Sat Apr 12
Listening to the jazz singer Gabrielle Stravelli is like imbibing a potent cocktail whose flavor changes as you drain the glass…She dipped and swooped, twirling notes and phrases with a confidence and playfulness that recalled Ella Fitzgerald in her prime…”
-The New York Times
Vocalist and songwriter Gabrielle Stravelli blends musical traditions with a modern, genre-bending sensibility. The rhythmic swing of jazz frames her original compositions while as an actor and storyteller she reinterprets the Great American Songbook as well as works by contemporary artists as varied as Willie Nelson, Chick Corea and John Fogerty. Unexpected, highly individual choices are her trademark.
Highlights of 2023 include headlining the 2023 Cayman Arts Festival on Grand Cayman Island and the 2023 Delaware Water Gap COTA Jazz festival. In May, she headlined the 92Y’s critically acclaimed Lyrics & Lyricists series alongside Billy Stritch and toured Chile performing in concert halls & jazz clubs. This September she held a month-long residency at Birdland Jazz Club.
in the fall of 2022 she appeared alongside world-renowned jazz pianist Fred Hersch in his newest online masterclass for open studio “Just Friends: The Art of the duo.”