Gretchen Parlato

Gretchen Parlato ( born February 11, 1976 in Los Angeles ) is an American jazz singer.

Life and work

Gretchen Parlato was selected in 2001 to study at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz college program by a jury of Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard and Wayne Shorter; In 2004 she won first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition. In 2005 they released their debut album, which was awarded five stars from Downbeat; In the same year she performed with Wayne Shorter on the La Villette Jazz Festival in Paris. 2009 was followed by the album In a Dream, on which they interpreted R & B songs, arranged by Robert Glasper. 2010 she performed at the Stuttgart Jazz Open. As Gastvokalistin she participated in productions of Esperanza Spalding, Kenny Barron ( The Traveler ), Lionel Loueke and Terence Blanchard (Flow) with.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • Gretchen Parlato (2005)
  • In a Dream (2009)
  • Live in NYC (2013 )
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