All Souls at Sundown

January 13, 2008:

Roberta Gambarini, jazz vocalist

"Gambarini is a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McRae."

—Kevin Lowenthal, Boston Globe

" Amazing stuff...all of it."

—Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times

Roberta Gambarini has performed with Michael Brecker, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Slide Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath, Hank Jones, Christian McBride, and Toots Thielemans, among many others, and has performed at Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Town Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and jazz festivals around the world such as Barbados, London, Monterey, North Sea, Toronto, and Umbria. A dynamic performer with virtuosic vocal chops, she draws rave reviews and enthusiastic fan support wherever she performs.

On her North American debut CD, Easy to Love (2006), Roberta shows off her instrumental approach and warm timbre, impeccable timing and intonation, incredible technique, and scatting and improvisation skills on a set of 12 excellent jazz standards and classic songs from The Great American Songbook. The album also includes two bonus tracks and features special guest James Moody on a scintillating scat duel. Roberta has been touring internationally with her band in 2006 and 2007 in support of this album.