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| Jazz Vocalist Gabriele Tranchina Announces Hudson Valley CD Release Shows Hudson Valley Jazz Vocalist Gabriele Tranchina Is Pleased To Announce CD Celebrations For Her New Recording "Of Sailing Ships and the Stars in Your Eyes" Warwick Center for Performing Arts 63 Wheeler Avenue, Warwick, NY 10990 Sunday Feb 4 2:30pm to 4:30pm Gabriele Tranchina, voice Joe Vincent Tranchina, piano Andy Eulau bass Scott Neumann, drums Claire Beebe and Shawn Rawls of The Warwick Dance Collective dance to "O morrow now tem vez" Performance The Sound Bite 737 9th Ave New York, NY, 10019 Friday, Feb 09 7:00pm to 10:00pm Gabriele Tranchina, voice Joe Vincent Tranchina, piano Andy Eulau bass Willie Martinez drums CD release Party The Falcon 1348 US-9W, Marlboro, NY 12542 Wed April 11 8:00PM to 10:00pm Gabriele Tranchina, voice Joe Vincent Tranchina, piano Andy Eulau bass Tani Tabal, drums NEW CD Featuring Gabriele Tranchina, voice Joe Vincent Tranchina, piano Andy Eulau, bass Willie Martinez, drums Renato Thoms, percussion " Tranchina can swing with the vivacity of Anita O'Day and echo the fragility of Astrud Gilberto on ballads, but there is nothing derivative in her kaleidoscopic flourishes, embracing chants, rap, spoken passages and vocalese." - Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes "…it is clear from Tranchina's performance that she is a vocalist of the highest order. Her style is not conventional. ...when she interprets the narrative of a song and gets in to character she has few peers. Anything new from her will be a welcome addition to the literature of vocal music." - Raul da Gama, LatinJazz.net "Gabriele Tranchina moves like a fish in the water through different rhythms, with an educated and wonderful voice. She is able to walk through different moods, languages and musical genres. The one based in New York is an explorer by nature and this is printed in each of her songs." -Luis Felipe VALERO ARISTIZABAL Her voice is just as much an instrument as the keys, melodica, programming, bass and percussion that accentuate her dizzyingly delightful worldview. - Mike Greenblatt, rant 'n' roll 2017 Not your typical bossa/Latin set that you can set and forget while you sit back and enjoy it, Tranchina has a way with the special sauce, ladling it out in just the right measure at just the right time. A sassy modern take on a classic vibe, this nicely ear opening set is a tonic of feel good music throughout. Check it out. - CHRIS SPECTOR, Midwest record Gabriele Tranchina moves like a fish in the water through different rhythms, with an educated and wonderful voice. She is able to walk through different moods, languages and musical genres. The one based in New York is an explorer by nature and this is printed in each of her songs. Luis Felipe VALERO ARISTIZABAL Of Sailing Ships and the Stars in Your Eyes is a varietal musical adventure that sparkles with shining vocals by a respected world vocalist… If you love lilting jazz vocal work with a decidedly jazzy flavor, your ears will be mightily satisfied as you listen to Gabriele's performance in this multicolored collection of music from around the world. - Grady Harp Amazon.com/Review Tranchina's lithe, clear; elegant singing evokes Sade, Flora Purim, Corinne Drewery (Swing Out Sister), and that "Girl From Ipanema, " Astrud Gilberto. ..—She uses her voice a bit like an instrument but never at the expense of the song. This set will fly you 'round the world in a (happy) daze. - Mark Keresman Icon Magazine Gabriele surprises with her ability to hold steady notes that other singers might artificially push down to make smoky, or force up to sound light. All of Tranchina's notes sound right and expertly turned. None of the notes sound as though the singer has strained to reach them. In short, she doesn't make a grating sound. Tranchina's work flows easily from one cultural to the next. Each piece of the instrumentation meshes with the other, and none of it overwhelms the singer. That is important; the album remains one of vocal jazz and listeners get a chance to hear who the singer is, as shown through the work. - Doudie Miller-Gould, Lemonwire … In every song Gabriele's sonorous and strong voice is the theater of one actor, where she skillfully gets used to the image of a representative of this or that culture. - Leonard Auskern jazzquad Gabriele Tranchina, whose fourth release (and first since 2010), Of Sailing Ships and the Stars in Your Eyes, demonstrates the singer's firm grasp across styles, genres, and, yes, languages. The singer's voice is singular and well-balanced, capable of low purrs and assertive exuberance. Refined and fine is Of Sailing Ships and the Stars in Your Eyes. -Michael Bailey – All about jazz Endowed with a unique and specific voice and an ingenious interpretation of Gabriele Tranchina, on his new album she takes us on a true musical cruise, full of surprising events. -Robert Ratajcza A world artist, a jazz vocalist, a creative interpreter, a heavenly sound, a woman with a unique view of music, the world, and of singing. This is just a small description of songbird Gabriele Tranchina. She brings to her music a worldview - using music as a force for wholeness, a source of unity and energy for all. Setting sail into oceans of music, drawing from the world's beauty and versatility. A sailing ship is sure to encounter various adventures in its travels - sunshine, storms, calm waters, and high waves. Of Sailing Ships and the Stars in Your Eyes is a varietal musical adventure that sparkles with shining vocals by a respected world vocalist of broad tastes and distinctive experiences, the amazing Gabriele Tranchina. Each cut found on Of Sailing Ships and The Stars in Your Eyes (Rainchant Eclectic Records, RER1001, Oct 2017) is a side trip to a new destination. Bossa, Latin, swing, ballads, a 7/4, improv.... sadness, hope, joy, relationships, the future... all are there. We are again reminded of how much music is a true and accurate reflection of life itself. Gabriele sets foot on many shores, singing in 5 languages and a vocalese on the 7/4 "A Song for India". This CD is a progression of her desire to explore music and rhythms from different cultures. Gabriele Tranchina, vocalist, is joined on this album by her husband pianist, composer and arranger, Joe Vincent Tranchina, who fills the tunes with unusual textures and shapes, guiding the high-level musicians in the band. His tastes, too, are complex and unexpected and the arrangements add an enormous richness to the overall impact of the individual tunes and the entire album. The other musicians in the band Carlo De Rosa (bass), Grammy award winning Vince Cherico (drums) and Renato Thoms (percussion) each give a distinctive flavor with their individual specialties, contributing unique aspects to each melody and rhythm. Whenever a group of musicians of this highest level gathers, the music they spontaneously create is impossible to categorize or even capture in words. Only listening will truly reveal what has been sculpted as it arose in each moment. write your comments about the article :: © 2018 Jazz News :: home page |