Biography
LOUISE GIBBS is a singer, jazz improviser and composer. It has been said of her bebop-inspired style: "She can turn a hackneyed jazz standard into a newly-imagined composition...and takes musical risks...as expressive as any horn player whether the tune's by Kenny Wheeler or Rodgers & Hart". Originally from New Zealand, Louise was until her recent move to Leeds living and working in London for over 20 years. She makes regular forays to the US. Louise has sung with, amongst others:Lynne Arriale
Mike Nock
Ron McClure
Rufus Reid
Kirk Lightsey
Jim McNeeley
Chico Freeman
Tony Coe
Renato D’Aiello
Phil de Greg
Mark Levine
Butch Lacy
Lionel Grigson
Brian Priestley
Ian Carr
Frank Griffith
Jeff Clyne
Trevor Tomkins
Tim Richards
the guitarists John Scofield
Phil Lee
& Deirdre Cartwright.
To earn a respectable living Louise teaches jazz vocal techniques and improvisation at Leeds College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, and the University of York.