—Ben Sidran, WBGO
Singer Gretchen Parlato turned 50 this year. And her new album, The Wise Ones, finds her looking both backward and forward.

She's reunited with musicians who helped establish her distinctive sound nearly twenty years ago, including…

Gretchen Parlato’s album Lean In in collaboration with Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke marks a particularly beautiful moment in jazz music.

This album showcases Gretchen’s unique ability to create deep emotional connections, while her voice moves effortlessly between languages ​​and cultures…

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By Emma Richardson

Gretchen Parlato is an American jazz singer known for her unique vocal phrasing and improvisation skills. Her soft, intimate style has earned her widespread respect in the jazz community.  > read article

Photos by Lauren Desberg

ON THE HEELS OF THEIR GRAMMY® AWARD nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke continue to make their mark on the jazz…

by George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, June 4, 2023

The duo may be the first jazz artists in history to perform in less than 24 hours, at the two historid music venues, one after the other

How does a genre-blurring…

by Nigel Jarrett, Jazz Journal, Oct 07, 2022

When Gretchen Parlato penned the swirls of her chart Circling one wonders if she envisaged what drummer and composer Terri Lyne Carrington’s band and the planetary guests she assembled for this album…

by Andrew Gilbert, KQED

In the decade following Gretchen Parlato’s triumph at the 2004 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Vocals Competition, she changed the texture of the New York scene.  

Although she only recorded a precious handful of albums…

By Arushi Avachat, Jan 5, 2022

Gretchen Parlato’s “Flor” reflects on blooming into motherhood.

Following the birth of her son, the alumnus and singer said she felt a desire to capture her emotions and experiences through music. The resulting Brazilian-inspired…

Yoshi Kato, Downbeat Magazine, 11/09/2021

For the second time in three years, the all-star SFJAZZ Collective is shifting its paradigm. 

Since its founding in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective had the same instrumentation: trumpet, tenor and alto saxophone, trombone, vibraphone, piano…

It's how music began: a voice and percussion. Basic, intimate, powerful.

The coronavirus lockdown laid waste to the plans of jazz vocal star, Grammy nominee Gretchen Parlato. But in isolation at home in Los Angeles, with partner Mark Guiliana on…