Gretchen Parlato: Quiet Revolutionary

Ian Patterson

Senior Contributor since 2006

Ian is dedicated to the promotion of jazz and all creative music all over the world, and to catching just a little piece of it for himself.

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Published: June 27, 2011

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AAJ: The tracks of Tillery on YouTube are amazing; the harmonies are reminiscent of Crosby, Stills and Nash at their best. Have you plans to record this trio?

Gretchen Parlato—© Jonas Pryner Anderson

GP: Oh, we're going to. There's lots to do with these women. It's a matter of time, but it'll happen. It's cool because it's fairly young in its concept and there's so much we can explore. When you find that connection with people you have to go with it. We're all in different decades of our lives; Becca's in her 20s, I'm in my 30s and Rebecca's in her 40s so there's a whole range of life experiences that each of us have and we absolutely adore and respect each other and support each other. It 's very healing for me to be around them and to sing with them. I have the feeling, and I hope listeners do too, that you're tapping into something much deeper, much higher.

Selected Discography

Gretchen Parlato, The Lost and Found (Obliqsound Records, 2011)
David Binney, Graylen Epicenter (Mythology, 2011)
Becca Stevens Band, Weightless (Sunnyside, 2011)
Esperanza Spalding, Chamber Music Society (Heads Up/Concord, 2010)
Mari Yamashita, Sunflower (Erato Music, 2010)
Suresh Singaratnam Gretchen Parlato & Jamie Reynolds, That is You (Suresong Music, 2010)
Gretchen Parlato, In a Dream (Obliqsound Records, 2009)
Guilherme Vergueiro, Intemporal / Timeless, Vol.1 (Tratore, 2009)
The Brother Thelonious Quintet, Brother Thelonious (Self Produced, 2009)
Justin Vasquez, Triptych (Triptych Works, 2009)
Kenny Barron, The Traveler (Sunnyside Records Records, 2008)
Esperanza Spalding, Esperanza (Heads Up International, 2008)
Massimo Biolcati, Persona (Obiqsound Records, 2008)
Nick Vayenas, Synesthesia (World Culture Music, 2008)
Hironobu Saito, The Rai, (Fresh Sound Records, 2008)
Sean Jones, Kaleidoscope (Mack Avenue, 2007)
Lionel Loueke, Virgin Forest (Obliqsound Records, 2007)
Andy Milne / Gregoire Maret, Scenarios (Obliqsound Records, 2007)
Kendrick Scott Oracle, The Source (World Culture Music, 2007)
Francis Jacob, Side-by-Side (Self Produced, 2007)
Hironobu Saito, The Sea( Fresh Sound Records, 2006)
Gretchen Parlato, Gretchen Parlato (Self Produced, 2005)
Terence Blanchard, Flow (Blue Note Records, 2005)
Janek Gwizdala, Mystery To Me (Janel Gwilzalda, 2005)
Guilherme Vergueiro, Encontro— Rio Bahia (Del Sol Records, 1997)

Photo Credits
Page 1: Eva Elings
Page 2, bottom: Joshua Semolik
Page 2 (top), 3, 4: courtesy of Gretchen Parlato
Page 6: Jonas Pryner Anderson

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