DOC GIBBS and PICANTE/PHILLY JAZZ JAM JANUARY 13, 2012 8 PM (WORLD/JAZZ MUSIC)
Doc Gibbs is one of the most sought after percussionists in the music industry today. Whether he's recording, touring or kickin' it up a notch with Emeril Lagasse, Doc musically operates on an audience with funky rhythms and with his vast assortment of traditional and unusual percussion instruments. Early in his career, Doc immediately caught the attention of the music industry's top artists, including: Grover Washington Jr., George Benson, Nancy Wilson, Bob James, Al Jarreau and Anita Baker, to name a few. Most recently, Doc's percussive reputation has placed him in the studio with Wyclef Jean, Erykah Badu, Eric Benet and hot Rand B producer, James Poyser, among others. BAM!!! The icing on the cake for Doc came in 1997, when he became the musical director for Emeril Live!--This was the hottest cooking show on the cable Food Network.
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Leonard_Gibbs.html
KATHY MATTEA FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012 8 PM (FOLK MUSIC)
Kathy Mattea, is the beloved, Grammy-winning country singer. She says that her new album COAL offered her a “re-education” in singing. The songs on COAL are more than just mining songs. Mattea says she wanted to pay tribute to “my place and my people.” Raised near Charleston, West Virginia, her mining heritage is thick. Mattea’s childhood was steeped in the culture of mining and Appalachia. Mattea, known as one of the consummate song-catchers, meticulously chose songs for the album. “I wanted some labor songs, some songs that articulated the lifestyle, the bigger struggle, and I wanted a wide variety musically,” Mattea says. “With these songs, it’s not about how you sound, it’s about sheer communication and expression, and a way to give voice to someone else’s life experiences. It’s being a voice for a whole group of people, a place, a way of life. And that’s a sacred use of music.”
www.mattea.com
