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Brad Gibson
In addition to his work as a sideman, Brad has recorded and produced four albums of original music: Epilogue / Procession (2017), Space (w/ Mack Grout, 2016), Poontet (2014) and The Amber Tone (2008). He continues his monthly residency of original and standards-based ensembles at Vito's Restaurant & Lounge in 2017. In 2009, Jim Knapp commissioned Brad for a new work to be performed by the Jim Knapp Orchestra, resulting in Winter Moving. In 2014, Brad was awarded an artist in residency scholarship by Jack Straw Productions to be applied towards a recording of new music resulting in the six-song EP, Epilogue / Procession.
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Brad Gibson: Poontet
by Vincenzo Roggero
Poontet è una piccola, sorprendente finestra aperta sulla effervescente scena musicale di Seattle. Un EP, poco più di trenta minuti di musica che raccoglie fermenti e suggestioni contemporanee e li colloca in una dimensione temporale trasversale a diverse epoche e influenzate da differenti generi. La combinazione di tastiere analogiche e tastiere digitali crea sonorità cosmiche, ideale colonna sonora per immaginarie avventure di fantascienza. Basso elettrico e fiati spostano invece le coordinate verso groove funkeggianti più adatti ad ...
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by Hrayr Attarian
Seattle drummer Brad Gibson's second release as a leader Poontet is a spicy batch of soulful grooves that belong on the soundtrack of a 1970s gritty detective film. Heavily reliant on electric instrumentation and densely atmospheric these half a dozen tracks are short on improvisational rigor without being mundane. They also allow for some soloing room for the members the sextet to showcase their individual styles. The funky “I Hope U Make It Dirty" for instance features Gibson's ...
read more"Poontet è una piccola, sorprendente finestra aperta sulla effervescente scena musicale di Seattle. . . . Poontet è un'idea del batterista Brad Gibson realizzata con autorevolezza e piglio da leader, con leggerezza e sensibilità negli arrangiamenti, attraverso i quali prende forma una visione musicale matura e convincente." -Vincenzo Roggero, All About Jazz Italia
“If smooth jazz (and I use that term for anything that isn’t straight ahead swing nor Latin-ish) but if smooth jazz didn’t suck and was actually awesome, it would be this record.” -HB Radke
