Born and raised in San Francisco, now based in NYC, Gabriel showcases a catalogue of original music, jazz standards, and arrangements of works by Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Cedar Walton, Keith Jarrett, and more. Gabriel honors the history of these master pianists with performances that are both soulful and hard-hitting. You’ll find him performing almost every night with NYC’s finest jazz musicians at household jazz venues.
On The Road & On Stage:
Gabriel has toured with a host of internationally acclaimed musicians including CHRISTOPHER MCBRIDE (featured soloist & contributor on GRAMMY-winning Steven Feifke album), LUCAS PINO (Artistic director / Brubeck Jazz Summit), TIM GREEN (sax for Michael Bublé and GRAMMY Nominee), LANGSTON HUGHES II (Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), and ALEXANDRA RIDOUT (ARTEMIS, International Jazz Award ‘Best Soloist’ 2023). He’s also toured Norway and Iceland with vocalist TAWANDA SUESSBRICH-JOAQUIM (Sarah Vaughan Competition 1st place 2025).
Gabriel can be found regularly performing with SAM DILLON (The Vanguard Orchestra, The Birdland Big Big…etc), ERENA TERAKUBO (Jon Faddis All-Star Big Band, Kenny Barron Quartet, Mingus Big Band…etc), APRIL VARNER (2023 Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Competition Winner), TYREEK MCDOLE (2023 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Winner), BEN SOLOMON (Chick Corea, Wallace Roney, Aaron Parks), EMMANUEL MICHAEL (Aaron Parks, Ambrose Akinmusire), ANTHONY HERVEY (Jazz at Lincoln Center, Michael Bublé…etc) and more at a variety of top-tier jazz venues including Zinc Bar, The Django, Ornithology, Libretto Paso Robles, The Piedmont Piano Company, and more. Gabriel is also a 2-time performer and arranger at CARNEGIE HALL, has performed at the NYC French and Czech Consulates, appeared with vocalist KIERAN BROWN on LIVE TV (PIX 11 News, Channel 11, NYC), and performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.
Jazz Storytelling: Gabriel tours the nation with presentations that blend musical performance with STORYTELLING.
Teacher & Clinitian:
Gabriel runs his own private studio out of Brooklyn, workshops high school combos and big bands, and tours the nation with Jazz Reach to deliver multimedia performances and masterclasses to young learners. He’s also well known for his educational videos on Barry Harris and Bill Evans on his Instagram. Write me to book a private lesson or study with me asynchronously through MeTempo.
Cross-Genre Music
In addition to jazz styles, Gabriel composes in Gospel, Reggae, Hip Hop, and Latin/Afro-Cuban traditions. His singles MORNING SUN (ft. legendary Jamaican artist, Turbulence) and THE GATHERING exemplifies his cross-pollination of these genres. Gabriel is an active Musical Director, composer, producer, and performer with the Bay Area Hip Hop collective FAMILY NOT A GROUP, where his work with their founder, Afterthought, was recognized by KQED Radio as THE BEST BAY AREA MUSIC OF 2023 and showcased at SF MOMA.
Education:
Gabriel holds a Master’s Degree in Jazz Piano Performance from the Manhattan School of Music and has taken lessons from some of the best jazz artists in the world, including Sullivan Fortner, Jon Faddis, Phil Markowitz, Marc Cary, Elio Villafranca, Ted Rosenthal, and Jeremy Manasia. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University with Phi Beta Kappa honors, the Mitchell Baker ‘90 Music Scholar Award, and the William F. Fichter Prize.