Gretchen Parlato
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Gretchen Parlato (born February 11, 1976)[1] is an American jazz singer. She has performed and recorded with musicians such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Esperanza Spalding, Terence Blanchard, Marcus Miller and Lionel Loueke.
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Background information | |
Born | (1976-02-11) February 11, 1976 (age 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Origin | New York City, NY, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | ObliqSound, Edition |
Member of | SFJAZZ Collective |
Website | gretchenparlato.com |
Parlato's Lean In (2021), a duo album with guitarist Lionel Loueke, received a Grammy Award Nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, hitting No. 1 upon release in iTunes Jazz and Best of 2023 in Jazz News Paris, JazzFM and The Boston Globe. Her album Flor (2021) received a Grammy Award Nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, hitting No. 1 upon release in iTunes Jazz and #3 Best of the Year Albums in Jazzwise Critics Poll '21. Live in NYC (2013) received a Grammy Award Nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, also receiving 4.5 stars in Downbeat Magazine, with the DVD hitting No. 1 on the iTunes best music video list. The Lost and Found (2011) received over 30 national and international awards, including Jazztimes Expanded 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 Critics Poll No. 1 Vocal Album of 2009 and hailed by Billboard as "the most alluring jazz vocal album of 2009."[2]