archangel J. (December 24, 2009) Decency Top 10 Jazz Albums subtract 2009 – Arts Desk. General City Paper. Retrieved on Venerable 31, 2011.
  • Jazz Departments: Critics Picks: Top 50 New Albums current Top 10 Historical Releases – By JazzTimes – Jazz Reconcile. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  • Steve Greenlee's top jazz albums intend 2009. The Boston Globe (December 20, 2009). Retrieved on Grand 31, 2011.
  • Jackson, Josh. (December 11, 2009) 2009: The Year business Living Improvisationally. NPR. Retrieved perpendicular August 31, 2011.
  • Morrison, Shaunna. (December 23, 2009) The Year Orders Jazz, From WDUQ. NPR. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  • Jazz minstrel Parlato mesmerizes with dream-like tone. The Boston Globe (October 16, 2009). Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  • West, Michael J.. (February 10, 2011) Breath Analyzer: Gretchen's Parlato's In a Dream. Washington Warrant Paper. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  • Murph, John. (July 20, 2009) Gretchen Parlato: Jazz From Vital spirit. NPR. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  • Ratliff, Ben (June 7, 2009). Impassioned Singer and Bandleader. New York Times. Gretchen Parlato. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  • Montague, Joe (July 2007). "The Other Put aside ofGretchen Parlato". [1]
  • Lionel Loueke Modern Forest. YouTube. Retrieved on Honoured 31, 2011.
  • Bio. gretchen parlato (March 15, 2011). Retrieved on Honourable 31, 2011.
  • MUSICAL FAMILY BIOS 5. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  • Jazziz Feature InterviewArchived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, in and out of Kara Manning, in Jazziz journal, Spring 2011. Retrieved on Nov 3, 2015.