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| "Well, first of all many apologies for not keeping the news part of the site up to date. It has been a very interesting start to the year with lots to do. You may have seen from the dates that I'm working with Barbara Jay and Tommy Whittle in 'The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook Show' again. I'm really looking forward to this as it's a fantastic show. I'll be in Upton on Severn and Canterbury for the first time in each case in April. Then we'll be back at Hever Castle during the summer - and keeping an eye out for the marauding ducks! |
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| I know it's taking a long while, but work is continuing on my new CD 'Here's to Love'. It now looks as if it will be released towards the end of the spring/early summer - just in time for the festival audiences. Producer Tony Williams and I have been working closely together on all aspects and this is why it is taking longer than the previous projects - it's all in the details! |
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| Keep an eye out for further announcements regarding the CD - as soon as it is ready I'll let you know. |
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| I'm looking forward to being back at Sefton in April taking a workshop with the finalists for the second Jazz Idol final in Southport. The first was a terrific success so I'm delighted to be involved again. It's wonderful to see so many young people getting involved in jazz. |
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| The weather has been pretty good since the start of the year and I only hope we are going to get a decent summer after last year's 'effort'! It is so important for the festivals that the weather is good as it helps attract the audiences.
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| Hope to see you soon. |
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| Love Lee."
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| The diary is filling up for the spring and summer months and new dates will be put up on the website on a regular basis - so please keep on visiting.
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| As Lee has mentioned we are now looking towards a late spring/early summer release date for new CD. When we have a firm date we'll let you know. |
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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! Enjoy the summer!
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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 |