Critics Poll. In late 2013 Parlato took a break from her heavy touring schedule for the birth of her son, becoming a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music. In Summer 2020, Parlato signed a contract with Edition Records and in March 2021 a new album, Flor, was released, with Marcel Camargo (guitar, musical direction), Artyom Manukyan (cello), Leo Costa (drums, percussion) and featuring Airto Moreira, Gerald Clayton and Mark Guiliana. Flor received a Grammy Nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, placed #3 Best Album of 2021 in Jazzwise Critics Poll, and in the top albums of 2021 in Jazziz Magazine, JazzFM, the Guardian and the Arts Desk. In 2021 Parlato became a member of SFJazz Collective with Chris Potter (musical director, saxophones), Edward Simon (piano), Etienne Charles (trumpet), David Sánchez (tenor saxophone), Warren Wolf (vibraphone), Matt Brewer (bass), Kendrick Scott (drums) and Martin Luther McCoy (vocals). In Spring 2022 the Collective released the album New Works Reflecting the Moment. Recorded live, it documents new works from the all-star ensemble which address racial injustices, the unprecedented political polarization and the global pandemic. Parlato has been a guest vocalist on over 80 recordings, including four Esperanza Spalding albums Songwright's Apothecary Lab (Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album), Radio Music Society (Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album), Chamber Music Society and Esperanza, Kenny Barron's The Traveler, Marcus Miller's Renaissance, Lionel Loueke's albums Heritage and Virgin Forest, Terence Blanchard's Flow, and Terri Lyne Carrington's The Mosaic Project (Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album), Taylor Eigsti A Tree Falls (Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album) singing lyrics as well as wordless vocals. Parlato currently tours the US and EU with SFJazz Collective and resumes tours with her quartet Summer/Fall 2022. Awards Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Village Voice Jazz Critics' Poll (2009), ‘’In a Dream’’ Best Vocal Album, NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll (2011), The Lost and Found Best Female Vocalist, JazzTimes Expanded Critics Poll (2011) #1 Rising Star Female Vocalist - Downbeat Critics Poll (2011) ASCAP Award of Merit for Songwriting (2011) Best Female Vocalist Award, Jazz Journalists Association (2012) Grammy Award nomination, Best Jazz Vocal Album, Live in NYC (2015) Grammy Award nomination, Best Jazz Vocal Album, Flor (2022) Discography As leader Gretchen Parlato (self-released, 2005) In a Dream (ObliqSound, 2009) – recorded in 2008 The Lost and Found (ObliqSound, 2011) Live in NYC (ObliqSound, 2013)[CD,