Keyon Harrold w/ Special Guest Gretchen Parlato – December 5, 2021
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Dec 05, 2021 6:30PM
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Keyon Harrold w/ Special Guest Gretchen Parlato
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Sponsored in honor of Nathan K. Christopher
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards just announced Gretchen Parlato’s album Flor has been nominated for Best Vocal Jazz Album! Congratulate her in person as Keyon Harrold has invited her to be his special guest, Sunday, December 5!
Ferguson native Keyon Harrold grew up one of 16 children in a family that prioritized music and community across generations. His grandfather was a police officer who retired from the force to found a drum and bugle corps for local youth, both of his parents were pastors, and nearly all of his siblings sing and perform music today. After leaving St. Louis for New York to study at The New School, Harrold landed his first major gig with Common, an experience which he says broadened his musical horizons beyond jazz to include funk, Afrobeat, R&B, and hip hop. Soon he was performing with stars like Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Eminem, Maxwell, and Anthony Hamilton. He continues to create music that combines jazz with other genres, helping to broaden the appeal of the music and bring people together. Harrold was named the new Creative Advisor for Jazz St. Louis in 2021.
“…a scorching trumpeter…” – The New York Times
About Gretchen Parlato
In addition to her most recent GRAMMY® Award nomination, Gretchen Parlato is featured on over 85 albums and four as a leader. Gretchen received a GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, and a coveted 4.5 star review from DownBeat for Live in NYC (2013), which also reached No.1 on the iTunes Best Music Video list. The Lost and Found (2011) received more than 30 national and international awards, including the DownBeat Jazz Critics Poll No.1 Vocal Album of 2011 and iTunes Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. Her sophomore release, In A Dream (2009), was JazzTimes Critics’ Poll Vocal Album of 2009 and hailed by Billboard as “the most alluring jazz vocal album of 2009.” It all began with her self-titled debut, Gretchen Parlato, recorded shortly after winning the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Award for Jazz Vocals.
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