My Music
My work as a musician centres on jazz performance, improvisation, collaboration, and composition.
Here you will find recordings, current projects, and information about live performance. My musical work is shaped by long-standing engagement with jazz tradition, text, and form, and by an interest in risk, interaction, and musical conversation.
This section is for listeners, presenters, and fellow musicians.
Collaborations
Collaboration has always been central to my work.
I am drawn to musicians who listen deeply, take responsibility for the music as it unfolds, and are willing to work at the edge of form. Improvisation, for me, is not display, but dialogue. These values shape both my performance practice and my compositional decisions.
Tony Kofi - Saxophone
Tony Kofi is one of the leading alto and baritone saxophonists in British jazz. He collaborated with Louise Gibbs on the large-scale vocal suite Seven Deadly Sings, contributing expressive saxophone lines that form a central voice in the ensemble texture.
Tim Whitehead - Saxophone
Tim Whitehead is a celebrated UK jazz saxophonist and composer. His collaboration with Gibbs on Seven Deadly Sings added a powerful lyrical dimension to the project, particularly in sections exploring darker emotional themes.
Kirk Lightsey - Piano
American pianist Kirk Lightsey is known for his work with Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, and Freddie Hubbard. His duo collaboration with Louise Gibbs focuses on highly interactive performances where voice and piano share equal improvisational responsibility.
Jonathan Gee - Piano
Jonathan Gee is a leading British jazz pianist and composer. His collaboration with Gibbs on More Questions Than Answers explored modern jazz repertoire and collective improvisation.
Renato D’Aiello - Saxophone
Italian-born tenor saxophonist Renato D’Aiello, based in London, worked with Gibbs on the album More Questions Than Answers. His melodic and harmonically rich playing helped shape the album’s modern jazz aesthetic.
Lynne Arriale - Piano
American jazz pianist Lynne Arriale collaborated with Louise Gibbs on the album Invitation, bringing an international dimension to the recording and supporting Gibbs’ early development as a recording artist.
Alongside recording, live performance remains an essential part of my musical practice.
My work has been presented in a range of settings, from intimate venues to festivals and institutional contexts. Performances may centre on existing projects or be shaped for specific collaborations and contexts.
For current or future performance enquiries, please see the Contact page.