Jeffrey Gimble

Born: March 6, 1962

Raised in Texas blues country, in a house full of music, the son of Houston saxophonist and bandleader, Maynard Gimble, he began to reveal his budding talent at the age of four. But, despite his early connection with jazz – frequently going to gigs with his father — it was the musical theatre that dominated the early part of his long career. His resume as an actor includes performances in stage shows such as Hair, Forbidden Broadway and The Tempest, as well as the cult film, Crimson Force.

“For most of my life jazz was something I really liked, and I listened to it... but it was never something that I really explored until I moved to L.A. a few years ago.”

Brand New Key

By Jeffrey Gimble

Label: Cafe Pacific Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Bye Bye Blackbird; Tryin Times; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; A Ra; The Nearness of You; Brand New Key; In the Glow of the Moon; Quietly There; Somebody Groovy; Music's the Only Thing That's on my Mind

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by Mary Foster Conklin
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by Benjamin Boddie
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by Benjamin Boddie
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by Mary Foster Conklin
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by Benjamin Boddie
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Streaming on demand with today's music by Silvano Monasterios, Phil Brown, Reggie Watkins, Lorraine Feather, Sean Imboden, Jeff Libman, Triology, Jonah David, Peter Smith, Shelley Yoelin/Gabriel Datcu, Eric Alexander, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Rodney Whitaker, Nnenna Freelon, Chad LB, and more. Playlist Silvano Monasterios “The River Between Us" from The River (Silvano Monasterios) 00:00 Phil ...

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by Mary Foster Conklin
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by Joe Dimino
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by Benjamin Boddie
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