Devon Gates - Lisboa | Live Room Opus Session

Devon Gates is a bassist, vocalist, and composer from Atlanta, Georgia, now based in Brooklyn, NY. After studying both anthropology and jazz performance at Harvard University, Berklee College of Music, and the Royal Academy of Music (London, UK) she has emerged in the contemporary jazz scene, working with esteemed artists including Terri Lyne Carrington, Vijay Iyer, Jen Shyu, and Nicole Mitchell, and performing at venues such as The Kennedy Center, SFJazz, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, and the London Jazz Festival. She also leads her own projects as a bandleader, collaborator, and composer, bringing her unique blend of jazz, chamber, and soul influences to New York, Japan, Italy, Mongolia, the UK, and more in recent years. In 2022, her original composition “Don't Wait" was published in the Berklee Press "New Standards" collection of 101 lead sheets by female jazz composers curated by Terri Lyne Carrington. Live Room is a recorded and filmed performance series that provides an inclusive space for the audience to sit within the music, immersed in a home-like setting. By breaking away from centuries-old formalities, Live Room showcases artists from different genres collaborating with classical ensembles in intimate venues. Our performances take place at live shows and professional studios, offering audiences an intimate and immersive experience. Each event is professionally recorded and filmed, with the video content uploaded to YouTube and the audio released across all major music streaming platforms, making Live Room accessible to audiences worldwide. Live Room Socials: Website: https://www.liveroommusic.com/ Patreon:   / liveroommusic   YouTube:    / @liveroommusic   Instagram:   / liveroommusic   TikTok:   / liveroommusic   Song by Devon Gates Listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0r2yGS... Performed by: Voice & Bass: Devon Gates Violin: Alyssa Chetrick Piano: Anastassiya Petrova Oud: Bahar Badieitabar Drums: Julian Miltenberger Video produced & Directed by Live Room Music LLC DP: Pablo Freese-Fernández B-Cam Operator: Nicole Ribeiro Photography by Abigail Bloch Recorded at The Bridge Recording Studio