Music Industry & Jazz Piano
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
2:00–3:30pm
Elmer Gibson was born in Philadelphia, and since the mid ‘60s, has been writing, arranging, and performing music with some of jazz’s finest musicians throughout the U.S. and in eight countries around the world. In addition to headlining six of his own CDs, he has recorded with a number of nationally known jazz artists, including Norman Connors and Nnenna Freelon.
In 1974 Gibson moved to North Carolina and in 1976 co-founded (and was the president of) the non-profit organization Preservation Jazz Company, Inc. The twelve years he headed that organization, funded by the National Endowment of the Arts, and the North Carolina State Arts Council, he has given jazz workshops and lecture demonstrations at colleges, universities, and recreation centers throughout the state.
Gibson has appeared with the North Carolina Symphony accompanying Steve Allen, the veteran comedian/musician/songwriter, and jazz legend/movie star Cab Calloway.
For the past ten years Gibson has been an associate producer for Johnsound Studios, and Blazing Music and Sound, an affiliate of Trailblazer Studios in Raleigh, NC. He has written, arranged, and performed music for TV shows, commercials, documentaries, and slide shows. Examples are Smart Start Kids, Reed’s Jewelers, The NC State Lottery, Wake Med, Wake Forest University, NCSU College of Natural Resources, the Currituck County museum, and Animal Planet. See www.myspace.com/elmergibson for more information.
UPCOMING MUSIC IN ARTS SEMINAR SERIES ARTISTS:
Sharon Szymanski, Expanding the Private Voice Studio March 24, 2009
Elliot Frank, Guitar Virtuoso March 31, 2009
Katharine Boyes, Alexander Technique & Piano April 14, 2009
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis de Jong, Music Program Coordinator
919-209-2212, d_dejong@johnstoncc.edu
Sponsored by the Music Area & the Foundation Mini-Grant Program
Tags: Dennis de Jong, Elmer Gibson, Johnston Community College, Music Department, Music in Arts Seminar Series
