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X-WR-CALNAME:ITALIAN WOMEN IN JAZZ FESTIVAL: ROBERTA GAMBARINI TRIO wi
	th special guest ADA ROVATTI in New York City at Blue Note - Eventful
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SUMMARY:ITALIAN WOMEN IN JAZZ FESTIVAL: ROBERTA GAMBARINI TRIO with sp
	ecial guest ADA ROVATTI
DESCRIPTION: FEATURING: Roberta Gambarini\, vocals Ada Rovatti\, saxop
	hone Gerald Clayton\, piano TBA\, bass Willie Jones III\, drums  Rober
	ta Gambarini was born in Torino\, Italy\, into a family where jazz was
	 much loved and appreciated. She began listening to this music as a ch
	ild and started taking clarinet lessons when she was twelve years old.
	 By the time she was 17\, she began singing and performing in jazz clu
	bs around Northern Italy and at the age of 18\, she decided to move to
	 Milan to pursue a career as a jazz singer. Soon after her move to Mil
	an\, still in her teens\, Roberta took third place in a national jazz 
	radio competition on TV\, leading to performance opportunities at jazz
	 festivals throughout Italy. She has performed in Jazz broadcasts on t
	he Italian radio and TV channels and recorded since 1986 both under he
	r own name and as a guest. In 1997\, she worked with French Hammond or
	gan player Emmanuel Bex\, touring jazz clubs throughout Italy. In 1998
	 she moved to the United States with a scholarship from the New Englan
	d Conservatory in Boston. Two weeks later\, Roberta stunned many in th
	e jazz world with a third place finish in the Thelonious Monk Internat
	ional Jazz Vocal Competition. Since then\, she has performed with Mich
	ael Brecker\, Ron Carter\, Herbie Hancock\, Slide Hampton\, Roy Hargro
	ve\, Jimmy Heath\, Hank Jones\, Christian McBride\, and Toots Thielema
	ns\, amongst many others\, and has performed at Kennedy Center\, Linco
	ln Center\, Town Hall and Walt Disney Concert Hall\, and jazz festival
	s around the world such as Barbados\, London\, Monterey\, North Sea\, 
	Toronto\, and Umbria. A dynamic performer with virtuosic vocal chops\,
	 she draws rave reviews and enthusiastic fan support wherever she perf
	orms. And shes done so with no hype and to the astonishment of many no
	 domestic releases. Until now: on June 6\, 2006\, GROOVIN High will re
	lease Robertas North American debut\, Easy to Love. Roberta shows off 
	her instrumental approach and warm timbre\, impeccable timing and into
	nation\, incredible technique and scatting and improvisation skills on
	 a set of 12 excellent jazz standards and classic songs from The Great
	 American Songbook. The album also includes two bonus tracks and featu
	res special guest James Moody on a scintillating scat duel. 
LOCATION:Blue Note @ New York, United States
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