Gabriel Severn
Multiple Award - Winning Bassist,
Composer, Band Leader
18-year-old Gabriel Severn developed a love for bass before he could even talk. His devotion to music and his desire to master every aspect of the instrument has taken him on an eventful musical journey: he's received YoungArts awards, DownBeat awards, Jazz Education Network awards, and the Joe Zawinul Foundation "Z" Award. He's performed coast to coast, appeared at many notable music festivals, toured and recorded with his multiple award-winning trio Teen Town, performed with many of his musical idols, recorded with artists from around the world, recorded his award-winning original solo music with prominent jazz artists, and received global radio airplay.
Teen Town's Debut Album:
A Month of Sundays
Teen Town is Gabriel's award-winning, powerhouse jazz fusion trio. With Logan Bedard on drums and Connor Rohrer on keyboards, these young musicians are taking audiences by storm with their energy, their undeniable chemistry, and their exceptional talent. Named after one of the great jazz fusion tunes of the 1970s by Weather Report, Teen Town brings its own creative voice to the jazz fusion genre, performing original compositions as well as unique covers weaving jazz, funk, rock, and world rhythms into tunes by luminaries such as the Average White Band, Weather Report, the Yellowjackets, and Chick Corea. They've received a DownBeat Student Music Award and the 2020 "Best Jazz Band" Central PA Music Award. In My 2022 they released their debut album, A Month of Sundays.