TONIGHT IN NYC: JAZZ/POP VOCALIST GABRIELLE STRAVELLI TO SUB FOR ANNIE ROSS FOR TWO CONCERTS AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
Gabrielle Stravelli, celebrated pop/ jazz vocalist and songwriter will fill in for jazz icon Annie Ross for her longstanding Tuesday night residency at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) for two concerts on Tuesdays, January 19th and January 26th at 9:30 pm. The shows will feature Jim Ridl (January 19th) and Art Hirahara (January 26th) on piano, with Pat O'Leary on bass and Eric Halvorson on drums. The evening will include songs from Gabrielle's upcoming album produced by David Cook (Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Marianne Faithfull) with its new single "Dream Dancing," a passionate reworking of the Cole Porter classic available now on iTunes. Gabrielle recently returned from concerts in Azerbaijan, Moldova, Slovenia and Malta as part of the U.S. State Department's "American Music Abroad." In October, she co-starred in world premiere of Rooms of Light, the new song cycle with music by renowned jazz pianist Fred Hersch and December marked her second annual performance at the Jonathan Schwartz Christmas Show opposite John Pizzarelli, Karrin Allyson, Bill Charlap and more. She will sing with the Santa Rosa Symphony opposite Billy Stritch in February, the 92nd Street Y "Lyrics and Lyricists" series in March and headline the Eleuthera Jazz Festival in the Bahamas in April. Gabrielle Stravelli toured the states with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performing Marsalis's Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration. At age 15, Gabrielle began singing as a soloist with orchestras and has since performed on stages from Amsterdam to New York including Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night's Swing, Birdland Jazz Club, 92Y's Lyrics and Lyricists, Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall at Kaufman Center, the Hammerstein Ballroom, Iridium Jazz Club, BB King Blues Club, Somethin' Jazz, The Garage, Fulton Theatre, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) where she opened for Esperanza Spalding and Cassandra Wilson. Gabrielle has appeared as a soloist with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra and the Cincinnati Pops, was a finalist for the international 2011 Shure-Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition and was the 1st runner-up at the 2009 Jazzmobile Vocal Competition in Harlem. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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