Accompanying musicians on Gretchen's 2006 Demo CD are: Murray Kohn (bass), Les Lumley (congas), David Shapiro (piano), Mark Vadnais (drums). The demo was recorded at BlueTone Studios in Somerville, MA, with Dave Cummings. Photos taken by Jonathan Spath.
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Gretchen's repertoire primarily contains jazz & blues music. In addition to her jazz & blues work, Gretchen performs R&B, pop & classical music. For a sample repertoire list, please e-mail gretchenbostrom@gmail.com.
Gretchen Bostrom is a jazz & blues vocalist from Boston, MA. She has pursued voice studies in jazz, folk, blues & pop styles. She currently studies with locally renowned jazz, folk, & musical theatre vocalist, Celia Slattery. Gretchen performs frequently around the New England area with piano & jazz combo accompaniment. She is also the lead singer for the Boston-based blues group "The Juke Joint Five." Gretchen's vocal style demonstrates the influence of many great jazz & blues singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Ruth Brown, Koko Taylor, Muddy Waters, & Eva Cassidy to name a few.
**BOOKING CONTACT: Gretchen Bostrom, gretchenbostrom@gmail.com** ..
glad you guys liked the show Gretchen and thanks a bunch for coming! did i meet you? were you with Adam's crew of friends? well hope to see you next time!
Gretch! Finally got around to hearing "Fever" - OH, MY GOSH ... you are so freaking talented! Of course, I already knew this, but WOW. You kick ass! :)
