tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:/blogs/news?p=2news2024-02-25T20:10:09-08:00gretchen parlato falsetag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/73572272024-02-25T20:10:09-08:002024-02-25T20:12:10-08:00GRETCHEN PARLATO AND LIONEL LOUEKE'S SACRED SYNERGY<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/a4fee2797e085a1b71811ce8e31ba97734cb1ab0/original/screenshot-2024-02-25-at-8-06-04-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_left border_" height="1542" /><p><span class="text-small">cover story Music Connection Magazine, by Andrea Beenham</span><br><strong>ON THE HEELS OF THEIR GRAMMY® AWARD</strong><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);"> nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke continue to make their mark on the jazz scene, while remaining as humble and appreciative of their journey as ever. Born and raised 7,500 miles apart (California and Benin), their creative synergy is pure magic, the result of 23 years of friendship and musical collaboration.</span></p><p><strong>LL: </strong><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);">Connected to the title, we lean on each other. There’s a trust, a high listening, and no judgment—we go with the flow. The mistake is a big part of what we do, too. Nothing is perfect. We don’t want to play perfectly—it’s not music. We challenge each other. It’s not that we sat in a comfort zone for 20 years. I don’t know where she’s going to go and I trust her. I go on that journey completely blind. That’s the beauty of what we do. We don’t question it, we just go for it and, because we move listening and trusting each other, we find our way back home. There’s no preconception. You don’t get it wrong in progress, you get wrong because you don’t know where you are. There’s no judgment. </span></p><p><strong>GP: </strong><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);">It’s all about what’s genuine and honest to who you are. You want your art to be an extension of who you are as a person, encompassing everything about you. The sound on your instrument should just be effortless—the same way we speak is the way you should sing or play. Don’t try so hard to imitate. Ella did it. Let’s just listen to Ella if we want Ella. What can you do? Everyone has a story, something to share, so it should be a relief to realize what’s already inside. Let that out, and not try to grab things. Everything already exists, it’s just the unveiling—and that can take many years. The beauty is the journey, not the final destination. I get to be an artist, it’s a really beautiful thing. This is the way to be happy in life and have less attachments and suffering. </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.musicconnection.com/gretchen-parlato-and-lionel-louekes-sacred-synergy/" data-link-type="url">»read full article</a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/73373992024-01-20T15:10:56-08:002024-01-26T17:40:42-08:00The Sun Will Rise Again - BONUS TRACK out now!<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">"The Sun Will Rise Again" </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenparlato/" role="link" tabindex="0">@gretchenparlato</a><a role="link" tabindex="0"> </a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/lionelloueke/" role="link" tabindex="0">@lionelloueke</a><a role="link" tabindex="0"> </a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Bonus track from "Lean In" is out on </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/editionrecords/" role="link" tabindex="0">@editionrecords</a><a role="link" tabindex="0"> !</a></p><p><a role="link" tabindex="0"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/80fd93e1294c38c2e3ecbd6376cea15445ada037/original/edn1216-packshot-lean-in-web.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/73216682023-12-19T20:04:32-08:002023-12-20T20:11:15-08:00Best of Jazz 2023-2024 - Jazz News Paris<h4>Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke, Lean In</h4><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/694b467a38585ec25ca63907bcb9f4bf45228886/original/screenshot-2023-12-19-at-7-58-14-pm.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/73209822023-12-18T12:57:09-08:002023-12-18T13:10:03-08:00Best of 2023 - The Boston Globe<blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>
<div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/80fd93e1294c38c2e3ecbd6376cea15445ada037/original/edn1216-packshot-lean-in-web.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><strong>Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, </strong><i><strong>Lean In</strong></i></span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);">Did any disc offer more pure pleasure, track by track, than this gem from the Benin-born guitarist Lionel Loueke and the American singer Gretchen Parlato? </span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);">Singing in English, Portuguese, and the indigenous Fon of Benin, the two weave vocal and guitar lines supported by a variety of light percussive grooves, including the Carlos Pingarilho-Marcos Vasconcellos samba “Astronauta” and the joyous Afrobeat of Parlato’s “If I Knew.” (Jon Garelick)</span></div>
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<i><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/80fd93e1294c38c2e3ecbd6376cea15445ada037/original/edn1216-packshot-lean-in-web.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></strong></i><strong>Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, </strong><i><strong>Lean In</strong></i>
</h5><p>Self-proclaimed “musical soulmates,” Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke celebrate 20 years of friendship and collaboration on their duo album <i>Lean In</i>. Pulling from both of their strengths, this record offers a feast for the ears: playful, complex rhythms; influences from various genres, including Afrobeat and Brazilian music; and fabulous vocals from both Parlato and Loueke. <i>Lean In</i> is an album you’ll have on repeat. —<i><strong>Raina Hersh</strong></i></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/73024552023-11-11T17:45:09-08:002023-11-21T09:32:12-08:00Hear "Better Than" in David Fincher's new movie The Killer.<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/fae7da52e3ba2e90256a61fec84060ebf4216dde/original/screenshot-2023-11-11-at-5-34-21-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);">David Fincher's new movie The Killer, with soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.. includes Gretchen's song “Better Than” - among several songs by The Smiths and others.</span></p><p> </p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/73017302023-11-10T08:47:29-08:002023-12-15T07:26:57-08:0066th grammy® awards nominee<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/80fd93e1294c38c2e3ecbd6376cea15445ada037/original/edn1216-packshot-lean-in-web.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_inline border_" /></p><h3>Lean In - nominated for <br> <span class="text-big" style="color:rgb(115,115,115);">Best Jazz Vocal Album</span>
</h3>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72868342023-10-12T11:27:50-07:002023-10-12T11:51:13-07:00november japan tour<h3>gretchen parlato quartet</h3><p>with Dave Cook, Alan Hampton, Mark Guiliana</p><p><strong>11/1 - Toyama City, Toyama</strong></p><p><strong>11/</strong><span><strong><time>2 - </time></strong></span><strong>Billboard Jazz Club, Osaka</strong></p><p><strong>11/</strong><span><strong><time>3 - </time></strong></span><strong>Montreux Jazz, Tokyo</strong></p><p><strong>11/</strong><span><strong><time>5 - </time></strong></span><strong>Blue Note Tokyo</strong></p><p><strong>11/</strong><span><strong><time>6 - </time></strong></span><strong>Blue Note Tokyo</strong></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="/tour" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="tour"><strong>» more info on tour page</strong></a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72870282023-10-10T00:00:00-07:002023-10-16T07:54:45-07:00Lift Every Voice: The Rising Generation of Singers Charts a New Path for Jazz<p><span class="text-small"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/f14ed633fd6a79c018ae44b443a1f35d8fd0da32/original/gp-8311crop.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" />by Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Classical Voice, 10/10/23</span></p><p><span>"Gretchen Parlato has distilled her sound down to a silvery essence, an approach deeply informed by the Brazilian songbook. She performed at Monterey with Benin-born guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke, a creative confidante since they were graduate students at the exclusive Thelonious Monk Institute for Jazz in Los Angeles two decades ago. The L.A.-based Parlato heads back north this week with Loueke for duo performances </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://hammertheatre.com/black-cab-jazz-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer"><span><strong>on Oct. 13</strong></span></a><span> at San Jose’s Hammer Theatre Center (part of the Black Cab Jazz series), </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://live.stanford.edu/calendar/october-2023/gretchen-parlato-and-lionel-loueke" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer"><span><strong>on Oct. 14</strong></span></a><span>at The Studio for Stanford Live, and </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://live.stanford.edu/calendar/october-2023/gretchen-parlato-and-lionel-loueke" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer"><span><strong>on Oct. 15</strong></span></a><span> at Miner Auditorium.</span></p><p><span>At 47, Parlato is a mid-career master whose emergence in the early aughts changed the course of jazz vocals, via her own recordings and through her ubiquitous presence on projects by her peers, elders, and younger artists, including Esperanza Spalding’s breakthrough albums </span><i><span>Chamber Music Society</span></i><span> and </span><i><span>Radio Music Society</span></i><span> (from 2010 and 2012, respectively). </span></p><p><span>“She’s shaped a generation,” said singer Sara Gazarek, 41, who was studying at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music when Parlato was at the Monk Institute. “There are so many young vocalists who’ve adopted her intimate, quiet, sensual approach to singing, which is not performative but still commanding. I love the music she’s making. It feels like her soul.”</span></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.sfcv.org/articles/feature/lift-every-voice-rising-generation-singers-charts-new-path-jazz#" data-link-type="url"><span>» read article</span></a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72781422023-09-24T20:21:32-07:002023-10-12T11:51:13-07:00fall duo tour<h3>gretchen parlato & lionel loueke</h3><p><strong>10/5 - jimmy's jazz & blues club, portsmouth, nh</strong></p><p><strong>10/6 - regattabar, cambridge, ma</strong></p><p><strong>10/7 - lefrak concert hall, queens, ny</strong></p><p><strong>10/10 - capilano univ, vancouver, ca</strong></p><p><strong>10/11 - the triple door, seattle, wa</strong></p><p><strong>10/12 - old church concert hall, portland, or</strong></p><p><strong>10/13 - hammer theatre center, san jose, ca</strong></p><p><strong>10/14 - bing concert hall studio, palo alto, ca</strong></p><p><strong>10/15 - SFJAZZ center, san francisco, ca</strong></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="/tour" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="tour"><strong>» more info on tour page</strong></a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72781412023-09-24T20:09:54-07:002023-10-12T11:49:36-07:009/28-9/29 - montreux jazz festival china<div class="event-info-wrapper" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(115, 115, 115);color:rgb(115, 115, 115);font-family:"Woodford Bourne";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:2px;orphans:auto;overflow:visible;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;'><h3>gretchen parlato quartet</h3></div><div class="event-info event-notes" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(115, 115, 115);color:rgb(115, 115, 115);font-family:"Woodford Bourne";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;'>
<p>with Taylor Eigsti—piano, Alan Hampton—bass, Jonathan Barber—drums</p>
<h4><a class="no-pjax" href="/tour" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="tour">» more info on tour page</a></h4>
</div>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72299962023-06-21T07:25:21-07:002023-06-23T18:10:51-07:00gp shop has some beautiful lean in merch!<h3><a class="no-pjax" href="https://society6.com/art/lean-in8383731" data-link-type="url">» see the new coffee cups, notebooks, totebags, water bottles and more!</a></h3>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72277802023-06-16T12:40:40-07:002023-06-19T18:18:35-07:00thank you hollywood bowl !<p><strong>Join us as we continue our tour: </strong><br><strong>jun27</strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://gretchenparlato.com/event/5065922/636181182/gretchen-parlato-lionel-loueke-ottowa-jazz-festival"><strong> - ottowa jazz festival</strong></a><br><strong>jun29 </strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://gretchenparlato.com/event/5065935/636181199/gretchen-parlato-lionel-loueke-rochester-jazz-festival"><strong>- rochester jazz festival</strong></a><br><strong>jul02</strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://gretchenparlato.com/event/5065944/636181252/gretchen-parlato-lionel-loueke-montreal-jazz-festival"><strong> - montreal jazz festival</strong></a><br><strong>jul04 - </strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.bluenotejazz.com/nyc/shows/?eid=13150478" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Visit venue website"><strong>blue note</strong></a><a rel="noopener" title="Visit venue website"><strong> nyc</strong></a><br><strong>jul05 - </strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.bluenotejazz.com/nyc/shows/?eid=13150478" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Visit venue website"><strong>blue note nyc</strong></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="/tour" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="tour"><strong>» INFO & TICKETS!</strong></a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72255092023-06-12T20:12:54-07:002023-06-13T19:55:37-07:00Listen to Just Jazz host LeRoy Down’s interview with Gretchen Parlato<blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="webkit" style="border-width:0px;width:763px;" id="trustifiWebkit"><div id="trustifiContent_0"><div id="trustifiContent_1"><div id="trustifiContent_2"><div style="width:763px;" id="trustifiContent_3"><div style="padding-left:5px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page:WordSection1;"><p><span>Gretchen discusses her upcoming set with Lionel Loueke at Hollywood Bowl, and coming up as a student at LA County High School for the Arts and Herbie Hancock Institute, where she and Lionel met 22 years ago. </span><a class="no-pjax" href="a%20href=%22https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/leroy-downs/leroy-downs-playlist-june-11-2023" data-link-type="url"><span><strong>» Enjoy Listening!</strong></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72192512023-06-01T17:51:46-07:002023-06-12T20:32:11-07:00GP on KPFK Global Village with Sergio Mielniczenko <p>I'll be joining Sergio Mielniczenko at NOON Friday June 2 on KPFK Global Village:<br>11a-1p (Pacific time). </p><p> <a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.kpfk.org/index_one.php?shokey=gv_sergio" data-link-type="url"><strong>» listen in Global Village archives</strong></a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72134652023-05-19T13:00:00-07:002023-05-22T10:14:23-07:00Lean In #1 Top Albums - iTunes Jazz<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/dbb2c494931a78731adffbd023987afdd61c8698/original/lean-in-1.jpg/!!/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72122062023-05-19T12:00:00-07:002023-05-22T11:28:19-07:00GP and Lio's Instagram Live<p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Csb55sUMxNG/" data-link-type="url">» Watch GP and Lio's Instagram Live</a> from Lean In release day, May 19th.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/93bdaf3a6d23d6306772a45596eccb5a43779aaa/original/screen-shot-2023-05-19-at-1-05-36-pm.png/!!/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72119832023-05-19T08:24:50-07:002023-05-22T11:28:19-07:00Lean In — Jazziz Editors' Choice<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/cb926d8548124441babea0a92474daf363313a5b/original/screen-shot-2023-05-19-at-8-34-31-am.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);">Commencing this week’s playlist, </span><strong>Gretchen Parlato</strong><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);"> and </span><strong>Lionel Loueke</strong><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);"> grace us with their sublime rendition of the 1984 hit song, “I Miss You,” originally performed by the all-women 1980s funk band Klymaxx. This exquisite rework is featured on their collaborative full-length album, </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Gretchen-Parlato/dp/B0BT28WNL1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NQE6Z2SS5ULL&keywords=gretchen+parlato+lean+in&qid=1684422308&sprefix=gretchen+parlato+lean+in%252Caps%252C178&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=jazzizmedia-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=3118e5b349bde530778c0e2619069db1&camp=1789&creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>Lean In</i></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);">, which we proudly highlighted as one of the must-know new releases in May 2023.</span></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/72119902023-05-19T08:00:00-07:002023-05-19T09:16:33-07:00Our Favorite Duo Collaborations playlist is live on TIDAL!<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-v-39d3cf94=""><strong>Lio and I curated a playlist of important musical meetups for TIDAL</strong></span></span></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/f505075a8f13067de3f95698d148a8caf35c9ca2/original/screen-shot-2023-05-19-at-9-04-42-am.png/!!/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-v-39d3cf94="">Here are some of our favorite duo collaborations that have inspired us individually and collectively. Varying in genre and era, these tracks have all played a vital role in how we’ve learned to connect, interact, and support each other.</span></span></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/104bcac1-79b2-40e2-92ff-b645aa97f92a" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-v-39d3cf94="">» listen now</span></span></a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/70256192023-04-01T10:35:00-07:002023-04-12T17:03:08-07:00gretchen parlato & lionel loueke duo tours 2023 !!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/7a5308bcae9a6b3df328e3614aa0405491996b66/original/meta-eyjzcmncdwnrzxqioijiemdszmlszxmifq-jpg.webp/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="no-pjax" href="/tour" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="tour">> tour page</a><br> </p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/71361042023-01-20T00:00:00-08:002023-04-07T13:44:42-07:00gretchen parlato & lionel loueke LEAN IN releases may 19 on edition records! <p>"I Miss You" single release January 20!</p><p>stay tuned for more single releases<br> & tour dates! </p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/71159552022-12-02T13:00:08-08:002022-12-03T13:51:28-08:00private lessons & workshops! <p>december availability for private lessons!</p>
<p>group workshop january 2, 2023 just added!</p>
<p>conveniently on zoom PT (los angeles) </p>
<p>contact/teaching page to sign up...</p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/70391302022-08-16T10:16:34-07:002022-08-16T10:16:34-07:00we had a wonderful summer tour 2022 with taylor eigsti, luques curtis, reuben rogers, greg hutchinson, and mark guiliana! made possible by a grant from USArtists International! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/473fddbf37644f964de63d2136d449c11ae35b6c/original/img-7753.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/70391272022-08-16T10:15:08-07:002022-08-16T10:15:09-07:00we had a wonderful 2022 summer tour with taylor eigsti, luques curtis, reuben rogers, greg hutchinson and mark guiliana! made possible by a grant from USArtists International! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/d8ec00dfa465eeca6bf22cb48ca1cb91f1c34eb7/original/screenshot-2022-08-16-at-9-25-33-am.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/70163842022-07-16T16:48:37-07:002022-07-16T16:53:38-07:00Wed, July 27 @ the Hollywood Bowl<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/09f722de92d0f3474e2d2257bd1385fbbb5fe010/original/screen-shot-2022-07-16-at-4-43-15-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Celebrating Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee —<br>with an all-star lineup. Includes Billie Eilish, Debbie Harry, Dianne, Brian Stoke Mitchell, Seth MacFarlane, Basie Orchestra, Christian McBride as MD.</p>
<p>i’m so excited to be a part of this show!!<br><a contents="»» more info on tour page" data-link-label="tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour">»» more info on tour page</a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/69583532022-04-27T12:02:43-07:002022-04-27T12:03:34-07:00Vocal Album of the Year International: Gretchen Parlato - Flor !!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/1fc7aca8446eb57e0137f5b514d7458ca6e4c94d/original/screen-shot-2022-04-27-at-12-01-46-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/68782492022-01-24T10:31:49-08:002022-05-24T15:09:19-07:00new FLOR vinyl color! limited edition! <p><a contents="»» ORDER THE NEW VINYLl!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://editionrecords.com/releases/gretchen-parlato-flor/" style=""><strong>»» ORDER THE NEW VINYLl!</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/f1dc5d80ea2a7b4d1c01cf8e63adc1e72474b985/original/gretchen-parlato-flor-vinyl-mockup-yellow.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_left border_thin" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/050d64eba2ea242ad7c718b21af297ae31545491/original/screen-shot-2022-05-24-at-2-56-01-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_none border_thin" alt="" /></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/68191712021-11-23T09:54:32-08:002022-05-24T15:15:36-07:00FLOR - 64th Grammy Awards Nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Album!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/32a1a109ca2c6e5b027cb78d48bf8731eb0c2ed4/original/screen-shot-2021-11-23-at-7-28-51-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_thin" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/a3f2c9f3f4083cf1c83c8163e40650d781741eb6/original/screen-shot-2021-11-23-at-9-34-02-am.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_none border_thin" alt="" /></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/68179352021-11-22T08:52:39-08:002023-05-11T17:29:22-07:00Flor: #3 Album of the Year, Jazzwise Critics Poll '21 <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/417453/0cf2f69211958adc5e5025eefcbed87954541178/original/screen-shot-2020-11-13-at-2-21-52-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><p>20 Best Albums of the Year: Critics Poll '21</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.jazzwise.com/features/article/the-20-best-jazz-albums-of-2021" data-link-type="url" contents="» read it @ Jazzwise.com">» read it @ Jazzwise.com</a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/67738882021-10-12T14:25:33-07:002021-10-18T12:53:34-07:00Gretchen Parlato joins SF JAZZ COLLECTIVE<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/0dbf8055f874124b33490f3d16d2174c41918d99/original/s9-hero-sfjazz-collective.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>SFJAZZ Collective's latest project featuring new members Chris Potter, Gretchen Parlato, and Kendrick Scott will focus on new compositions by the band inspired by and in response to the extraordinary social and global issues we have faced over the last year. Album and tour coming in Spring 2022.</p>
<p><a contents="» more about SF Jazz Collective" data-link-label="sfjazz" data-link-type="page" href="/sfjazz">» more about SF Jazz Collective</a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65869292021-03-26T18:00:00-07:002021-03-27T17:59:44-07:00Apple Music Singer's Delight Playlist!<p>i’ve taken over @applemusic singer’s delight playlist!<br>🌸 take a listen...</p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65668012021-03-05T00:00:00-08:002021-03-08T20:04:16-08:00Bite Size Jazz Podcasts!<p>Listen to a podcast interview about Flor, the incentive, background info about the choice of material, and what went into the making of the album. </p>
<p><a contents="» Apple Podcasts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bite-size-jazz/id1518592520?uo=4">»Apple Podcasts</a> <a contents="»Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3DNBVkNcJwq1wy7ee7FQPA">»Spotify</a> <a contents="»Anchor&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://anchor.fm/stephanie-steele7">»Anchor</a> <a contents="»Google Podcasts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMThjZTRhNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==">»Google Podcasts</a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65668272021-03-04T00:00:00-08:002021-03-08T20:04:37-08:00Gretchen Parlato: Essentials Playlist!<p>Apple has launched a Gretchen Parlato Essentials playlist!</p>
<p><a contents="Gretchen Parlato: Essentials" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/pl.1dcb8fddc84942fea8f8b87ee90329cd">Gretchen Parlato: Essentials</a> </p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65668592021-03-01T10:00:00-08:002021-03-06T10:44:22-08:00Signed FLOR prints with first 200 CD/LP orders!<p>Check it out... these beautiful signed prints are included with the first 200 CD and LP orders from the Edition store.</p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65668732021-01-30T11:15:00-08:002021-03-06T11:02:16-08:00FLOR has arrived @EditionRecords!<p>! can’t wait to hold it in my hands! flor : marcel camargo / artyom manukyan / léo costa</p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65667712020-12-08T09:00:00-08:002021-03-06T10:02:14-08:00First FLOR single release - WONDERFUL makes Amazon Best of 2020!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/945f329161464ec6ede478b4a3f2dd2b1ec8e1c2/original/amazonbest2020.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><br>WONDERFUL - upon release </p>
<p>Amazon Best of 2020: Jazz <br>#1 Amazon Music Fresh Jazz, on cover <br>#1 Tidal Vocal Jazz Standards & Standouts <br>#3 Apple Music Jazz Currents <br>#4 iTunes Featured Jazz <br>Breakfast Track of the Week — JazzFM </p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/64924722020-12-05T10:07:33-08:002021-03-06T09:09:51-08:00shop at my new society6 store! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/4dadb678f3142a6ff6e598394451699cabb36765/original/shop-banner3.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">greetings! i've set up a <a contents="STORE" data-link-label="SHOP" data-link-type="page" href="/shop">STORE</a> just in time for the holidays! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">so many beautiful items to surround you with love and spark joy. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">flower watercolor illustration by my mother, judy frisk </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">shop masks, mugs, thermoses, pillows, tote bags, blankets and more! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">sending love this holiday season. stay safe and cozy, everyone!</p>
<p> </p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65668042020-11-20T10:00:00-08:002021-03-07T19:13:04-08:001st Single WONDERFUL released!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/c87b0af600bf4dcbc7c1167ca7059c712af1cce6/original/florvid.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />hello everyone! the first single from my album flor is released today! a song i wrote called wonderful, featuring marcel camargo, artyom manukyan, léo costa with special guests gerald clayton and mark guiliana. streaming everywhere! wishing you wonderful moments today!</p>
<p> </p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/64770962020-11-13T12:53:53-08:002020-11-13T14:42:35-08:00pre-order FLOR! <p>hello hello! i am grateful to share the cover art for FLOR, hand painted by my mama, judy frisk!</p>
<p>pre-order now, available as a download, cd and vinyl! limited signed prints offered too! </p>
<p>thank you all for your continued patience and support. sending love! </p>
<p><a contents="pre-order FLOR " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://editionrecords.com/releases/gretchen-parlato-flor/" style="">pre-order FLOR</a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65668032020-11-01T10:00:00-08:002021-03-06T10:05:27-08:00I know I'm wonderful because...<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="ZyFX91U3A10" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZyFX91U3A10/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyFX91U3A10?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65748772020-09-16T23:00:00-07:002021-03-15T20:06:38-07:00With Love From LA —Streamed live on Sep 16, 2020<p>This month's feature artist - jazz/improvised music vocalist Gretchen Parlato.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="U3c8-TsUEN0" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/U3c8-TsUEN0/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U3c8-TsUEN0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/64291412020-09-09T11:43:42-07:002020-09-09T11:45:39-07:00gretchen parlato signed to edition records!<p><strong>Edition Records are extremely proud and happy to announce the signing of Grammy-nominated vocalist Gretchen Parlato, with a long-awaited new album, Flor, to be released Spring 2021.</strong></p>
<p>Gretchen returns after a six-year focus on motherhood with Flor: a project celebrating her love and admiration for Brazilian music. Flor weaves new sonic textures of guitar, cello, and percussion/drums, exquisitely complementing the intensity and delicacies of Gretchen's signature voice.</p>
<p>“In Portuguese, flor means flower. The title represents a blossoming, an opening, an offering, and a return.” says Gretchen. “Flor is the nostalgia of something familiar and the breath of something new. It is detail, it's listening; it's rooted, yet growing and giving. It's both simple and mysterious.” Gretchen continues, “My art has always reflected my life. These days, I’m finding the balance between artistic creativity and nurturing motherhood. My purpose now has both a higher and deeper meaning, and this project is a musical representation of that journey.” </p>
<p>Flor marks Gretchen’s momentous return during a period of extraordinary change in the music industry and the world. “We are all here now, seeking the balance of comfort and acceptance with the need for compassion, love, and drastic change. Flor represents our joy, our sorrow, our connection to nature, and our connection to each other. I am honored to share this music with the world, and am grateful to Edition Records for welcoming me to their family.” </p>
<p>Since the early 2000’s Gretchen Parlato has justly earned her reputation as one of the most inventive and mesmeric vocalists of her generation. Featured on over 85 albums, four as a leader, Gretchen received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Live in NYC (2013) and a coveted 4.5 star review from Downbeat Magazine with the DVD hitting No. 1 on the iTunes best music video list. The Lost and Found (2011) received more than 30 national and international awards, including the Downbeat Jazz Critics Poll No.1 Vocal Album of 2011 and iTunes Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. Her 2009 sophomore release, In a Dream, was Jazz Times Critics Poll Vocal Album of 2009 and hailed by Billboard as "the most alluring jazz vocal album of 2009." </p>
<p>Flor features the superb trio of Marcel Camargo on guitar, Artyom Manukyan on cello, and Léo Costa on percussion and drums, with special guests Gerald Clayton, Mark Guiliana, and legend Airto Moreira.</p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65674242020-05-28T11:00:00-07:002021-03-07T11:42:20-08:00Virtual jazz festival hits a more simple note<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/f81fdf5a3c7e25369709dc1081e2e4988d4c2c11/original/g-m.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_xl justify_center border_none" alt="" />It's how music began: a voice and percussion. Basic, intimate, powerful.</p>
<p>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 drums, she's finding joy in simplicity. </p>
<p>And on Saturday, she's sharing that joy with Australia, in an exclusive streamed performance for a virtual jazz festival called These Digital Times, organised by the Melbourne International Jazz Festival (which was to have kicked off this week). </p>
<p>Plus, you can check out their LA home, decipher the book titles (is that a Miles Davis biography?), admire the nicknacks on the shelves, note the inspirational little framed posters declaring "let go" and "love is every step". </p>
<p>"It kind of makes you think of what's really necessary [to create music]," Parlato says, over the phone from LA, of the request from the festival to deliver a set from their living room. </p>
<p>"I like the idea of stripping something down, finding a way to execute a song and deliver it so that people hear it in a way they haven't before. </p>
<p>"Even when there are songs people might know with more harmony... maybe now they pay more attention to the melody, or the lyric, or the groove. It's like a 'first music' idea. We had a good time putting the whole set idea together and executing it." </p>
<p>Guiliana had a professional set-up to ensure the video and sound were high quality. But still, says Parlato, "it feels just cosy, and more intimate to be actually, visibly in our living room. It felt like we were playing for ourselves."</p>
<p><a contents="»read article" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/back-to-roots-of-music-jazz-vocalist-sings-from-home-20200528-p54x79.html">»read article</a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65674212020-05-22T11:40:00-07:002021-03-07T11:29:22-08:00Melbourne International Jazz Festival announces 2020 digital festival<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/5e332ab9b09a25a49f414ad5c2ac039f5a68f1b7/original/gretchenparlato3.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />The physical event was set to kick off next week. </p>
<p>On Friday May 29, the 23rd Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF) was set to kick off featuring performances from more than 500 Australian and international artists across more than 25 venues. </p>
<p>But as a result of the current crisis, the festival has been forced to adapt quickly and will now present the much-anticipated event in an online format. Titled These Digital Times, the digital music festival series will feature performances from local and international artists on the last Saturday of May, June and July. </p>
<p>Live-streamed via the MIJF website straight to YouTube in high definition, the festival is completely free and will combine live performances from some of the biggest names in Australian and international jazz with career development panels for artists and industry professionals. Each event will kick off from 12pm and run until 10:30pm. </p>
<p>The first event taking place on Saturday May 30 will welcome the likes of multi-ARIA award-winning singer Kate Ceberano performing songs from her jazz back catalog, revered local artist Kaiit closing the night with her party-starting energy and inimitable take on neo-soul as well as an appearance from mesmerising vocalist Gretchen Parlato alongside her partner and internationally-renowned drummer and composer Mark Guiliana, all the way from the US.</p>
<p><a contents="»read article" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.beat.com.au/melbourne-international-jazz-festival-announces-2020-digital-festival/">»read article</a></p>gretchen parlato tag:gretchenparlato.com,2005:Post/65674102020-04-05T10:00:00-07:002021-03-07T13:13:28-08:00From Jazz on Concert: Gretchen Parlato FLOR at Wellington Jazz Festival<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/417453/f0d731922d44e21ebad24ffae37262f774fad218/original/wellington-jazz-festival-2018-gretchen-parlato-concert-please-credit-stephen-acourt-hb3043-web.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_none" alt="" /><strong><a contents="»hear concert 1h22m" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/jazz-on-concert/audio/2018674944/live-gretchen-parlato-flor-at-wellington-jazz-festival-2018">»hear concert 1h22m</a></strong><br>Recorded in Opera House Wellington<br>Gretchen Parlato with Marcel Camargo, Leo Costa & Artyom Manukyan </p>
<p><strong>E Preciso Peroar</strong> (Carlos Coqueijo, Alcivando Luz)<br><strong>Sweet Love</strong> (Anita Baker, Louis A Johnson, Gary Bias)<br><strong>Magnus</strong> (Gretchen Parlato)<br><strong>Rosa</strong> (Pixinguinha)<br><strong>What does a lion say?</strong> (Chris Morrissey, Gretchen Parlato)<br><strong>Flor de Lis</strong> (Djavan)<br><strong>Bach: Cello Suite No 1, Menuette</strong><br><strong>No Plan</strong> (David Bowie)<br><strong>Wonderful </strong>(Gretchen Parlato)<br><strong>E luxo só</strong> (Ary Barroso)<br><strong>I can't help it</strong> (Stevie Wonder)</p>gretchen parlato