Gretchen Parlato, global jazz studies faculty, just dropped her new album “The Wise Ones” with Edition records.
Reuniting with Robert Glasper, Gerald Clayton, Mark Guiliana and long-time collaborator Alan Hampton, The Wise Ones brings together songs written across two decades – new reflections alongside earlier compositions, shaped into one cohesive narrative. At 50, Parlato writes from a place of balance, gratitude and presence, holding a clear perspective between youth and elderhood.
Parlato will also be headed to Europe for a fall tour starting October 8, 2026.
About Gretchen Parlato
Since the early 2000s, 3x GRAMMY nominated vocalist Gretchen Parlato has earned a reputation as one of the most inventive and mesmerizing jazz vocalists of her generation. “Parlato is a mid-career master whose emergence changed the course of jazz vocals, via her own recordings and through her ubiquitous presence on projects by her peers, elders, and younger artists.” – Andrew Gilbert, SF Classical Voice. “She’s just so different. A good singer, we tend to think, seeks out the subtleties to work with in a song. Parlato seeks out the blatancies in a song and makes them subtle, seemingly effortlessly. It takes courage to maintain such gentleness, and brilliance, maybe even genius…” Michael J West, Washington City Paper