Sean Gibbs is an Edinburgh born jazz trumpeter and composer/arranger based in London. His big band album Confluence was released with Ubuntu Music and nominated for Best Album at the 2023 Scottish Jazz Awards. 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 has led to sold out big band gigs at Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Jazz Club (Soho) and The Vortex. It has twice been selected as album of the week on Jazz FM and has exceeded 1.8 million streams on Amazon Music.
Sean also leads a quintet, whose critically acclaimed debut album was released with Ubuntu Music in 2021 and awarded five stars in BBC Music Magazine.
Sean is a member of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, with which he has performed with guest soloists such as Kurt Elling, Joe Locke, Kenny Washington and Jazzmeia Horn. This has included appearances at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, such as New York’s Lincoln Center and Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan.
Other groups Sean is a member of include the Daniel Casimir Big Band, Calum Gourlay Big Band and Young Pilgrims. He has freelanced with a wide range of artists, including the likes of Georgia Cecile, Eliza Carthy, Hannah Williams and Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra.
Sean is a prolific composer of big band music, including commissions for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and Greater Manchester Jazz Orchestra. He has directed the Scottish National Youth Jazz Orchestra in concerts featuring his music, and has also had pieces performed by the University of Miami’s Frost Studio Jazz Band.
London Jazz News – “When I spot trumpeter Sean Gibbs in a band my spirits lift; I know there will be spot on ensemble playing and expertly-turned, beautifully toned solos”
The Jazz Mann – “One of the most exciting and imaginative trumpet soloists around”
