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| "The summer has been a little bit better than in the last few years and we've even had sunshine. I've been very busy of late with gigs and summer schools and this continues until the end of the month. I've just been back at Ronnie Scotts - once again performing 'The Magic of Gershwin' at their excellent Sunday lunchtime sessions. These are proving extremely popular and it's a terrific way to spend part of the weekend. |
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| I've had some lovely gigs with the BBC Big Band this year and thanks go to their new management who have been developing new ideas. The season at the fantastic Cadogan Hall worked extremely well and we also had a great time at The Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks. |
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| A date for your diary is 12th September at The Playhouse Theatre, Norwich where Chris Bailey is putting on a very special charity Jazz and Cabaret evening in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer. This has developed into an annual event thanks to Chris' tireless work - a great evening for a great cause. |
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| Keep returning to the site as dates will be added on a regular basis. |
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| Take good care of yourselves.
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| Hope to see you soon. |
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| Love Lee."
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| As part of the website review we'll be looking at providing more information on the upcoming dates page.
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| As Lee has mentioned, please email me on paul@spmanagement.co.uk if you would like to order the new CD direct. If you include your address and phone number we can sort it out. |
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| We're always looking to improve things so if you have any comments regarding the website, venues you can suggest or, indeed, anything else, please email me at paul@spmanagement.biz. |
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| That's it for now - see you soon!
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| REVIEWS FOR 'SONGS OF TIME AND PLACE':-
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| 'I love listening to Lee Gibson, because everything she does sounds right. It's not just a question of pitch and time and clarity of diction, although they are all part of it. The rightness comes from the flair with which she uses these gifts to create a fresh version of a well-known song. How many time have you heard 'It's alright with me' or 'Over the Rainbow'? You might think that there was little more to be revealed about them, but Lee sharpens them up no end. And she does it without resorting to eccentric interpretations or absurd tempos. Essentially, she does what Ella Fitzgerald used to do, gradually opening the thing up and causing it to reveal itself.'Dave Gelly THE MUSICIAN
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| ‘One of the most talented and talked about of today’s singers is Lee Gibson. If you want to know just what she is about and why she is so well regarded, listen to this CD. The more I play the record the more I have enjoyed it. Gibson is undoubtedly a real talent.’ Jazz Review
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| ‘While Cassandra Wilson leads the female vocal field in America, Lee Gibson has comparable status in Britain. She invests the songs with a personal vitality allied to a respect for the lyricists’’ intentions.’ Manchester Evening News
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| ‘All the attributes required to make an accomplished jazz singer, phrasing attack, intonation and the ability to swing are all here. If you want to hear jazz singing with the brakes off this is one for you. This could be a contender for the Female Jazz Vocalist disc of the year’. Jazz Rag
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| ‘A collection of great songs, carefully chosen and carefully arranged, which ought to secure Lee Gibson’s deserved place among the very front rank of UK based vocalists’. Jazz UK
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| ‘And so she goes from strength to strength. I have yet to hear anything less than a good CD by this singer and this set matches up to its predecessors. If you haven’t heard her before this is a wonderful place to start.’ Jazz Journal International
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| ‘Not only has she a wonderful voice, an innate sense of swing and great performing ability, she is also renowned for her musicality and originality of approach. This is a highly sophisticated jazz album, which should be very well received.’ Crescendo
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| 'She is, without doubt, the best jazz singer this country has produced in the last 40 years.' Digby Fairweather |