By Keith Black, Winnipeg Free Press “Any jazz icon making it to 96 years old definitely deserves an appropriate tribute album. Vibraphonist Terry Gibbs was a go-to vibes player for generations of jazz folks from bop and beyond. His son Gerry is a drummer who has produced this two-CD album of four different “Thrasher Trios,” … Read More
By Keith Black, Winnipeg Free Press Trumpeter Derrick Gardner is originally from Chicago, but has held the Babs Asper Chair in Jazz Trumpet at the University of Manitoba since 2011. A mainstay in the jazz community here, Gardner has a new big band release that features a number of Winnipeg musicians, including Luke Sellick (bass), … Read More
By Keith Black, Winnipeg Free Press Trumpeter Derrick Gardner is originally from Chicago, but has held the Babs Asper Chair in Jazz Trumpet at the University of Manitoba since 2011. A mainstay in the jazz community here, Gardner has a new big band release that features a number of Winnipeg musicians, including Luke Sellick (bass), … Read More
