Gabriela AndersMUSIC
BIO, FUNPICS, REVIEWS...
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BIO
Gabriela Anders was born to music in Argentina.
Her father is a noted jazz saxophonist and arranger, her grandfather was a classical violinist, her grandmother a piano teacher. Gabriela studied classical guitar and piano at the Conservatory in Buenos Aires, but her father’s jazz influence became even stronger than her classical studies and led her to New York City.
Gabriela studied orchestration and composition at Hunter College. She began writing her own material and performing it on the New York club scene with her band, which featured some of the best Latin Jazz players in the city: Hector Martignon, John Benitez, "El Negro" Hernandez and many others.
Gabriela also started what would become a very successful career doing sessions for radio and television on the studio scene in New York and Los Angeles. In 1999 she landed a deal with the American label, Warner Brothers Jazz. Her first album for them, “Wanting”, elicited much praise for Anders’ musical vision and impassioned vocal style. It featured arrangements and production by George Duke, Paul Brown, Allain Mallet and Anders herself. Gabriela wrote or co-wrote ten of the album’s twelve tracks and toured the US, Europe and Asia in support of the release. Her unique marriage of Brazilian, Latin and Jazz led to Vogue and People Magazine describing Anders and her music as “exotic and bold”, “wonderfully soulful”, and “one of the most distinctive new voices to hit the music scene in years”.
FUN PICS
Gabriela with Rihanna NYC
With Questlove, Christian Mc Bride and gang at Sear Sound Studios NYC
Gabriela with George Duke and Robert Townsend in Los Angeles
Gabriela with producer Sergio George and bass
player Ruben Rodriguez in Cuba
While on Warner, she also recorded with Al Jarreau, Bob James Erik Bennet and Michael Franks. She twice performed at the Montreaux Jazz Festival with George Duke’s band.
Her second record for Warner, “Gabriela”, featured an array of world-class sidemen, including Christian McBride,
Amir “Questlove” Thompson and Kirk Whalum. Again, she contributed ten of the album’s twelve tracks.
In 2004, Gabriela recorded “Last Tango In Rio” for Narada/EMI and JVC Japan, and in 2008, her album “Bossa Beleza” featured her own music as well as her arrangements of Brazilian standards - an idiom close to her musical heart since her early days as a student in Buenos Aires - and contemporary versions of some of the music of one of her favorite artists,
Billie Holiday.
In Istambul with Alain Perez and gang
Gabriela recording with Nathan East
in Switzerland
Gabriela with Ismael Delgado and his wife in Cuba
On Gabriela Anders' 2015 CD, “Cool Again”, the singer / vocal orchestrator / songwriter / bandleader tracks live with an array of stellar sidemen including guitarist Wayne Krantz and bassist Anthony Jackson. The music: funky, soulful pop-jazz, strikingly invigorated by Gabriela's improvisational nature and spontaneous approach.
Gabriela Anders is also the director, arranger and vocalist for her new ensemble, "Los Dukes": an 8-piece band featuring some of the best Latin jazz players in NYC. "Los Dukes" play the music of Duke Ellington in a wide range of iconic Latin American styles - baion, merengue, cha-cha, bolero, reggae, mambo and more. One of very few jazz vocalist/arrangers on the scene, Gabriela puts her stamp of unique creativity on this unexpected format with incendiary results.
In Buenos Aires with Wayne Krantz
SOME REVIEWS:
'Anders is a multi-talented artist who is destined to leave her mark on the jazz world”
Billboard Magazine
“One of the most promising jazz influenced artists today”
Jazziz magazine
"One of the most distinctive new voices to hit the music scene in years”
Vogue magazine
“Exotic and bold, wonderfully soulful” People magazine
'Esta considerada una de las artistas con mayor futuro en la escena del jazz actual”
Batonga Magazine Spain
'Gabriela Anders, Last Tango In Rio, EMI.- Brazil meets Argentina, tango and bossa nova, sultry and sexy, American standards and Anders originals. It’s fresh, intriguing and irresistible. An imaginative recasting of Billie Holiday’s “God Bless the Child” works.” Arkansas Gazette by Ellis Widner
'All songs on ‘Last tango’ reveal a talent for engaging
melodies, memorable lyrics and imaginative production. Narada EMI has a potential winner on its hands in Anders”
Don Heckman, L.A. Times
“For exotic, sensual, groovy music, she’s definitely on top of the pile”
Jonathan Widran,
LAST TANGO IN RIO was chosen as one of the Top 15 Jazz releases for this year″
BETJazz – John Murphy
'Anders creates her own hybrid, adding a bubbly kick to ‘You Go to My Head’ bringing Argentina’s funkiness into the saturated sexiness of Brazil” Seattle Post
“Gabriela Anders Is Destined To Leave Her Mark On The Jazz World Sounds of Timeless P. Edelstein
'Last Tango in Rio is one of those albums that gets under your skin — in a great way” The Honolulu Star
“La argentina dejo a todos boca abiertos en su concierto presentacion de Gabriela!” G U conciertos Spain
“Gabriela Anders, una voz exquisite, agil y expresiva”
G. Moral Alvarez, Alerta Spain
“El triunfo de la elegancia”
Diario del Noroeste
“Una de las voces con mas proyeccion dentro del panorama musical del momento”
Santander News
“GA busca nuevas formas que le permitan explotar las multiples combinaciones de los ritmos latinos, del soul y del jazz”
Diario El mundo, Spain
“Trabajo vocal exquisito”
Fuerteventura News, Spain
'Anders, una voz emergente mimada ya en los circuitos del jazz por su aporte latino y su creatividad imaginativa”
News Canarias1
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'GA en el ojo del huracan jazzistico”
La provincia Canarias, Spain
“One of the hottest smooth jazz artists to enter the music scene”
Jazz notes San Diego Magazine
“Crisp production, sweet and subtle vocal, layered with discriminating harmonies from Anders, whose voice at times evokes Janet Jackson in a delicate mood” Billboard
“Gavin Guaranteed for Smooth Jazz : Gabriela Anders”
Gavin Keith Zimmerman
'Her beautiful voice and impeccable phrasing will soon make Anders a household name in the jazz world” D. Malachowski review
“Her luscious debut serves up an intoxicating dose of fire, fantasy and love” Smooth Jazz scene
'Despite the instrumental orientation of the smooth jazz/contemporary jazz genre some fine vocalists are emerging: Gabriela Anders is an Argentine singer with solid skills!!”
Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
“Gabriela Anders es savia nueva para la musica latino americana”
Antonio Fernandez, Diario El Pais
“One listen to her music, and one look at the outstanding collection of superstars playing with her on itand you know Gabriela is on to something very special” Steve Williams, KSSJ Sacramento CA
“Gabriela’s voice is sweet, sophisticated and sexy…all at once! It leave you wanting more!”
Kelly Cole, KIFM San Diego CA
“A young talent to be watched!”
Bob Mould, The Cannoneer
“Gabriela Anders is not only the talk of Warner Jazz but she is the buzz all around town. Her debut release Wanting has landed in the top 20 on the AC charts”
Tosha Thomas, Snap Shot
“If you like sultry female vocalists, you’ll like the saucy, soulful jazz of this magical, mystical, mercurical artist!!!” El sabor de nuestra musica
“Hot new Argentinian jazz songstress!!” LA Weekly
“Sexy, silky sounds from way down south of the border. This collection of Anders’ tunes about desiring, getting, losing and regaining of love and an appealing cover of “The girl from Ipanema” marks an especially promising US recording debut” People Magazine
“Anders is wonderfully, sincerely soulful”
Richard Torres, Latin Sounds
'En Wanting hay una intoxicante dosis de fuego, fantasia y amor”
Miguel Sirgado, El nuevo Herald