Gerry Gibbs & The Aliens - Live at Monks

Sat, Aug 19

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Gerry Gibbs & The Aliens! Gerry Gibbs - Drums, Percussion,Keyboards Jerry Espinoza - Electric Saxes & Flute Jason Galbraith - EWI - Electric Wind Instrument, Electric Saxes & Flute Carter Arrington - Electric Guitars Andy Langham - Rhodes, Organ, Mini Moog, Misc Synthesizers “Looking up into the vast cosmic universe, listening to the hypnotic mystical and rhythmic notes of Aliens. Get ready to embrace all your 5D senses not as a cosmic visitor but One. This new  all-electric band blends the sounds of generation of jazz and funnels through an all-virtual electric instrumentation, augmented with a new science fiction film created by Gerry Gibbs” Andy Langham - Rhodes, Organ, Mini Moog, Misc SynthesizersIn 2021, Gerry's much-anticipated new CD Songs From My Father has extended the vision of his Thrasher Dream Trio once again. In this latest contribution, Gibbs presents four iterations of his acclaimed trio. Despite being in the midst of theCovid 19 pandemic, Gibbs commenced on a nationwide trek of over 15,000 miles to (safely) capture recordings of himself alongside friends and collaborators that he considers the finest improvisors of our time. With Gibbs in the drum chair, the Thrasher Dream Trios include 1. Chick Corea & Ron Carter, 2. Kenny Barron & Buster Williams, 3. Patrice Rushen & Larry Goldings and 4. Geoff Keezer & Christian McBride. Under Gerry’s direction, he and his band pay homage to the musical legacy of Gerry’s father, Terry Gibbs (now 96 years old). Songs From My Father features the last recorded performance of the great Chick Corea. In addition to leading his own projects, Gerry is an in demand drummer who has worked with many jazz greats, including Mccoy Tyner, Alice Coltrane, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson, Hubert Laws, James Moody, Sam Rivers, Patrice Rushen, Dewey Redman, Eddie Harris, Mike Stern, Larry Coryell, Randy Brecker, Tom Harrell, and Brad Mehldau. Gerry's versatility has enabled him to work with a variety of artists from other genres as well: Parliament Funkadelic, Rose Royce, Flying Lotus and even legendary comedian Steve Allen. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! 22 free parking spaces onsite are first-come-first-serve.