Gabe is originally from Little Falls, NY, a very small town in upstate New York at the southern edge of the Adirondack Mountains. After graduating high school, he went on to study geology and music at the University of Miami. During and after college, he performed in jazz, funk, and pop bands in the Miami scene. Most notably, Gabe was a guitarist for the great funk group “A.J. and the Stick People," fronted by world-famous, outrageous, glam slammer A.J. Hill. Once satisfied with his Miami experience, Gabe escaped to the West Coast with his jazz-guitar repertoire and set up shop in San Francisco. While in San Francisco, Gabe studied jazz and classical theory at San Francisco State University, eventually breaking onto the scene with his first self led group, the Gabe Stivala Quartet.

By day, Gabe saves the planet through his work as a registered Professional Geologist.



Gabriel Stivala