Daily Dose Of Jazz…

Gabrielle Goodman was born October 23, 1964 in Baltimore, Maryland and her early years of singing in church in Baltimore gave her the skillset to blend jazz and gospel. As a protege of Roberta Flack began her international performance career as a backing vocalist for Flack in the mid-1980s while at the Peabody Institute. She continued to tour and record with her mentor for several years opening for Miles Davis, Ray Charles, the Crusaders and other legends in Japan, Switzerland, Brazil and others around the world.

Goodman’s breakthrough as a solo recording artist happened when she appeared on Norman Connors 1988 album Passion on Capitol Records. She sang lead on five songs, which led to her recording two jazz albums Travelin’ Light in 1993 and Until We Love the following year with Kevin Eubanks, Christian Mcbride, Gary Bartz, Gary Thomas, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

It would be another ten years before she would drop her third album which landed in the soul jazz category ~ Angel Eyes, Songs From The Book and Spiritual Tapestry for the Goodness label. As a touring and performing solo artist she has played festivals and with symphony orchestras.

Goodman has written and arranged songs for Chaka Khan and Roberta Flack, performed alongside Dee Dee Bridgewater and Michael Buble, and also provided vocals for Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Jackson, Bryan Ferry, and George Duke.

Vocalist, composer, author, and educator Gabrielle Goodman has a four-octave vocal range and has been an associate professor of voice at Berklee College of Music since 1998.

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