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Gabrielle Stravelli

As she dipped and swooped, twirling notes and phrases with a confidence and playfulness that recalled Ella Fitzgerald in her prime, Ms. Stravelli began interpreting lyrics with a ferocity that her vocal pyrotechnics accentuated. --Stephen Holden, New York Times

Award-winning vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal following through her rich sound, original songs and her unique take on material from the new American songbook as well as classic standards. Most recently Gabrielle toured Pakistan and Azerbaijan as a United States Department of State Jazz Ambassador in addition to touring the midwest and southern US promoting her new album, Dream Ago which received five stars from Downbeat Magazine and raves from The Huffington Post and LA Jazz Scene among others. She headlined the 2018 WBGO Jazz on the Mountain Festival, the 2016 Eleuthera Jazz Festival, premiered Rooms of Light, a new song cycle by renowned jazz pianist Fred Hersch and has toured the US with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performing Wynton Marsaliss Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration. At the Sound Room Gabrielle will make her Oakland debut at the Sound Room and is looking forward to sharing original compositions from her newest album, material from upcoming projects and fresh takes on standards. gabriellestravelli.com