“STRAVELLI EXPERTLY COMBINES TREMENDOUS MUSICIANSHIP, POISE, A NICE VARIETY OF SONG CHOICES, AND A WELCOMING PRESENCE ON STAGE. NEVER DOES HER POLISH SACRIFICE THE SHEER JOY SHE EXUDES WHILE ON STAGE; NOR DOES HER SKILL IN MUSIC KEEP HER FROM COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY TO HER AUDIENCE, WHICH IS SOMETIMES THE CASE WITH JAZZ SINGERS WHO GET SO ENTRANCED IN THE MUSIC THAT THEY BECOME PART OF THE BAND—AND THE AUDIENCE SUFFERS. NOT SO HERE.”
— KEViN SCOTT HALL, BiSTROAWARDS.COM
“SINGER GABRIELLE STRAVELLI CAPTURED OUR HEARTS FOR GOOD THE OTHER NIGHT AT THE DRAWING ROOM, WITH HER COMBINATION OF ABSOLUTE ACCURACY AND TOTAL ABANDON. SHE DOVE DEEP INTO THE MUSIC, BALANCING TENDERNESS AND TOUGH, EXUBERANT SWING. IF SHE’S NEW TO YOU, PREPARE TO BE UPLIFTED; IF YOU KNOW HER WORK, THIS WAS AN ESPECIALLY GRATIFYING PERFORMANCE.”
— MiCHAEL STEiNMAN, JAZZ LiVES
“FOR MY MONEY, GABRIELLE STRAVELLI IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE JAZZ SINGERS IN TOWN. WITH PERFECT PITCH AND CLARITY, SHE TEARS THROUGH THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK WITH AN UNDERSTANDING FAR BEYOND HER YEARS. A BACKGROUND IN THE THEATER DOESN’T HURT, EITHER. WHILE OTHER JAZZ BIRDS SWING, SCAT AND SNAP, EYES SCRUNCHED IN A SELF-ABSORBED FRENZY, STRAVELLI KNOWS WHEREOF SHE SINGS — CHARMING HER AUDIENCE WITH INTELLIGENCE AND MUSICALITY…”
— JiM CARUSO (HOST OF BiRDLAND'S CAST PARTY), THE ViLLAGER
“IF YOU THINK YOU ARE A JAZZ SINGER, COME TO SEE GABRIELLE STRAVELLI AND SEE WHAT THE REAL DEAL IS AND THEN ASK YOURSELF IF WHAT YOU DO IS JAZZ. WHAT SHE DOES... IS PLAY WITH TIME; SHE BENDS MELODIC LINES; SHE ALLOWS SPACE TO “SPEAK”; SHE HAS A DEAD ON TONE THAT GOES RIGHT TO THE NUCLEUS OF A NOTE AND SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO STILL INTERPRET A LYRIC WHILE USING ALL THESE JAZZ TOOLS AND STYLING EFFECTS. IN A WORD, SHE IS IMPRESSIVE!
SHE IS ALSO AN AMAZING NEW SONGWRITER...ALONG WITH CO-WRITERS, JASON ROBINSON AND PAT O’LEARY, TWO OF MY FAVORITE TUNES WERE THEIR ORIGINALS, “RUNNIN’ BACK FOR MORE” AND “DIDN’T YOU TELL ME”. BOTH HAVE A VOCALESE APPROACH TO THEM WITH VERY CLEVER LYRICS....GABRIELLE STRAVELLI IS A REAL JAZZ SINGER WHO DOES NOT SOUND LIKE ANYONE ELSE YET SHE IS A CREATION OF ALL WHO CAME BEFORE HER AND SHE’S A WONDER.”
— SUE MATSUKi, CABARET HOTLiNE
“IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE NEXT BETTE MIDLER OR AMY WINEHOUSE, SHE’S NOT IT. WHAT SHE IS, IS THE FIRST GABRIELLE STRAVELLI AND THAT’S SO, SO MUCH BETTER. RIGHT NOW SHE’S HOTTER THAN THE EQUATOR.”