Wazz up, Wazz up, Wazz UP!!!
Man, oh man, oh MAN!!! I know it's been since FOREVER, but a lot has happened, so let me get right to it.
First and foremost, I regret to inform that our illustrious drummer, 'The Acrobat' aka Jabari resigned his tenure with our group. A couple of weeks ago he decided to open a new chapter in his life by moving to Phoenix, AZ. Detroit's loss is certainly Phoenix's gain. There was NO animosity whatsoever, Jabari just required a change in locale. We wish Jabari all the best in his future musical endeavors and whenever my organ trio has an opprtunity to perform on the West coast, you can believe that Jabari will be in the fold with us as per usual. In the meanwhile, my contemporary quartet, RYZ is proud to welcome our new drummer, Mr. Ron Otis. He is definitely qualified to step right in and lay down the grooves that has made RYZ famous. My jazz organ trio, Gerard Gibbs & ReORGAN'YZ proudly welcomes Mr. Gene Dunlap to the drummer's throne. He definitely has the experience and the talent to play behind the 'wooden monster' that I have come to know and respect as the Hammond B-3.
In other news, I'm pretty sure that everyone knows by now that Baker's Keyboard Lounge is experiencing a serious financial crisis due to the current state of the economy. A crisis so severe that there is a real possibility that Baker's may have to shut it's doors permanently. However, by God's grace, Baker's remains open, but by no means is the club out of the woods yet, not by a longshot. Baker's is operating on a month-by-month basis. It was for this reason that my organ trio was furloughed a few times from Baker's schedule because of financial problems. I'm mentioning this to let you know that my organ trio will still perform on Wednesdays there, but just check my schedule often because it's not on a regular basis as it once was earlier this year. I know that money is tight everywhere, Lord knows I know. But, for those of you in the Metro Detroit area who can afford to support this Detroit treasure, it would certainly be greatly appreciated. Baker's has proven itself time and time again in being the world's oldest jazz club in the WORLD, not the country, but the WORLD. What's more, Baker's Keyboard Lounge has consistently provided top-notch jazz entertainment to the massess for 75 years. Quite frankly, that means something to me and I hope that it means something to you too.
In other developments, by popular demand, my contemporary jazz quartet has returned to Thursdays at Floods Bar & Grille. We started back in April and the gigs have gone great. I also elected to return to our former name of RYZ. It was the name we started with 18 years ago, so I thought it was the name we should stick with. We're also performing some new music and I have challenged the guys along with myself to continue to expand our repertoire. So, come check us out on Thursdays at Floods, OK??
I'm still on the road with James Carter. As a matter of fact, The James Carter Quintet just completed a 10-day tour of Japan which was great. Coming up, I head to the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport this Sunday, August 9 where The James Carter Organ Trio will be back in action.
On a personal note, August 9 will be my 1st Wedding Anniversary. It's hard to believe that one year ago this Sunday, I took a walk down the aisle. Man, the time just flies!!! You know I had to ask my wife for permission to be away on our anniversary or I was gonna have a permanent residence in the doghouse!!! (smile)LOL But, I am so grateful for my beautiful wife's understanding nature. I will make it up to her as soon as I get back.
>>>>>>ANNNOUNCEMENT<<<<<<
BOTH of my CDs are now available ONLINE at CD Baby and itunes. For all you iPod owners and mp3ers, you will be able to purchase a hard-copy or download the CD directly to your computer if you choose to do so. Isn’t that GREAT!!! All you have to do is go to:
www.cdbaby.com/gerardgibbs1 and/or
www.cdbaby.com/gerardgibbs2
For those of you in the Detroit and surrounding areas, you can pick them up at Streetcorner Music's new location: 26020 Greenfield, Oak Park, MI 48237, 248.967.0777
(inside Lincoln Center strip mall)
Don’t forget to also visit my ‘MySpace’ music page. You can check me out at:
www.myspace.com/gerardgibbsb3
While you’re out in cyberspace, my group, Gerard Gibbs & ReORGAN’YZ is featured in The Detroit Free Press on the web. Paste the following link into your browser:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070107/VIDEO05/70105023/1039
There, you will be able to see us in action at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge from a couple years ago.
I'm also on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/gerardgibbs
You can follow me on Facebook. I will be making more current updates and blogs there, OK???
That’s all I got for now, y’all. Again, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get you all caught up with me. I do, however, update my schedule every week so check it out often because you never know when I’ll be in your neck of the woods, OK??? E-mail me anytime day or night.
Peace.........
Gerard
Last Updated: Friday, August 07, 2009
Gerard Gibbs, is a Detroit based Jazz Organist
quickly rising on the International stage
with his innovative blend of contemporary
Jazz and the time-honored stylings of his
mentors Richard "Groove" Holmes
and Jimmy Smith.
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Gerard Gibbs & ORGANized Crime made its
debut performance at the 1996 Ford Detroit
International Jazz Festival. They can be seen
performing monthly at the World famous Baker's
Keyboard Lounge in Detorit and are now one
of the most sought-after groups in the City
of Detroit.
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