Gerry Gibbs

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Gerry Gibbs (born January 15, 1964 in New York City ) is an American jazz musician ( drums , percussion ).

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Gerry Gibbs is the son of jazz vibraphonist Terry Gibbs ; he grew up in southern California and received his first drum kit from Buddy Rich when he was four . At the age of seven he had his first appearances on television shows such as the Steve Allen Show , in which he was allowed to play a three-minute solo in 1971. The first recordings were made in 1987 when he appeared in his father's band with Buddy DeFranco at the Chicago club The Jazz Showcase ( Chicago Fire , Contemporary ). In the following years he played a. a. with John Campbell , Steve Amirault ( That's What , with Seamus Blake ), in the Terry Gibbs Quartet with Uri Caine , also with Jed Levy ( Sleight of Hand , 1995, with George Colligan and Ron McClure ).

In late 1995 Gibbs recorded his debut album The Thrasher (Qwest) with his sextet, which included Ravi Coltrane , Joe Locke , Billy Childs , Mark Feldman and Darek Oleszkiewicz ; Moving On, Never Looking Back , etc. followed in 2009 . a. with Justin Vasquez, Rob Hardt, Eric Hargett, and Andy Langham. In later years he worked a. a. with Ted Falcon , Joe Negri , Jim Butler , Robert Sanders , Doug Webb and with Eric Hargett / Joey DeFrancesco . In 2010 a tribute album was created for the "electric" Miles Davis . With Kenny Barron and Ron Carter he formed his Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio , which has released three albums since 2013. In the field of jazz he was involved in 28 recording sessions between 1987 and 2017.

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  1. ↑ Entry (rateyourmusic). June 17, 2018, accessed September 28, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 17, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Gibbs, Gerry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (drums)
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City