flor: flower a blossoming, an opening, an offering, a return
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Flor: flower a blossoming, an opening, an offering, a return
After a 5 year focus on motherhood, Gretchen Parlato introduces Flor; a project honoring her love and admiration of Brazilian music. Flor weaves a new sonic texture of guitar, cello, and drum-percussion hybrid, exquisitely complimenting the intensity and delicacies of Gretchen's signature voice.
"Flor is the nostalgia of something familiar and the breath of something new" says Gretchen. "It's detail. its paying attention. it's listening. it's giving. it's rooted. it's growing. it's simple. it's mysterious."
As with her award-winning jazz quartet, Gretchen’s new musical family seamlessly combines originals, interpretations of American pop music and European classical music, this time with a Brazilian asthetic. Joining Gretchen is Marcel Camargo on guitar, Artyom Manukyan on cello and Léo Costa on drums-percussion along with special guests Airto, Mark Guiliana and Gerald Clayton.
"Flowers are fragile, intricate, intoxicating, beautiful, and healing. they represent our joy, our sorrow, our connection to nature, our connection to each other. my hope is that Flor can serve the same purpose for us all."
Flor, the new project from Gretchen Parlato, blossoming 2020.
contact: karen kennedy, 24 Seven Artist Development [email protected] p: +1 973-230-3160