BIOGRAPHY
Disc releases related to Gilbert Isbin are now approaching twenty
and from the very beginning, his music has been characterized by the
duality of contemporary classical music and modern jazz influences.
His compositions are published by Berben Ediziones Musicales (Italy),
The UK Lute Society, Lantro Music (B), Auurk Editions (B) ,Golden River Music (B), Kameleon
Editions (B), Periferia (Esp)
Some of his lute works have been featured in the ''Le joueur du Luth'
(Soc. Française du Luth), 'Geluit' (Belgian Lute Academy),
Nostalgia (LGS- Japan), Tablatuur (The Netherlands).
His compositions have been performed by a.o. the guitarquartet Four
Times A Lady, Quartetto Chitarristico Italiano, the Spectra Ensemble, De Camer van Musiecke, lutenist Stuart Walsh
With Iain Cameron he concentrates on improvised music on midi-guitar.. (see albums on last fm and Reverbnation.
He collaborated and performed all over Europe and in the US with a.o.
Jeff Gauthier, Cameron Brown, Joe Fonda, Vinny Golia, Hanka Rybka, Scott
Walton, Ernst Reijseger, Jan Kuijken, Iep Fourier, Michel Godard,
Jatinder Thakur, Hugh Hopper, Wolfgang Reisinger, John Ruocco, Fred Van
Hove, Ivo Vanderborght, Andre Goudbeek, Geert Verbeke,
Rudy de Sutter, Philippe Deschepper, Pierre Vaiana, Jaap Blonk, Sandro
Di Stefano, Sandor Szabo, Balazs Major, Chris Joris, Lieven Misschaert,
Bruce Arnold, Christian Vasseur, Kevin Kastning,...
A selection of past concerts : Italia Guitar Festival (Rome, It),
Concertgebouw 't Ij, Amsterdam (NL), Dag Van de Gitaar (B), Acoustic
Stings Festival, Raalte (NL), Holland Festival (NL), Lullabyes Festival
UK (St. Martin's Church In
The Fields, London), Tourcoing Jazz Festival (F), Festival Schnittpunkte der Musik (Aus), Jazz en Nord Festival(F), European Trytone Festival (NL), WIM Festival (B), Bimhuis Amsterdam (NL), Cactus Festival (B), Music In Mind Festival (B), Paulusfeesten (B), Gentse Feesten (B), Jazz Halo Music Days (B), De Werf (B), Stadsschouwburg Brugge (B), De Werf (B), De Singel (B), Ancien Belgique (B), Les Dimanches De L'Impro (F), Jazzathome (B) Tours in Hungary, Poland, France, Germany, Austria, Los Angeles, San Francisco....
In October 2011 he did recordings with Kevin Kastning in Massachusetts and in San Francisco with Scott Walton
for forthcoming CD releases in 2012.
An instructional CDrom on Guitar Techniques has been released in 2007 by
Acoustic Guitar Workshop.com
http://acousticguitarworkshop.com/fsalamode/
email : gilbert.isbin@telenet.be
