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Michael Clement Irving Gibbs (born 25 September 1937) is a Rhodesian-born English jazz composer, conductor, arranger and producer as well as a trombonist and keyboardist. He is known for collaborations with vibraphonist Gary Burton, his student, and for his use of rock elements in orchestral jazz.
Apr 28, 2022 · John L. Walters writes: Michael Gibbs (b. 1937) is one of the world’s great jazz composer/arrangers, who came to prominence in the late 1960s London jazz scene. Over the past five decades he has taught and inspired countless musicians, forging creative bonds with artists such as Gary Burton, Bob Moses, Bill Frisell, John Scofield and….
Nov 12, 2015 · In a career spanning well over fifty years, veteran composer/arranger Michael Gibbs has chalked up a truly impressive range of credits, from Mahavishnu Orchestra to Jaco Pastorius, from Gary Burton to John Scofield and from Kenny Wheeler to Norma Winstone.
Michael Gibbs. Born September 25, 1937 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). Trombonist who also gets credits as conductor, composer, arranger, musical director, producer, and more rarely, keyboardist and drummer.
Highly individual and original Zimbabwe-born, England-based jazz composer, arranger and trombonist. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2000s. Born. September 25, 1937 in Salisbury, Rhodesia. Genre. Jazz.
Jun 15, 2021 · The Rhodesian-born, Berklee-schooled orchestral-jazz composer Michael Gibbs, a truly iconic figure who continues to inspire young British musicians, is receiving attention on both fronts. The most ambitious major label reissue program to be launched so far is Universal/Decca's series British Jazz Explosion: Originals Re-Cut .
Brit-jazz composer and arranger Michael Gibbs was born in 1937 in Zimbabwe. Starting in 1959, he studied in Boston at the Berklee College of Music, the Boston Conservatory , Tanglewood and the Lenox School of Music, where he studied with a who's who of contemporary jazz and modern composition: George Russell, Gunther Schuller, Iannis Xenakis ...
