Slim Gambill

Showings

Franklin Theatre Thu, Jun 30, 2022 8:00 PM

Description

Jason “Slim” Gambill Is a multi-genre guitarist, producer, composer, arranger and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist for the multi-platinum Big Machine recording artist Lady A, who has sold more than 18 million albums, 34 million tracks and 5 billion streams worldwide, racked up 7 grammys and countless ACM, CMA and People’s Choice Awards, and had 11 #1 songs. Slim has been there for all of it, not only as a touring side musician, but as a session player on every single Paul Worley-produced album, and has appeared as a songwriter on 4 of their songs. In addition, Slim performed in the house band for NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly,” Toured with Tyler Hilton, Josh Kelley, played sessions for some of the biggest names in music, and over the course of his career has found himself on stage with John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Nicks, Maroon 5, Rob Thomas, Jennifer Nettles (of Sugarland), Aloe Blacc, Jake Owen, Frankie Ballard, Canaan Smith, Devin Dawson, Ben Rector, Darius Rucker, Vanessa Carlton, Macy Gray, Peter Frampton, Kenny Chesney, and countless others.Slim Gambill’s own career as a contemporary jazz/rock artist launched in 2018 during some down time in his Lady A schedule. What started as “writing a few tunes for a jazz festival I was invited to play at,” became a full realized album debut, “Fake Jazz & Theme Songs,” accompanied by shows at some highly regarded venues ranging from Birdland in New York City to The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis. Writeups on Slim’s project began to pop up in Billboard, Rolling Stone, Guitar World, Guitar Player, Jazziz. . .just to name a few, and the fuse was lit.

A powerful live performer, Gambill’s shows twist and turn, covering everything from vintage Smooth Jazz to full on classic rock, and everything in between.