awards & credits —
Sunday, January 8th, 2017 10:59 AM
2016
Tillery - Rebecca Martin, Gretchen Parlato, Becca Stevens:
4 1/2 stars, Downbeat Magazine
4 1/2 stars, Downbeat Magazine
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 10:28 AM
2015
Live in NYC:
57th Grammy Awards Nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album
57th Grammy Awards Nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 8:00 PM
2014
2014 Nightlife Awards: Outstanding Female Jazz Vocalist
Live in NYC:
4 1/2 stars, Downbeat Magazine
Live in NYC:
4 1/2 stars, Downbeat Magazine
Friday, August 2nd, 2013 4:53 PM
2013
#2 Best Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
#3 Best Female Vocalist - JazzTimes Readers Poll
Judge for 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
Live in NYC:
#3 - Best Vocal Release - JazzTimes Readers Poll
#8 - Top 10 of Festive CDs of 2013, Jazz Breakfast
#3 Best Female Vocalist - JazzTimes Readers Poll
Judge for 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
Live in NYC:
#3 - Best Vocal Release - JazzTimes Readers Poll
#8 - Top 10 of Festive CDs of 2013, Jazz Breakfast
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:12 AM
2012
Best Female Vocalist Award - Jazz Journalists Association
#2 Best Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
#2 Best Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:11 AM
2011
#1 Female Vocalist - JazzTimes Critics Poll
#1 Rising Star Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
ASCAP Eunice & Hal David Award of Merit for Songwriting
Best Female Vocalist Nominee - Jazz Journalists Association
Featured on Grammy Award winning Best Vocal Jazz Album,
Terri Lyne Carrington, The Mosaic Project
The Lost and Found:
#1 Vocal Album of the Year - iTunes Jazz
#1 Vocal Album of the Year - Jazz Critics Poll
#1 Best Album of the Year - JazzFM.com
#1 Album of the Year - Tom Schnabel, KCRW
#1 Album of the Year - Last Call, KIOS-FM
#1 Best Jazz Album of 2011 - Angelika Beener, Alternate Takes
#1 Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2011 - Radio TSF-Jazz Paris
#2 Top Selling Jazz Album - Billboard Magazine
#2 Best Jazz of 2011 - NPR A Blog Supreme
#2 Best Jazz Album of 2011 - Amazon Music
#2 Best Jazz Albums of 2011 - Nextbop
#2 Festive Fifty of 2011 - Jazz Breakfast
#3 Best Female Vocalist - Downbeat Readers Poll
#4 Album of the Year - John Fordham, The Guardian
#4 Best Selling Album 2011 - iTunes Jazz Music Chart
Top 5 Los Angeles Jazz Albums of 2011 - LA Weekly
#6 Most Read CD Review of 2011 - All About Jazz
#7 Album of the Year - Jazzwise Magazine
10 Best Concerts and Releases of 2011 - The Star, Toronto
Top 10 New Releases of 2011 - KMHD Jazz Radio
Top 25 Albums of 2011 - North Bay Bohemian
Top 40 New Releases of 2011 - JazzTimes
50 Favorite Albums of 2011 - NPR
Top 50 of 2011 - CMJ Jazz Radio Play Chart
Best of the Year - eMusic Jazz
Favorite Jazz Albums of 2011 - AllMusic.com
Best Jazz CDs of 2011 - Jim Wilke, Jazz After Hours
Jamie Cullum Favourites of 2011 - BBC Radio
Best Recordings of 2011 - DC Examiner
Best Albums of 2011 - Aspen Times
Los mejores discos de 2011 - Ocio La Bocina, México
#1 Rising Star Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
ASCAP Eunice & Hal David Award of Merit for Songwriting
Best Female Vocalist Nominee - Jazz Journalists Association
Featured on Grammy Award winning Best Vocal Jazz Album,
Terri Lyne Carrington, The Mosaic Project
The Lost and Found:
#1 Vocal Album of the Year - iTunes Jazz
#1 Vocal Album of the Year - Jazz Critics Poll
#1 Best Album of the Year - JazzFM.com
#1 Album of the Year - Tom Schnabel, KCRW
#1 Album of the Year - Last Call, KIOS-FM
#1 Best Jazz Album of 2011 - Angelika Beener, Alternate Takes
#1 Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2011 - Radio TSF-Jazz Paris
#2 Top Selling Jazz Album - Billboard Magazine
#2 Best Jazz of 2011 - NPR A Blog Supreme
#2 Best Jazz Album of 2011 - Amazon Music
#2 Best Jazz Albums of 2011 - Nextbop
#2 Festive Fifty of 2011 - Jazz Breakfast
#3 Best Female Vocalist - Downbeat Readers Poll
#4 Album of the Year - John Fordham, The Guardian
#4 Best Selling Album 2011 - iTunes Jazz Music Chart
Top 5 Los Angeles Jazz Albums of 2011 - LA Weekly
#6 Most Read CD Review of 2011 - All About Jazz
#7 Album of the Year - Jazzwise Magazine
10 Best Concerts and Releases of 2011 - The Star, Toronto
Top 10 New Releases of 2011 - KMHD Jazz Radio
Top 25 Albums of 2011 - North Bay Bohemian
Top 40 New Releases of 2011 - JazzTimes
50 Favorite Albums of 2011 - NPR
Top 50 of 2011 - CMJ Jazz Radio Play Chart
Best of the Year - eMusic Jazz
Favorite Jazz Albums of 2011 - AllMusic.com
Best Jazz CDs of 2011 - Jim Wilke, Jazz After Hours
Jamie Cullum Favourites of 2011 - BBC Radio
Best Recordings of 2011 - DC Examiner
Best Albums of 2011 - Aspen Times
Los mejores discos de 2011 - Ocio La Bocina, México
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:10 AM
2010
Best Female Vocalist Nominee - Jazz Journalists Association
#2 Rising Star Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
#2 Rising Star Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:09 AM
2009
Best Female Vocalist Nominee - Jazz Journalists Association
Rising Star Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
In a Dream:
#1 Vocal Jazz Album of the Year - Jazz Critics' Poll
#4 The Top 10 Jazz Albums - Washington CityPaper
#4 Top 10 Killer Covers - JazzTimes
5 Top CD Picks - A Blog Supreme, NPR
#6 Steve Greenlee's Top Jazz Albums for 2009 - Boston Globe
#8 Critics Picks: Top 50 New Albums - JazzTimes
#9 Best Music of 2009 - The Year of Living Improvisationally, NPR
#10 Best Music of 2009 - The Year In Jazz From WDUQ, NPR
Best New Music of the Month - Jazz.com
"Weak": Song of the Day - NPR
Rising Star Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
In a Dream:
#1 Vocal Jazz Album of the Year - Jazz Critics' Poll
#4 The Top 10 Jazz Albums - Washington CityPaper
#4 Top 10 Killer Covers - JazzTimes
5 Top CD Picks - A Blog Supreme, NPR
#6 Steve Greenlee's Top Jazz Albums for 2009 - Boston Globe
#8 Critics Picks: Top 50 New Albums - JazzTimes
#9 Best Music of 2009 - The Year of Living Improvisationally, NPR
#10 Best Music of 2009 - The Year In Jazz From WDUQ, NPR
Best New Music of the Month - Jazz.com
"Weak": Song of the Day - NPR
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:08 AM
2008
Rising Star Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
Gretchen Parlato: CD Baby Top Seller
Gretchen Parlato: CD Baby Top Seller
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:07 AM
2007
Rising Star Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll
Gretchen Parlato: CD Baby Top Seller
Gretchen Parlato: CD Baby Top Seller
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:06 AM
2006
Gretchen Parlato:
"In a Dream/Footprints" - NPR Song of the Day
CD Baby Top Seller
"In a Dream/Footprints" - NPR Song of the Day
CD Baby Top Seller
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:05 AM
2005
Gretchen Parlato:
5 Best Progressive Jazz CDs, Jazz Nation, KPR
CD Baby Top Seller
debut CD release date July 15
5 Best Progressive Jazz CDs, Jazz Nation, KPR
CD Baby Top Seller
debut CD release date July 15
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:04 AM
2004
First place winner - Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition
(Judges: Kurt Elling, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Flora Purim,
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jimmy Smith)
(Judges: Kurt Elling, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Flora Purim,
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jimmy Smith)
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:03 AM
2003
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Graduation
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 9:01 AM
2001
First vocalist admitted into Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance
(Selection committee: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Terence Blanchard)
(Selection committee: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Terence Blanchard)
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 8:58 AM
1998
Ethnomusicology/Jazz Studies, UCLA - B.A. Degree
Sunday, June 17th, 2012 12:25 PM
1994
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts - Diploma