I thought we’d give you a bit of ‘Sparknotes’ on each of the songs in the album, starting with: Jazz Breakfast. This song was written by Paul about his pre-Gecko3 days with the mid-90s acid jazz disco funk sensation that was The Ugly Groove Movement. As Captain Funk, Paul was one of the driving forces […]
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Album WILL be released this year!
Okay, it has taken a while, but the mastering is finished and the artwork is being created as we speak. The intention is to release the album formally in October, but we will have some advance copies available at the Fringe shows. Track listing will be as follows: 1.Jazz Breakfast 2.Get Back in the Van […]
Gecko 3 @ Edinburgh Fringe 2013
We are delighted to return to the Fringe this year. We are playing on two Fridays: 9th and 16th August, 2013 in the multi-award winning Jazz Bar on Chambers’ Street. It’s a slightly earlier start than normal – at 12 midnight (technically we playing in the early hours of Saturday but the ‘Fringe day’ runs […]
Inching towards the finish line
Well, the mixing and mastering is very, very nearly completed! Paul’s just got a few wee tweaks to make – which he assures us will only take a couple of hours – and we’re done. Very excited by the way the songs are sounding. Havana has some beautiful piano on it from JB. He’s also […]
Given into trouble…
Thanks so much to everyone that came to the Jazz Bar shows during the Festival! I felt I had to post because I had a great chat with Cameron (I think… it was very late) who works at the Norton House Hotel and he gave me a row for never updating the website. He’s right […]
Album “drums finished” shmalbum
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Album Shmalbum
So those of you not too weary of our long running album saga may be interested in a wee update. After deciding for a second time that we didn’t like what we had down a couple of years ago, we went into Colorsound studios for a few days last year and recut the original tracks plus […]
Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and Jazz Bar Gig this Saturday
How have you been keeping? Where to start after so long? Well, the groove seems as good a place as any. After two fantastic nights last August we’re expanding the Festival Fringe participation to five shows this year – Wednesdays and Fridays We’ll be onstage slightly earlier than normal at midnight (or 11.59pm) on Wed. […]
Gecko3 at the Insider Festival
Gecko3 playing the Insider Festival on June 18th. Great line up, great setting, great fun! www.insiderfestival.com
Gecko3 at Kelburn
If anyone fancies a trip over to Ayrshire at the beginning of July then come and checkout Gecko3 at the Kelburn Garden Party on Saturday the 2nd. The party is all weekend July 2nd and 3rd. For full line up www.kelburngardenparty.com