Gabrielle Garo

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Gabrielle Garo is a multi-instrumentalist, playing the flute, piccolo, alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones. A scholarship recipient of the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation, she was an ambassador for the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards, and was a presenter alongside Grammy winner, Ricky Martin in the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards. She is the 2015 International Women in Jazz Youth in Action Winner, a winner of various awards, and has participated in the world record breaking event for the largest flute ensemble. Gabrielle has performed with Beyoncé, opening the 2022 Oscar Awards, and with Lizzo, opening The 62nd GRAMMY Awards. Having performed with Chloe X Halle at the 2021 Global Citizen Festival, she has shared the stage with Robert Glasper and the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall, and has been a part of the Grammy Museum’s 2021 Business & Performance Panel for the Grammy in the Schools Festival. Featured on the 2018 Grammy nominated album, “West Side Story Reimagined,” with the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band, Gabrielle recently recorded on the big band’s latest album, to be released at a later date. A graduate of LaGuardia High School, Gabrielle has studied with Najee, Nestor Torres, Kent Jordan, Yosvany Terry, Keith Underwood, and Lorna Myers, vocalist at the Metropolitan Opera. Gabrielle has performed at music festivals and venues around the globe. She joined the Christian McBride Big Band on their first European tour, and has performed with additional music greats such as, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Batiste, Black Thought, Eddie Palmieri, Larry Harlow, Esperanza Spalding, Arturo Sandoval, Candido Camero, Phoenix Rivera, Arturo O’Farrill and his Latin Jazz Orchestra, Paquito D’Rivera, Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, and James Galway, just to name a few. Gabrielle has recorded with Jon Batiste as part of a 2021 NBA Playoff commercial, recorded on his “Live at Electric Lady” exclusive Spotify album, and has also performed for and with T.I. As a requested backdrop in promotion for his album and movie release. She has appeared on The Today Show, CBS, Brooklyn 45 TV, CBS’ “The Couch” Morning Show, and in Season 2 of Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It.” In 2020 she conducted an interview with Paquito D’Rivera through Jazz at Lincoln Center, where she is an Assistant Band Director for the organization’s Middle School Jazz Academy. Gabrielle is a graduate of The New School, obtaining her Undergraduate Degree in Jazz Performance (‘19), and Master’s Degree in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship (‘20).