ABOUT

BIOG

• Chris Kibble is a pianist, arranger, composer and tutor who has recorded and toured Europe and the Far East with many bands and artists in the jazz field including:

• Terry Callier - Chicago singer songwriter performing at Ronnie Scott’s, Glastonbury, Blue note clubs Japan, Milan, Singapore Jazz festival, Jazz cafe , QEH London

• Robin Jones King Salsa and Robin Jones Latin Jazz Sextet - Ronnie Scott’s, 606 Club London, Pori and Malta jazz festivals

• Snowboy and the Latin Section, Charlotte Glasson, Digby Fairweather, Geno Washington, Don Rendell, Pucho and the Latin section and many others

• A composer for many years, since 2017 Chris has written for Goldleaf Music Library and to date his original music features on seven of their library albums

• As Singer songwriter Chris has released two solo albums of rock/blues originals playing guitar, bass, keys, piano, vocals and BV’s - ‘The Lucky House Number 13’ (2012) featuring Adam Riley on drums, and ‘Life Is Not A Virtual Thing’ with Marc Cecil on drums (2015).

RECORDING SESSION CREDITS

• Goldleaf Music Library 2017- 19 ‘Dark & Sinister’, ‘Crazy World Of’, ‘Drones On The Bright Side’ 1 & 2, ‘Musak for Elevators’, ‘Ambient Techno’, ‘Songs Without Words’

• Charlotte Glasson Album ‘Robots’ (2018) piano also featuring Chris Spedding, Mick Hutton, Mark Bassey, Sam Glasson

• Terry Callier Albums: ‘Lookin’ Out’ (2004) co-writer and string programming of ‘Blues for Billie Holiday’;

  ‘Alive’ (Live at The Jazz Cafe London) piano/keys; ‘Speak your Peace’ track ‘Sierra Leone’, keys

• Robin Jones King Salsa Album ‘Sabroso Mambo’. (2010), piano. Arrangement of ‘Peanut Vendor’ (‘El Manisero’), plus two original tracks ‘Pollo Y Quimbombo’ and ‘Mambo Fantasma’. Earlier Albums, ‘Ache’ and ‘Chango’ piano

• ‘Peckham Royalty’, EP with Gordon Smith Wave records New York (2001)

• Snowboy and the Latin section Albums Vinyl and CD ‘Descarga Mambito’ (1991), ‘Somethings Coming’ (1993)

• Don Rendell Quintet Album ‘What am I here for?’ (1992)

• M People Elegant Slumming , ‘La Vida’ piano

TUTOR & QUALIFICATIIONS

• DBS checked, Public liability insurance Musicians Union

• One to one private tuition

• Centre for Young Musicians CYM. Deputy tutor since 2008

• LCCM London College Contemporary Music(Media) beginners piano, Composition and arranging. 2007- 2018.

• Goldsmiths College London. Jazz and Blues Piano 2001-2011

• Rock School Princes Trust workshops. 2001-05

• Micheal Garrick Piano People Royal Academy London 1996

• Qualifications GDMTA Graduate Diploma Music Teaching to Adults. Goldsmiths College London 2006

• Certificate in Harmony & Counterpoint. Birkbeck College London. 1993-96