{{Infobox artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Gabriel Palatchi | honorific_suffix = | image = Gabrielpalatch-headshot-500x500.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|8|3}} | birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina | education = Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla | alma_mater = | known_for = Pianist, composer, arranger | notable_works = | style = Latin Jazz, Tango, Funk, Klezmer | movement = | spouse = | awards = 2015 Global Music Award<!-- {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} (optional) --> | elected = | patrons = | memorials = | website = {{URL|gabrielpalatchi.com}} }} '''Gabriel Palatchi''' (born August 3, 1982) is an Argentinian pianist, music composer, and musical arranger who blends genres that include Latin Jazz, Tango, Funk, and Klezmer.<ref name=bio> {{cite web | title = Bio | publisher = Gabriel Palatchi official website | url = http://www.gabrielpalatchi.com/bio/ | date = | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=rollingstone> {{cite news | first = Humphrey | last = Inzillo | title = Gabriel Palatchi: un viaje al ritmo del latin-jazz | publisher = Rolling Stone | url = https://www.rollingstone.com.ar/1485356-gabriel-palatchi-un-viaje-al-ritmo-del-latin-jazz | date = 21 June 2012 | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref>
==Biography==
===Background===
Palatchi was born on August 3, 1982, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Before he was ten years old, he began playing the piano. He studied classical music at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla in Buenos Aires and obtained a high school degree in Musical Production. In 2008, he obtained a degree in Music from the Escuela de Música Contemporánea (EMC), affiliated with the Berklee College of Music,<ref>{{cite web | title = Escuela de Música Contemporánea | publisher = Berklee College of Music | url = https://www.berklee.edu/international/escuela-de-m%C3%BAsica-contempor%C3%A1nea | date = | accessdate = 3 November 2016 | archive-date = 12 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170112235837/https://www.berklee.edu/international/escuela-de-m%C3%BAsica-contempor%C3%A1nea | url-status = dead }}</ref> in genres including Blues, Tango, Jazz, and Latin Jazz. He then went to Cuba and studied with pianist Chucho Valdez, which he called an "''encuentro spiritual'' (spiritual encounter)." He traveled and performed for the next year, mostly in Mexico and Canada.<ref name=bio /><ref name=rollingstone />
===Career===
thumb|right|Gabriel Palatchi at the keys Palatchi did a stint in Buenos Aires with the Brizuela Mendez group, led by Gody Corominas, and then started out on his own.<ref name=rollingstone />
In 2010, Palatchi released his first album, a solo effort called ''Diario de Viaje'' (''Travel Diary''), chosen as one of the best Latin Jazz CD’s of the year by Jazz FM Toronto.<ref> {{cite web | title = Diario de Viaje (2010) | publisher = Gabriel Palatchi official website | url = http://www.gabrielpalatchi.com/discography/diario-de-viaje/ | date = | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref> ''Latin Jazz Net'' noted how the album "works the idioms and metaphors of various not-so-disparate cultures into a fine homogenous mixture that is both delightful and also quite full of surprise... a fresh look at the popular musical motifs of Argentina, Perú, Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba... The real stand-out work on this album is how Palatchi re-imagines traditional musical art forms."<ref> {{cite news | first = Raul | last = da Gama | title = Gabriel Palatchi Band – Diario de Viaje | publisher = Latin Jazz Net | url = http://latinjazznet.com/reviews/cds/gabriel-palatchi-diario-de-viaje/ | date = 30 October 2010 | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref> ''Ejazznews'' called the album an "impressive debut" and Palatchi one of the "new young lions of Latin jazz."<ref> {{cite news | first = Edward | last = Blanco | title = Gabriel Palatchi Band – Diario de Viaje | publisher = Latin Jazz Net | url = http://ejazznews.com/?p=8850 | date = 19 December 2011 | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' welcomed him back home in Argentina."<ref name=rollingstone />
In 2013, he released his second album, ''Caja Musical'' (''Music Box'').<ref> {{cite web | title = Caja Musical (2013) | publisher = Gabriel Palatchi official website | url = http://www.gabrielpalatchi.com/caja-musical/ | date = | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref> ''World Music Report'' noted a move away from "excessive soloing" to facilitation in arrangements so that the "color of Latin America informs his music in an authentic manner."<ref> {{cite web | first = Raul | last = de Gama | title = Gabriel Palatchi Band: Caja Musical | publisher = World Music Report | url = http://worldmusicreport.com/reviews/cds/gabriel-palatchi-band-caja-musical/ | date = 13 May 2014 | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref>
In 2015, he released his third album ''Trivolution'' with the "Gabriel Palatchi Trio" with Jose ("Chema") Gonzalez on drums and Kerry Galloway on bass. The trio is touring Argentina, Mexico, Canada, and Europe, starting in Toronto in June 2015.<ref> {{cite web | first = Christina | last = Schmidt | title = Interview with Gabriel Palatchi: Defining the Sound of World Fusion and Modern Jazz | publisher = Love This City TV | url = http://lovethiscitytv.com/interview-with-gabriel-palatchi-defining-the-sound-of-world-fusion-and-modern-jazz/ | date = 10 June 2016 | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref> By this third album, ''All About Jazz'' concluded, "revolutionary music is becoming more of the norm... ensuring this gifted musician, a unique place in the ever-changing landscape of jazz."<ref name=allabout> {{cite web | first = Edward | last = Blanco | title = Gabriel Palatchi: Trivolution | publisher = All About Jazz | url = https://www.allaboutjazz.com/trivolution-gabriel-palatchi-band-self-produced-review-by-edward-blanco.php | date = 11 November 2015 | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref>
In 2017, Palatchi recorded ''Made in Canada - Live'', which ''Latin Jazz'' called "viscerally exciting" performances of Palatchi's "vivid compositions."<ref> {{cite web | first = Raul | last = da Gama | title = Gabriel Palatchi Trio: Made in Canada | publisher = Latin Jazz | url = https://latinjazznet.com/reviews/cds/gabriel-palatchi-trio-made-in-canada/ | date = 4 October 2018 | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref>
Palatchi has performed at numerous events, including the Vancouver Jazz Festival and the Kaslo Jazz Festival.
==Discography==
* ''Diario de Viaje'' (2010) * ''Caja Musical'' (2013) * ''Trivolution'' (2015) * ''Made in Canada'' – Live (2017) * ''Quarantine'' (2020) * ''Sextet – Live'' (2023) * ''Give Me The Beat'' (2024)
==Awards==
* 2015: Global Music Awards<ref> {{cite web | title = Profile: Gabriel Palatchi | publisher = Global Music Awards | url = http://www.globalmusicawards.com/Winners-Dec-2015.html | date = December 2015 | accessdate = 2 November 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Palatchi is a member of the Pallache family.
Currently, he lives between Canada, Mexico, and Argentina.<ref name=bio /><ref name=allabout />
==See also== * Chucho Valdez * Pedro Aznar * Rodrigo Ratier * Stefano Palatchi
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.gabrielpalatchi.com/ Official website] * [https://www.womex.com/virtual/palatchi_gabriel/gabriel_palatchi WOMEX]: Gabriel Palatchi
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