The Last Drive In (#1) - A CD by Jo Gabriel

Item Number: 123
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"The Last Drive In" is a feature length musical recordings by singer songwirter Jo Gabriel:
I’m a singer/songwriter and pianist originally from New York. While I have temporarily settled in the Midwest and live on my beloved Starkweather Creek which literally stirs at my back door, I still consider myself a New York-based artist. My work has been categorized as gothic/ethereal, melodramatic pop and heavenly voices, although I particularly love that one reviewer referred to my music as esoteric pop.
Although I am often assumed to be a classically trained pianist, I am completely self taught, discovering that I could write little progressions on the piano at age 8. Listeners often say that my intuitive control of the piano is striking, that I possess a dynamically ethereal vocal range, and that there is a unique depth to my songwriting. I am honored that my music is frequently compared to Kate Bush, Harold Budd and Laura Nyro. My most vivid musical inspirations come from growing up in a very artistic, theatrical home listening to everything from show tunes to opera to the iconic singer/songwriter Cat Stevens whose stirring, fluid chord changes and magnificent orchestrations moved me. Part of the essence of my instinctive emotionally visceral theatrical style may be attributed to my Gypsy lineage, which is perhaps why I started to play the concertina recently. I don’t consider myself a musical story teller, but rather more of a revelatory and referential songwriter.
http://jogabriel.com/Music/multimedia/