June 26, 2010 - Louise Gibbs

I've had the good fortune to meet Louise Gibbs on a couple of occasions, both times at the Leeds International Jazz Conference, put on by the Leeds College of Music (LCM) in England. Louise is a Senior Lecturer at the LCM, where she heads up the Post-Graduate Programmes and teaches vocal performance, ensembles, and musicology. Her research interests lay in the areas of improvisation, jazz voice, and professional development.

On top of all this, Louise is also one heck of a vocalist! Her most recent album (with the wonderful Kirk Lightsey) "Everybody's Song But Our Own" gives the listener a strong taste of the unique musical communication between these two. They performed at The Venue at LCM back in late March of 2009 (a show I had the good fortune to see)...of the collaboration between Louise and Kirk, the noted British jazz writer Brian Paisley had this to say:

"... the mutual confidence in each other's ear has led, on both the album and the concert, to a high-wire act that takes more chances than anything I've heard outside the strictly avante-garde."

Keep an eye out for Louise Gibbs...in your favourite CD store and the finest jazz research journals!

Bright moments...


CHARLES MINGUS - MINGUS AH UM - BETTER GET IT IN YOUR SOUL
THE PAT COLEMAN - BOB MURPHY QUARTET - COME RAIN OR COME SHINE - COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
CHRIS DAVIS - BAILE BONITA - KING OF HEARTS
CARON - ECAY - LOCKWOOD - CARON - ECAY - LOCKWOOD - OPTIONS
LOUISE GIBBS AND KIRK LIGHTSEY - EVERYBODY'S SONG BUT OUR OWN - FOOTPRINTS
D.D. JACKSON - JUSTIN TIME RECORDS 25TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION - LE SHUFFLE
UGETSU - LIVE @ THE CELLAR - MAYBE YES, MAYBE NO
MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCH. - ALLEGRESSE - ALLEGRESSE
CHRISTINE JENSEN JAZZ ORCHESTRA - TREELINES - DANCING SUNLIGHT
MAYNARD FERGUSON - THE LOST TAPES VOLUME 1 - ELEANOR RIGBY
ROB MCCONNELL AND THE BOSS BRASS - LIVE IN DIGITAL - SQUIB CAKES
THE HUGH FRASER QUINTET - RED & BLUE - THANK YOU VERY MUCH
JACO PASTORIUS BIG BAND - WORD OF MOUTH REVISITED - TEEN TOWN