Vocalist Roberta Gambarini Quartet at Jazz Showcase

WINNER – FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
 2010 JAZZ JOURNALISTS AWARDS

2010 GRAMMY NOMINEE
 BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM – SO IN LOVE

“The true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McRae.” – The Boston Globe

Born in the northwestern Italian city of Torino, Roberta Gambarini started singing in local jazz clubs as a teen-ager before moving to Milan, where she worked in radio and television and began recording under her own name in 1986. In 1998, two weeks after arriving in the United States with a scholarship from the New England Conservatory of Music, she stunned many in the jazz world with a third place finish in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition...

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WINNER – FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
 2010 JAZZ JOURNALISTS AWARDS

2010 GRAMMY NOMINEE
 BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM – SO IN LOVE

“The true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McRae.” – The Boston Globe

Born in the northwestern Italian city of Torino, Roberta Gambarini started singing in local jazz clubs as a teen-ager before moving to Milan, where she worked in radio and television and began recording under her own name in 1986. In 1998, two weeks after arriving in the United States with a scholarship from the New England Conservatory of Music, she stunned many in the jazz world with a third place finish in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition. A dynamic performer with virtuosic vocal chops, stunning musicality, and un-wavering intonation, she draws rave reviews and enthusiastic fan support wherever she performs.

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