Gretchen Parlato

Jazz · Fasching

Gretchen Parlato transformed the sound of modern vocal jazz in the post-millennium era. With albums like In a Dream and The Lost and Found, she crafted a curious and distinctive sound that embraced R&B, Brazilian music, and contemporary grooves without losing the nerve of improvisation. "The first truly original vocal jazz CD in many years," declared Jazz Radio Berlin about In a Dream in 2009. On the new The Wise Ones (June 2026), Parlato returns to the circle of musicians who shaped her early…