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Dani Gurgel is a Brazilian singer and composer, whose precise scatting is a mix of the percussive and syncopated sounds of Brazil with the swaying curves of jazz: "A fantastic syllabary" (Badische Zeitung), and "scatted vocal adventures" (Jazzthetik).

With her feet in Brazil and her body stretching throughout the world, Dani Gurgel makes that mixture the motto of her most recent releases. Reaching out of so many boxes, genres and stereotypes, Dani navigates with her rhythmic and syllabic Brasilities through jazz, rock, pop, electronica; either in English, Portuguese or lyricless compositions, mixing her experience as a big band saxophonist and rock band bassist with her original music. Dani has presented live to full houses in Japan, USA, China, Germany, Uruguay and Brazil.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Sullivan Fortner Also Trumpeter Matt White's Jazz Perspective on Dolly Parton Songs, Flautist Ali Ryerson, Pianist Enoch Smith Jr. and Matt Wilson's Good Trouble featuring Tia Fuller

by Hobart Taylor
September 2, 2026

Also outstanding tuneage from guitarists Sheryl Bailey and Ed Cherry, saxophonist Jonathon Suazo, and a delightful Susan Alcorn cut featuring Mary Halvorson.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Matt White “The Carroll County Accident (featuring Liz Kelley)" from Dolly (Adhyaropa) 01:35 Matt White “The Bridge (featuring Liz Kelley)" from Dolly (Adhyaropa) 05:05 Enoch Smith Jr. “No One ...

Album

DDG19 Big Band

By Dani Gurgel

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Três Luas; Garra; 36-47; Podicrê; Rodopio; Luz; Quiet Little Lady; Adagio - Sem Fronteiras; Sem Fronteiras; Veredas; Dá Licença.

Article: Year in Review

Katchie Cartwright's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Katchie Cartwright
December 23, 2024

2024 was another great year for jazz, and here are a dozen more reasons to think so... Hermeto Pascoal Pra você, Ilza Rocinante Records “I saw heaven on earth doing this work." --Hermeto Pascoal Rhiannon Giddens American Railroad: A Musical Journey of ...

Article: Caminhos do Jazz

Dani Gurgel: Paulista Polymath

by Katchie Cartwright
August 26, 2024

Dani Gurgel is an acclaimed artist with a restless creative spirit. Born into a musical family in São Paulo, she took up music at age four and kept on going. Her mother, an accomplished pianist and arranger, and father, an amateur saxophonist, met while playing in a big band. She began studying photography in ...

Article: Album Review

Dani Gurgel: DDG19 Big Band

Read "DDG19 Big Band" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
April 13, 2024

Dani Gurgel was born into a musical family in São Paulo. Her mother Débora Gurgel (a busy pianist and arranger) and father (an amateur jazz saxophonist) met on the bandstand. Following her own musical path, Dani skirted gender biases in jazz culture that might have limited her opportunities by learning to do and play “everything," as ...

News: Performance / Tour

Dani And Debora Gurgel Quarteto Performs At Berklee College Of Music

February 7, 2024

Berklee is honored to welcome the Dani and Debora Gurgel Quarteto, also known as DDG4, one of the most dynamic and acclaimed bands in contemporary Brazilian music. The quartet will be visiting the Boston campus and engaging with community members during a full-week residency, culminating with Dani & Debora Quarteto Meets Berklee, a concert that kicks ...

Album

Out

By Dani Gurgel

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Inside; Five to Nine; Se Pudesse Ouvir o Olhar.

Album

TUQTI

By Dani Gurgel

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2019
Track listing: Cadê a Rita?; Gungunado; Sete Anões; Voou; Whispers; Remanso; Always Remember; Conselho de Irmão; Só Um; Na Frente; Zimbadoguê.

Album

AGORA - Dani Gurgel e Novos Compositores

By Dani Gurgel

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009
Track listing: Linha na Pipa; Clinch; Da Onde Vem; De Casa (w/ Leo Versolato); Depois; Lé com Cré; Quem Dera; Não Tem; Rei Xangô .