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“Ms. Stravelli’s emotional intelligence coincides with a phenomenal voice that she wielded with an easygoing confidence and impeccable taste.”

-STEPHEN HOLDEN, 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.” she held a weekly residency at birdland jazz club in june & july 2022, opening a new tuesday @ 5:30pm time slot for the club. in september 2022 she sold out birdland’s main room with the new york debut of “mel & ella swing!”, her new show with pianist/singer billy stritch, and over the weekend of october 21-23, 2022 she sold out six headlining sets in the birdland theater with her own quintet.

she has toured the United States with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performing his masterwork Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration. She first worked with Fred Hersch in 2013, premiering his song cycle, Rooms of Light, at Montclair University PAC.

Since 2015 she has toured internationally with the “American Music Abroad” (AMA) program, performing and teaching throughout Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. In 2019, Gabrielle and her quintet headlined the Providencia Jazz Festival in Santiago, Chile, the Las Condes Jazz Festival and the 10th Annual Semana Internacional de Jazz en la Patagonia. She headlined the 2021 and 2018 Jazz on the Mountain Festival at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY and has appeared at the 2019 Kota Kinabalu Music and Dance Festival in Malaysia, the 2016 Eleuthera All That Jazz Festival in the Bahamas, the 2013 Maree Sonore Festival in Venice and the 2013 Kastav Cultural in Croatia.

 “Pick Up My Pieces: Gabrielle Stravelli Sings Willie Nelson,” released in 2019, is a jazz and blues exploration that mines Nelson’s catalog, from his earliest works to his most recent. The album’s release was celebrated with a sold out concert at the iconic Birdland Jazz Club and again as the opening act for the 2021 Jazz on the Mountain Festival at Mohonk Mountain House. The album has received unanimous accolades from critics for All About Jazz, The Midwest Record, and a featured write-up in The Wall Street Journal. 

“Dream Ago” released in 2017 is another creative leap, featuring original material and earning a rare five-star review from DownBeat Magazine. “Dream Dancing” the album’s opening track, was placed on the Spotify editorial playlist “Women of Jazz” and has been streamed over 25,000 times. Gabrielle and her trio showcased the album with a headlining performance at the 2018 WBGO Jazz on the Mountain Festival, and in performances at major venues throughout the country, in addition to touring in Italy and Norway.