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Roberta Gambarini

Roberta Gambarini is a jazz singer from Italy.

Roberta Gambarini

1964
Turin, Italy

New York City

Singer

1990s–present

Early life[edit]

Gambarini was born in Turin, Italy, where she attended jazz concerts, clubs, and festivals with her parents. Her father played the saxophone, and she grew up hearing jazz in the house, and learning by listening to records. Her first instrument was clarinet when she was 12, then piano. When she was 18, she moved to Milan to pursue a career as a vocalist. In Milan she worked in radio and television without making progress on her ambition.[1][2]

2007: Easy to Love, nominated for

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

2010: So in Love, nominated for Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

Apreslude with Antonio Scarano (Splasch, 1991)

Easy to Love (Groovin' High, 2006)

with Hank Jones (EmArcy, 2007) – recorded in 2005

You Are There

So in Love with James Moody, Roy Hargrove (EmArcy, 2009)

The Shadow of Your Smile: Homage to Japan (Groovin' High, 2013)

Connecting Spirits: Roberta Gambarini Sings the Jimmy Heath Songbook (Groovin' High, 2015)

Dedications: Roberta Gambarini Honors Ella, Sarah & Carmen (Groovin' High, 2019)