by Craig Byrd, Cultural Attaché, July 22, 2022
In the first postings about Wednesday’s tribute to Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra at the Hollywood Bowl there was a list of artists followed by “and more.” Singer Gretchen Parlato posted that…
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May 16, 2022
Jazz Vocalist Gretchen Parlato Is Ready to Blossom Again
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…
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Jan 5, 2022
Grammy-nominated alumnus creates Brazilian-inspired album with focus on motherhood
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…
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Nov 15, 2021
SFJAZZ Collective’s New Lineup, Paradigm
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…
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Apr 16, 2021
GRETCHEN PARLATO INTERVIEW: “IT'S A RETURN, IT'S AN OPENING, IT'S AN AWAKENING, A BLOSSOMING”
by Peter Quinn, April 16, 2021
Gretchen Parlato’s brilliant new Brazilian-flavoured album on Edition is her best yet, says Peter Quinn. He spoke to the composer-vocalist to find out what’s behind this latest blossoming of a remarkable career
[photo: Lauren…
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Mar 15, 2021
Gretchen Parlato — Renaissance in Bloom
By Suzanne Lorge I Feb. 12, 2021
In 2014, Gretchen Parlato’s album Live In NYC earned her a Grammy nomination—a crowning glory to a decade of career triumphs—and then the singer-songwriter nearly dropped out of sight.
Through the nine tracks…
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Dec 14, 2020
Gretchen Parlato ‘Flor’ —March 2021
by Nicky Schrire, LondonJazz
"I met Parlato in 2007—she lugged her amp up stairs, through awkwardly shaped turnstiles, and performed to a near-empty venue...her friend, Espe, sat in on a couple of duo tunes. Esperanza Spalding, to be clear."
A…
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May 28, 2020
Virtual jazz festival hits a more simple note
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…
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Sep 13, 2019
INTERVIEW: Grammy-Nominated Jazz Vocalist Gretchen Parlato
NPR/KFYI, SEP 13, 2019
The Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Gretchen Parlato is no stranger to NPR audiences, she clenched best album in the NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll with her 2011 release "The Lost and Found."
Parlato has shared the stage…
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Mar 5, 2019
gretchen parlato: finding the essence
JAZZ HISTORY ONLINE
“I like to pare a song down to get to its essence”, Parlato told me while preparing for a creativity workshop at the Wichita Jazz Festival. “The best kind of compliment is when people tell me they…
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Sep 20, 2018
Interview with Gretchen Parlato
US Embassy in Seoul, So Korea
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Jun 2, 2018
Close Encounter: Gretchen Parlato Vocal Workshop - Melbourne Int Jazz Fest
Gretchen Parlato treated audiences of this Close Encounter to an intimate workshop and discussion surrounding her practice as a vocalist and performer.
Hailed as the most important jazz singer since Cassandra Wilson, Gretchen Parlato is the kind of artist that…
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