Biography
Gentile came from Buffalo, New York, where she recalls that during high school, she did not have a lot of exposure to music because she "was busy cramming for my music school auditions". [1] She obtained her degree in jazz performance and music education from the Eastman School of Music. [2] After moving to Toronto after her marriage to a Canadian, she had to work with rock and metal bands because she could not legally work in the country, before moving to Brooklyn. [1]
Her music career began in 2011. [3] In 2017, she released her debut album Mannequins ; [1] [4] [5] it was ranked #50 in the 2017 National Public Radio Music Jazz Critics Poll. [6] In 2023, she released another album, Biomei.i . [7] [8] Will Layman of PopMatters characterized Gentile as "a power drummer, though she is always thinking orchestrally, arguably a modern Elvin Jones or Tony Williams". [9]
She and pianist-composer Matt Michael form the electroacoustic duo Gloatmeal and co-lead the band Snark Horse; [3] in 2021, the two released an eponymous album. [10] She also performed as the drummer and percussionist on Mitchell's 2019 album Phalanx Ambassadors. [9] Layman called their partnership is "central to the chemistry" of their duo. [9] She has also worked as cover artist for Mitchell's work, as well as her own. [9] She and Mitchell started a new label called Obliquity Records. [11]
She also leads the band Find Letter X, [12] and in 2023 they released an album of the same name. [13] [14] She is also leader of jazz/noise rock trio Secret People. [3]
In 2024, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. [3]
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