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Gabrielle Cavassa

Born: July 5, 1994

Gabrielle Cavassa is a California-born vocalist-composer of Italian descent, based in New Orleans. Her distinctive voice and intimate expression have garnered widespread recognition, including being crowned a winner of the 2021 International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition, an album collaboration with renowned saxophonist Joshua Redman on the 2023 project ‘where are we’, and most recently, signing a record deal with Blue Note Records. 

Cavassa’s early love for music started when she began collecting and “obsessively listening” to records at a young age. Largely self-taught, she developed a unique approach to singing that would characterize her artistry. Cavassa received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from San Francisco State University, but says that her “real education” came from playing San Francisco jazz clubs throughout her college years. In 2017, Cavassa moved to New Orleans where she recorded her eponymous debut record with producer Jamison Ross, independently released in 2020. In 2021 she won the prestigious International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition. She was ushered into the spotlight through her collaboration with renowned saxophonist Joshua Redman on his critically acclaimed 2023 record ‘where are we’. In a five-star Downbeat review of 'where of we', Cavassa is hailed as “a young singer with a deep, rich, and fragile voice…a star in the making.” From Fall 2023 to Spring 2025, Cavassa toured extensively with the Joshua Redman Group, a collection of several of today’s most exciting young musicians. 

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Chicago Blues (Live)

Featuring the music of Joshua Redman
Duration: 07:28
May 17, 2026

Joshua Redman is an elite tenor/soprano saxophonist that wrings maximum musicality from each breathy note and turn of phrase. In this performance, Redman reaffirms that his uber-talents extend beyond instrument technique alone, to project concept development, arrangements and choice of personnel. This performance features "Chicago Blues" from his album Where We Are. The project is a placid reflection on cities across the U.S. Some of those cities are lauded in musical fashion for their attractions, while others are mourned for their cultural conflicts. Here on “Chicago Blues,” the arrangement interweaves Sufjean Stevens’ ambient-pop “"Chicago" (from 2005) with Count Basie's big band "Goin’ to Chicago Blues" (1941) to the point at which it's challenging to discern the two sources. The video also highlights the sublime chemistry of the rhythm section, the delicate vocals of award-winning Gabrielle Cavassa; and the climactic solo of the group leader himself (it picks up pace at 2:30). The listening experience is transcendent.

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Lucy Yeghiazarian, Monika Ryan, Jonathan Karrant, Cecile McLorin Salvant and the latest from Songbook Ink

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 14, 2026

This broadcast celebrates America's semiquincentennial with new music from Lucy Yeghiazarian, Monika Ryan, Jonathan Karrant, Cecile McLorin Salvant and the latest from Songbook Ink, plus birthday shoutouts to Louis Armstrong, Brandee Younger, Rhoda Scott, Sarah Hanahan, Monika Ryan, Gabrielle Cavassa and JD Walter, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, ...

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Brad Goode, Michael Dease, Charles Chen, Sarah Sharp and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 25, 2026

Streaming on demand with today's music by Brad Goode Quintet, Michael Dease Big Band, Charles Chen, Sarah Sharp, Reid Hoyson Project, Ben Patterson, Jun Iida, Suzanne Pittson, Bevan Manson, Leigh Pilzer, Mike Eckroth Mina's Messengers, David Penn, Nat Reeves, Emmet Cohen, Reggie Pryor & Jeremy Monteiro, Chick Corea, Royce Campbell & Tony Nalker, Joe Syrian Motor ...

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Jeff Parker, Oan Kim, Matthew Stevens, Gabrielle Cavassa & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 9, 2026

A playlist full of delightful surprises, offering music lovers a welcome counterweight to the darker surprises the news keeps delivering.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Oan Kim & The Dirty Jazz “Habanera" Habanera--Single (Artwork) 0:16 Host talks 3:54 Guillaume Hazebrouck Sextet feat. James Noël ...

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Gabrielle Cavassa, Joe Lovano, Phillip Golub, Amrita, James Wengrow

by Cheryl K.
May 31, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--vocalists Eartha Kitt, Gabrielle Cavassa and Stella Heath; saxophonist Joe Lovano and his Paramount Quartet; pianists Phillip Golub and Emmet Cohen; the ensemble Tumbao Bravo with bandleader and reedman Paul Vornhagen; the ensemble Ancient Future; the duo Amrita; and guitarists Vladimir Redzic, Tomas Janzon, and James Wengrow ...

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Sharon Minemoto, Yvonne Rogers, Jody Redhage Ferber, Eliane Elias, Mark Winkler, Mothers Day & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 18, 2026

This broadcast celebrates Mothers' Day with new music from Mark Winkler, Sharon Minemoto, Yvonne Rogers, Jody Redhage Ferber, Eliane Elias and Marcus Goldhaber, with birthday shoutouts to Jazz Foremother Mary Lou Williams, Tania Maria, Gunhild Carling, Jill McCarron, Tawanda, KJ Denhert, Lincoln Briney and Andrea Superstein, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you ...

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Jon Lucien, Gabrielle Cavassa, Will Downing, Moonchild and More!

by Jua Howard
May 13, 2026

Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got a lot of new music including from Gabrielle Cavassa, Moonchild,Catherine Russell, Audrey Ochoa, Rebecca Rafla and Joe Gransden. I've also got more timeless music to share including ...

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Carla Bley, Gabrielle Cavassa, Erica von Kleist, Juan Carlos Quintero, The Joymakers, Helen Sung & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 11, 2026

This broadcast includes newly discovered music from Carla Bley plus releases by Gabrielle Cavassa, Erica von Kleist, Juan Carlos Quintero, The Joymakers and a single from Helen Sung's latest, with birthday shoutouts to Shirley Horn, Duke Ellington, Connie Crothers, Blossom Dearie, Angela Bofill, Andrea Brachfeld, Tracy Stark, Mary Ann McSweeney and Liz Terrell Brydge, among others. ...

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Poets and Jazzers Embrace + the Latest from Caroline Davis and introducing Clarinetist Virgina MacDonald

by Hobart Taylor
May 2, 2026

Jean Derome plays a Steve Lacy composition with poetry from Bob Kaufman, Ann Duhamel sets a Charles Wright poem to music, and Lena Bloch interprets the work of Marina Tsvetaeva. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Caroline Davis “She Knows She is Water" from Fallows (Ropeadope) 00:12 Caroline Davis “Barbara Allen" from Fallows (Ropeadope) 03:42 Brian ...