Terry Gibbs

Terry Gibbs, legendary jazz vibraphonist and bandleader, was twelve years old when he kicked off his career as a professional musician, winning first place in an amateur performance. Born and raised in the heart of Brooklyn and possessing tremendous musical talent, Gibbs learned the ins and outs of toon meer bebop from pioneers like Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Bud Powell. In 1959 his ensemble, later dubbed The Dream Band, became the toast of Hollywood. Four decades, sixty-five albums, and three hundred compositions later, his story is one of great substance; his foot-tapping music, revolutionary toon minder