Biography
Michael Gibbs is a Rhodesian-born English jazz composer, conductor, arranger and producer, as well as a trombonist and keyboardist. He was born Michael Clement Irving Gibbs on 25 September 1937 in Harare, then Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He studied at the Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory in the United States from 1959, later taking scholarships at the Lennox School of Jazz and Tanglewood Music Center, before settling in England.
Gibbs is known for his film scores, including Housekeeping (1987), Close My Eyes (1991), Hard Boiled (1992), Being Human (1994) and Century (1993). He served as musical director for the BBC television comedy series The Goodies from 1970 to 1974 and has worked as a freelance arranger and producer with artists including Gary Burton, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny and Peter Gabriel.
