Traveling down to New Orleans to open up for Lowdown Brass Band this weekend! Catch us at the Howlin Wolf on January 6th and 7th.
Komorebi
Komorebi is the Japanese word used to describe sunlight as it passes through trees. In this piece I play rich tones on the marimba which are paired with heavily dubbed spikes of zither. Each timbre enters representing the light passing through leaves and branches. At about midway through the improvisation, a trumpet enters soaring over... Continue Reading →
Live at the Whistler
Check out the new band live at the Whistler! Live record coming out soon on Whistler Records. Faraway Plants is Gerald Bailey: trumpet, synths, sampler Anthony Bruno: saxophone, bass David Agee: Drums https://youtu.be/oeQD1DtYsrQ
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Original Release!
Very pleased to announce the release of my first single with Cartilage Osseux Records! You can purchase and stream the new Anna Karina virtual 45 on most of the larger formats including; iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud and Amazon.
Glimpse of the Future is here!
Be sure to check out the new Moongriffin release on Cartilage Osseux Records. The record features Nate Lepine (saxophone), Charles Rumback (drums), Anton Hatwich (bass) and myself (trumpet) playing the music of Elliot Ross (guitar).
Belle and Sebastian April 4th and 5th
It was so nice to play a couple shows and hang with Belle and Sebastian this past weekend!
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound
Just finished up recording horns and shooting a video with JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Nate Lepine at Chicago Recording Company.
Comprovisation
Comprovisation is an audio form of collage. A collage can be presented in a way that expresses the creative process as an element of the finished product. Comprovisation is a polished form of the creative process combining the real-time spontaneity of improvisation with the accuracy of a second draft. In the audio form the composer... Continue Reading →
Gerald Bailey | Trumpet & Music Production 