Thu Mar 2
"Gambarini is a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae." (Boston Globe)
"...blessed with superb musicality and an intuitive grasp of jazz vocalelements..." (Los Angeles Times)
“She is a vocal virtuoso, and nearly everything about her singing is perfect - her intonation, her ear for harmony, her vocal tone, her time. So too is her taste.” (The New York Sun)
“... a singer whom musicians have long known as one of the greats...breathtaking.” (Michael Brecker)
“ The Best singer to emerge in the last 60 years” ( Hank Jones)
“Roberta is one of the greatest singers of all time!” (Paquito D'Rivera)
Italian born, New York based multi Grammy nominated vocalist-lyricist Roberta Gambarini was mentored by, toured the world and recorded with some of the greatest Giants of Jazz such as: Jimmy Heath, Benny Carter, James Moody, Tootie Heath, Roy Hargrove, Dave Brubeck, Hank Jones, Paquito D’Rivera, the Dizzy Gillespie Allstars Big Band, Chucho Valdes, and many more.
She has been twice named Singer of the Year by the International Jazz Journalists Association and won several more awards in the US and abroad.