On April 23 a new single will be released featuring Gerald Bailey on Trumpet and Flute with Harry James on Drums. The song marks the one year anniversary of the Migration Climate LP. Pre-Save and catch this single as it drops. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/drum-and-fife-feat-harry-james?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid
Daptone Recommends Migration Climate LP
Many thanks to Daptone Records for adding Migration Climate to their recommended listening list! Migration Climate pictured alongside Harry James, Budos Band and Curyman.
Migration Climate: Favorite Albums of 2023
Migration Climate was one of Endless Crate's favorite albums of 2023. The record was included alongside a list of great artists including El Michels Affair, Black Thought, Kassa Overall, Heliocentrics, Gaslamp Killer, The Circling Sun, Pachyman and fellow Potions Records collaborator Harry James Brenner. Here's what they had to say: "With Migration Climate, Gerald Bailey masterfully... Continue Reading →
Migration Climate on Band Camp Weekly!
Hello Sun and Dusty Rhodes were featured on the Nov 7th episode of Band Camp Weekly. Many thanks to curator Andrew Jervis for the add! Hello Sun is the last song on Migration Climate featuring Father John Misty drummer Dan Bailey on drums. There is a lot of great Chicago music on this list, including... Continue Reading →
Stream Intermodal Home
Seek shelter and pre-save an Intermodal Home. A new song is coming on Friday December 1st on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music and more! Creating an oblique polyrhythmic texture, the echos make it sound as if it the horns were recorded in a metal house. The single aims to further awareness of climate change. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/intermodal-home-2?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid
Interview with Speakhertz.com
Thanks so much to Samuel Freeman from Speakhertz for taking the time to talk to me about music making! He has interviewed greats like Steven Mandel, Butch Vig and Phil Tan. We talked a bit about working with affordable gear, minimal setups and freelance life. https://speakhertz.com/14875/gerald-bailey-artist
Mini Documentary for ABC Localish Stroke of Genius
Musician Gerald Bailey is an accomplished Chicago-area trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist who has recorded and played with popular bands like Mumford & Sons, Belle And Sebastian, Father John Misty, Ty Segall, and Kevin Morby. He's even performed at the White House for former President Barack Obama. But in his music room in Homewood, IL, humble instruments... Continue Reading →
Gerald Bailey Duo with Harry James Brenner at Dark Matter Coffee Sweet 16 Anniversary Festival
Festival Lineup Features Laura Jane Grace, Martin Atkins, Black Bear Combo, Environmental Encroachment, Good Hive, Maker, Meghavahana, Skyway Stereo, Wild Jesus & the Devils Lettuce, Chuck Wren, Gerald Bailey, Kyle Hodges, Los Black Dogs, Sears Tower of Folk, Steve Redell and Will Wisniewski.
Collaboration with Dark Matter Coffee
Album + Coffee collaboration between Dark Matter Coffee, Potions Records and Gerald Bailey. https://youtu.be/9BBh05gBTC4
Migration Climate Drops Friday April 7!
Be sure to check out the new record coming out on Potions Music New York. Stream "Call to Act" and "Dusty Rhodes" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1LYLTAJc3ZBpColv5RUp2o?si=65afcc5145e44595
QC Radio Worldwide FM Live at the Whistler
-- Had a wonderful night playing a solo set at the Whistler in Chicago -- 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿𝙀𝘿 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 at The Whistler in Chicago and airing on Gilles Peterson's worldwidefm.net - Tuesday, October 25, 2022! 𝙌𝘾 𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙄𝙊 featuring sets by Gerald Bailey, Billy the Kid, Cuzzin Vinny, Lapgan, Lorelei, and Fanita Banana. Airing 10/25 from 2pm-6pm CST... Continue Reading →
Jazz and Technology at Ball State University
So happy to play with the Ball State Jazz Ensemble as a guest artist in collaboration with Ableton! The music software company hosted several masterclasses throughout the day and we finished the thing off with big band concert featuring music made using their Push 2 controller. For this concert I built a motorized percussion setup... Continue Reading →
Adams Brass – New Horn!
Honored to become an endorsing artist for Adams Brass! Check out the new Adams, ACB Coppernicus trumpet in antique copper finish. I am in love. Check out a short live snippet below or on my YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/LeirAweJ4j4
Solo Performance: Motorized Percussion, Trumpet and Digitakt
-- Solo ambient performance setup featuring sound sculpture, trumpet, digitakt, op-1, sp404 and ableton live. This project was originally intended to be featured in concerts and masterclasses that were cancelled due to the spread of the covid19 virus. https://youtu.be/Qvm-Vt757d4
Harry James Off the Record
I had the pleasure of recording horns on Harry's new record, Off the Record. Be sure to check out the arrangment I made for Hyacinth and Pine. https://open.spotify.com/track/6DQMdUsXO05e1m8iUGZ4Zu?si=6f9f1cd59dd04687 https://open.spotify.com/track/6DQMdUsXO05e1m8iUGZ4Zu?si=6edf1a8f4cf94a0b Here's what Dark Matter Coffee had to say about it. "Harry evolves and elevates his sound on the non-amplified electric piano of “Mickey’s Mantle”, and rips... Continue Reading →
Listen to Second Hand Featuring Sara Kay
The song features singer-songwriter Sara Kay, Mikel Avery on drums and Gerald Flugabone. Presave here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/second-hand-feat-sara-kay?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid
Endless Crate Heavy Rotation
Thanks to Endless Crate for including Ensorcell in their Heavy Rotation column. "Chicago multi-instrumental virtuoso Gerald Bailey is redefining jazz’s sonic sphere, ingeniously reassembling familiar building blocks into something that can only be described as bedroom jazz. That’s jazz in its most intimate, most unfiltered form. With his latest musical offering, Bailey seamlessly shapes layers of resonant... Continue Reading →
Single Release: Ghost Mall
Presave Link to the latest single "Ghost Mall" Ghost Mall is an oblique song intended to be a commentary on overpopulation, consumerism and overproduction.
Gerald Bailey | Trumpet & Music Production 