Gabi Allemana is a Brazilian-American vocalist from Chicago currently completing her Bachelor of Music in Jazz Voice at Oberlin Conservatory. Raised on jazz by her father and deeply connected to her Brazilian heritage, she has performed with Uniting Voices Chicago and collaborated with acclaimed artists including Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin. A 2022 YoungArts Silver Award recipient in Jazz Voice, Allemana has performed at Carnegie Hall and for the United Nations Council. Based between Cleveland and Chicago, she studies with notable musicians including La Tanya Hall, Gerald Cannon, and Eddie Henderson, bringing a fresh perspective to jazz through her blend of Brazilian and American influences, original compositions, and arrangements.

About Attucks Jazz Club
The region’s destination for jazz, the Attucks Jazz Club transforms the historic Attucks Theatre’s top-floor ballroom into an intimate, neon-lit haven for live music. With open cabaret table seating, a club bar and every seat just steps from the stage, audiences experience the music up close and personal. Featuring an impressive roster of jazz artists from around the country, the Attucks Jazz Club monthly series delivers the energy of a true jazz club, the way it was meant to be heard. Presented by Virginia Arts Festival and SevenVenues.

Curated by acclaimed jazz pianist John Toomey, the Attucks Jazz Club series brings some of the most exciting players in jazz to Norfolk. A favorite among local jazz fans, Toomey is a dazzling pianist and is joined by accomplished jazz bassist Jimmy Masters at each performance. Toomey’s namesake trio plays with each featured guest artist on the Attucks Jazz Club stage.