Charlie Gabriel

Charlie Gabriel

Charlie Gabriel (born July 11, 1932) is an African American jazz musician who plays the saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, and flute. Gabriel has been a member of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band since 2006. He is the Preservation Hall Foundation's musical director. He has played in the Eureka Brass Band and in the bands of Lionel Hampton and Aretha Franklin.Following his family's departure from his native New Orleans, Gabriel made a career for himself in the Detroit area, where several of his descendants and family members have also become successful jazz musicians in the brass tradition. He later returned to New Orleans, where he joined the Preservation Hall crew. His first album released as a solo artist, 89, was released in 2022.

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