Gabrielle Cavassa

Gabrielle Cavassa is a singer and composer from Escondido, California. She was ushered into the spotlight through her collaboration with renowned saxophonist Joshua Redman on his 2023 record where are we. In a five-star album review by DownBeat, Cavassa is hailed as “a young singer with a deep, rich, and fragile voice…a star in the making.”

Cavassa began “obsessively listening” to records from a young age. Largely self-taught, she developed a unique approach to singing that would later characterize her artistry. Cavassa received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from San Francisco State University, but credits the Bay Area music scene for her “real education.”

In 2020, Cavassa independently released an eponymous debut record produced by collaborator Jamison Ross. In 2021, she was crowned a winner of the prestigious International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition. Later that year she was discovered by Redman’s manager at an event in New Orleans, leading to their collaboration on the 2023 record. After its release, Cavassa toured extensively across the world with the Joshua Redman Group. Blue Note signed Cavassa in 2024, quoting label president Don Was: “listening to Gabrielle sing is an experience akin to having her whisper secrets in your ear, the intimate honesty of her storytelling is breathtaking – she will be a major musical presence for decades to come.”

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