More Questions Than Answers (2005). Originals set beside modern standards, sung with a strong, clear line.More Questions Than Answers — listen in full on Spotify.The bandLouise is joined here by Jonathan Gee (piano), Jeremy Brown (bass), Winston Clifford (drums)...
Invitation (1998). Louise Gibbs alongside an American rhythm section of real pedigree.Invitation — listen in full on Spotify.The recordRecorded in 1997, Invitation pairs Louise with pianist Lynne Arriale, bassist Ron McClure and drummer Steve Davis – an...
Live in Leeds. Louise Gibbs performs Blue Eyes with Organix, captured at Seven Jazz Leeds.Louise Gibbs with Organix — live at Seven Jazz Leeds.On stageRecorded in front of a Leeds audience, this is Louise in full band setting rather than the exposed duo or trio...
A rehearsal, caught on camera. Louise Gibbs works through Duke Ellington’s ballad Prelude to a Kiss ahead of a jazz concert in Leeds, 2021.Rehearsal footage — Leeds, 2021.About the songPrelude to a Kiss is one of Duke Ellington’s most enduring...
Teaching has been a central part of my professional life, but I have never experienced it as separate from making music. My approach to pedagogy has developed through long engagement with performance, improvisation, and reflection on how musicians actually learn over...
