Alan Gerber

Event Details

Event type: All Ages

Alan Gerber is a dynamic and captivating performer known for his fiery piano playing, soulful vocals, and engaging stage presence. A multi-instrumentalist and prolific songwriter, Gerber’s music blends blues, rock, and roots with unstoppable energy. Originally from Chicago and now based in Canada, Alan Gerber was a founding member of Elektra Records recording group, "Rhinoceros". A multi-instrumentalist: Piano, guitars (acoustic and electric slide), fiddle, button accordion, vocalist and composer. Appeared with Bob Dylan, BB King, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Terry/Brownie McGee and many others. Live show has a blues/folk feel to it. Check out the website: www.alangerbersongs.com for reviews of shows.

"The synergy of Alan Gerber is a complex concoction difficult to explain. Without question, Alan is greater than the sum of his parts, and when combined and on display for a mesmerized and awestruck audience, you can fully understand Alan Gerber in the flesh! Alan is a seasoned pro, a master-class of how to take years of honing your craft and a million plus miles of live performances to reach this level. Within the first 30 seconds of a live Alan Gerb.er show the audience is hooked, completely! As a songwriter, storyteller, musician, performer and personality, it is a marvel of engineering, the perfect storm. Alan has produced an impressive catalog of musical gems, which I encourage you to acquire but I beg you to experience a live performance....then you will know the synergy of Alan Gerber!"
-Terry Whalen, Artistic Director of Whalen's Barn Concert Series, Miramichi, NB