Tom Gaebel
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Tom Gaebel is a German singer and leader of a big band named after himself. He changed the spelling of his last name, avoiding the umlaut
to give it an international sheen. In addition to singing and arranging music, Gaebel writes lyrics in English.
Tom Gaebel was born on 13 January 1975 in Gelsenkirchen
, North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
, into a musical family. His younger brother Denis Gäbel plays tenor saxophone in the Tom Gaebel big band. Colin Gäbel is a singer and guitarist in addition to being a renowned TV presenter and reporter about computer games; he is a member of the rock band Mondo Kane
. Tom started with music lessons at an early age and he plays several instruments, including drums, violin, trombone and piano. Even during his high-school days, he was a member of bands, including two big bands and a rock band called Goresaw. He attended the Conservatorium van Amsterdam
and in October 2004, Gaebel received a major
in jazz singing from the Conservatorium. After performing and singing in various big bands, such as The Young Sinatras and the Tobias Kremer Big Band, he formed his own group in 2005.
His debut solo album “Introducing: Myself” was released in 2005 and became a best seller. A live DVD, “Live in Concert”, followed in 2006. His second album, “Good Life”, from 2007, featured more of Gaebel’s original numbers. 2008’s "Don't Wanna Dance" spotlighted Gaebel expanding his style to pop and soul, with songs influenced by the Motown sound. In 2010 he released two new albums. "Music to Watch Girls By" focused on the style of late 1960s easy listening ballads and uptempo numbers, and a Christmas album, "Easy Christmas" which includes new songs for the season written by Gaebel.
In June 2010 Gaebel and his big band performed at the Sommerfest for the Federal President Christian Wulff held at Castle Bellevue in Berlin.
Gaebel is known as a gifted writer; he contributes a blog to his official MySpace site.
2003 Sinatra – Tobias Kremer Big Band featuring Tom Gaebel
2003 The Day That Lies Ahead – Tom Gaebel
2004 SWING! – Tom Gaebel & the Tobias Kremer Big Band
2005 Introducing: Myself
2007 Good Life
2008 Single: "Highway To Hell" Jazzkantine featuring Tom Gaebel
2008 Single: "So Easy" from the Album Don't Wanna Dance
2008 Don’t Wanna Dance
2010 Music to Watch Girls By
2010 Easy Christmas
Umlaut (diacritic)
The diaeresis and the umlaut are diacritics that consist of two dots placed over a letter, most commonly a vowel. When that letter is an i or a j, the diacritic replaces the tittle: ï....
to give it an international sheen. In addition to singing and arranging music, Gaebel writes lyrics in English.
Tom Gaebel was born on 13 January 1975 in Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, into a musical family. His younger brother Denis Gäbel plays tenor saxophone in the Tom Gaebel big band. Colin Gäbel is a singer and guitarist in addition to being a renowned TV presenter and reporter about computer games; he is a member of the rock band Mondo Kane
Mondo Kane
Mondo Kane is a German rock band from Cologne. Their sound has been shaped by musical traditions of the 1970s. The influences of the band, according to their own statements, are heavy metal and hard rock bands such as AC/DC, Danko Jones, Rainbow and Black Sabbath.-History:Friends Timo Lindenschmidt...
. Tom started with music lessons at an early age and he plays several instruments, including drums, violin, trombone and piano. Even during his high-school days, he was a member of bands, including two big bands and a rock band called Goresaw. He attended the Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
The Conservatorium van Amsterdam is a Dutch academy of music located in Amsterdam. This school is the music division of the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, the city's vocational university of arts...
and in October 2004, Gaebel received a major
Academic major
In the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
in jazz singing from the Conservatorium. After performing and singing in various big bands, such as The Young Sinatras and the Tobias Kremer Big Band, he formed his own group in 2005.
His debut solo album “Introducing: Myself” was released in 2005 and became a best seller. A live DVD, “Live in Concert”, followed in 2006. His second album, “Good Life”, from 2007, featured more of Gaebel’s original numbers. 2008’s "Don't Wanna Dance" spotlighted Gaebel expanding his style to pop and soul, with songs influenced by the Motown sound. In 2010 he released two new albums. "Music to Watch Girls By" focused on the style of late 1960s easy listening ballads and uptempo numbers, and a Christmas album, "Easy Christmas" which includes new songs for the season written by Gaebel.
In June 2010 Gaebel and his big band performed at the Sommerfest for the Federal President Christian Wulff held at Castle Bellevue in Berlin.
Gaebel is known as a gifted writer; he contributes a blog to his official MySpace site.
Albums
2003 The Unknown – The Young Sinatras2003 Sinatra – Tobias Kremer Big Band featuring Tom Gaebel
2003 The Day That Lies Ahead – Tom Gaebel
2004 SWING! – Tom Gaebel & the Tobias Kremer Big Band
2005 Introducing: Myself
2007 Good Life
2008 Single: "Highway To Hell" Jazzkantine featuring Tom Gaebel
2008 Single: "So Easy" from the Album Don't Wanna Dance
2008 Don’t Wanna Dance
2010 Music to Watch Girls By
2010 Easy Christmas