Chris Kibble

Chris Kibble (born July 24, 1963) is a British jazz musician. He attended Sedgehill Secondary School in south-east London, England.

Chris started out by gigging with jazz fusion band Kafo in 1985, then joined acid jazz band Snowboy ^[1] in 1987.

Chris has also gigged with the following bands on the London music scene: Robin Jones Latin Jazz Sextet, Ricardo de Santos, Charlie Palmieri, Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, Gordon Smith, Fuzz Against Junk, Terry Callier, Don Rendell, and King Salsa.

Works

Chris has played on:

• Freedom Principle: “Acid Jazz & Other Illicit Grooves” (1989)
• Snowboy: "Ritmo Snowbo" (1989), "Descara Mambito" (1991), and "Somethings Coming" (1993)
• M People: Elegant Slumming (1994)
• Don Rendell: “What Am I Here For?” (1996)
• Robin Jones Latin Jazz Sextet: “Latin Underground” (1999)
• Robin Jones & King Salsa: “Changó” (1999)
• Nuphonic: “Vol. 4” (2001)
• Kayode Olajide: “Iba” (2001)
• Robin Jones: “Presents Afro-Cuban Rhythms” (2001)
• Terry Callier: “Lookin' Out” (2004)

He has his own outfit called “Peckham Royalty” ^[2] with bassist/producer Gordon Smith; they have released an EP entitled “Minor Villain” (2002).

Since 2008, Chris has been a member of the Screened Music Network.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Snowboy (Honorary ‘Latin Section’ Members) http://www.snowboy.info/friends.htm
2. ↑ Discogs http://www.discogs.com/artist/Peckham+Royalty
3. ↑ Screened Music Network "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2009-01-20.