Hello everyone, welcome to my site.
Before I begin I would like give all thanks and praise to Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior. Through Him, all things are possible.
AVAILABILITY - Currently available for new projects and free lance work in all styles. Send all requests through MySpace mail.
Bassist - 1962 till ???
Instruments
NS Designs CR4 Electric Upright Bass
4-String Carl Thompson Electric Bass
5-String Warmoth Fretless Bass
4-String Kay Accoustic Bass
Current Endorsements
NS Designs Electric Upright Basses
Thanks to Ned, Corey and all the staff at NS Designs for making the best electric upright basses anywhere...Period
Carl Thompson Basses
Many thanks to my old friend Carl for not only making the best electric bass guitars on the planet but also for the only fretted electric bass I have played since 1977 when I received my Birdseye Maple Thompson Neckthru
Former Endorsements
Kramer Basses
GHS Strings
Musictronics Pedals
CURRENT
Perform as a free lance studio and live performance bassist playing jazz, fusion, funk, R&B, Rock and Pop throughout New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvannia and currently working on a couple of private projects right now.
Rain - Musical Director for USA project that features singers Layonne Holmes, Delores Holmes and Debbie Vaughn in a blend of R&B, Soul, Gospel & HipHop.
Gerald Carboy's Jazz Elements - This is a new concept I am currently working on which features many of my friends performing at various venues in New Jersey & New York in a variety of small ensemble configurations from trio to sextet.
I am hopeful to have an original project completed soon which will feature some of my Jersey friends. You know who you are! LOL
GERALD CARBOY - AUTOBIOGRAPHYI began playing the bass in 1962. As most players of that time period, I was greatly influenced by the rhythm & blues of America and the influx of British music. I studied music theory, composition and arranging with the Maestro Julio C. Malatesta. In later years studied jazz composition and improvisation with Anthony Bertolotti.
Beginning in 1976, I began formulating an instructional methodology for all instruments which brings together the approaches of philosophy, physiology, and music theory under one concept based upon my experience as a music instructor and performing artist. My methodology is primarily a study in improvisation and chord construction, but is widely known by many simply as THE METHOD and is widely used and accepted by musicians and music instructors across the nation.
Internationally - I performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland performing with Kevin Eubanks (USA) (Leader of the Tonight Show band), Dee Dee Bridgewater (USA) and Chris Hinze (Netherlands). In that year I performed with The Chris Hinze Combination (Keystone/RCA), with Kevin Eubanks and Terry Silverlight throughout Europe including the North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands), Germany, Holland, and also performed with the Gewesterlik Orchest in the Netherlands. .
I Also performed throughout the United Kingdom with David Sancious & Tone (USA) (Columbia/Arista).
Nationally - I performed with the bands David Sancious & Tone and Barry Miles & Silverlight. I have also performed with Tal Farlow, Jeanie Bryson, Vic Juris, Kevin Eubanks, Ernest Carter, Barry Miles, Terry Silverlight and Alex Ligertwood.
2008 - Worked on new project for USA market. - Maria Markesini - European Jazz Artist from Rotterdam, Netherlands.
I have performed as part of the opening acts for shows with Return to Forever, Larry Coryell, Chick Corea, Pat Martino, Tony Williams Lifetime, Alan Hallsworth, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Jim Hall, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Peter Frampton, Ahmad Jamal, Kansas, Hot Tuna, and Santana. .
New Jersey and the Tri-State area - I have performed with Rob Thomas, Gary US Bonds, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, the bands Rain, Yasgur's Farm, Supernatural (A Santana Tribute), Tim McLoone and the Atlantic Coast Band featuring the Shirleys, The Atlantic Jazz Trio, Bob Boyd Jazz Trio, Jeff Levine Jazz Trio, Bob Himmelberger, Doug Clark, Vinnie Corrao, Bob Devoe, Rob Paparozzi, Vance Villastrago, Jeanie Bryson, Tommy Labella, Gladstone Trott, Danny Walsh, Jackie Jones, Gordon James, Line Drive, The Boston Tea Party, Frankie & the Burn, and G-Force.
I am also an original (1993) and active member of the charity organization Holiday Express, whose mission is to deliver music, food, gifts, financial support and friendship to those with the greatest need for the gift of human kindness during the holiday season and throughout the year.
It is a wonderful charitable organization featuring hundreds of dedicated volunteers and more than 60 professional singers and musicians from noted bands and the Broadway stage, who perform at over 50 shows each year during the months of November and December at children’s hospitals, homeless shelters and developmental centers.
If you would like to know more or get involved with HolidayExpress, just click on the following link to the website for information.
www.holidayexpress.org
