Set Me Free is Sean’s upcoming big band EP, which will be released on 12th June 2026. It marks his songwriting debut, featuring renowned vocalist Frida Touray (known for her work with Lianne La Havas and Jordan Rakei). The EP augments Sean’s roots in the jazz tradition with a diverse range of influences from Motown through to blues and folk singer-songwriters. The first single Forever is out now, pre-order the EP on CD/vinyl via the Bandcamp player above.
Confluence is Sean’s big band album, released with Ubuntu Music in 2022. It features some of the UK’s leading jazz and session musicians, including the likes of Tom Walsh, James Copus, Harben Kay and James Gardiner-Bateman.
The album and scores/parts are available for purchase via the Bandcamp player above.
London Jazz News – “A tour de force”
Jazzwise – “Spectacular blowing from all concerned”
The Scotsman – “A rich, muscular sound straight out of jazz’s big band tradition”
When Can I See You Again? is Sean’s quintet album, released with Ubuntu Music in 2021. He is joined by some of his favourite musicians on the London jazz scene: Riley Stone-Lonergan (tenor saxophone), Rob Brockway (piano), Calum Gourlay (bass) and Jay Davis (drums).
Order on CD or 180g vinyl via the Bandcamp player above.
Jazz Times USA – “These fellows—braced with the blues, steeped in the swing classics, burnished with modernity—are going places.”
Jazz Views – “Gibbs’ soloing is as confident and assured as you could wish for”
BBC Music Magazine – ***** “The combination of laid-back swing with a confident rolling-and-tumbling interplay is genuinely uplifting, scooping up township lilt and occasional Latin influences along the way”
UK Vibe – ***** “This is a triumph for Sean Gibbs… his star is in the ascendancy”
