Gabriel Balado: Jazz Musician in New York

About Gabriel Balado

Gabriel Balado is a New York City–based jazz musician heard on stages such as Ornithology Jazz Club. He has worked alongside Todd Herbert, Jeremy Manasia, Jason Clotter, Larry Banks, Anthony Pearlman, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, and Charlie Lincoln, moving between small‑group roles that emphasize listening over display. In quartet settings with piano, bass, and drums, his playing tends toward clean lines and quick adjustments to shifting rhythm sections. The approach suggests a practical, bandstand education shaped by the city’s nightly gigs.