Alan Gerber

From Randy Coker


Dear Robyn,

Thank you very much for putting me on to Alan. We saw his show on Saturday -- His performance was simply great ... What a talent and what a performer! His show was by far the highlight of the weekend for me!

I'd be very interested in having him at Live in the Village. He reminded me of why I do this in the first place.

Randy Coker
- R.Macyntyre

Alan Gerber: Solo blues at the Cav' Conc'


Another bluesman, another American, and another strong personality.

Decidedly, after the very authentic Glory Hogs concert of a couple of weeks ago, the Cav'conc' welcomed, last saturday, another wild and crazy American, Alan Gerber.

That said, even through his influences are surely blues (he comes from Chicago) passing through rock and ballads this man goes beyond the Glorious Hogs and their classic, traditional blues. Alan Gerber is in a league by himself. Although, he is alone on stage with his instruments: piano, synthesizer of many sounds, guitar, etc., we have heard he has played alongside the greatest (Bob Dylan, Lou Reed...).

This is understandable in the way Gerber associated perfect technique with an uncanny stage presence. The communication with the audience leaves no room for non-participation. Saturday night, through the raspy textures of his voice, we were moved from one emotion to another, from hilariously absurd stories to moving unusual ballads. One of a kind!
- Sud Ouest Lot-Et-Garonne

Alan Gerber at the Resto Blues Bar



DAZZLING!

Barely back from his three-month tour in France, Alan Gerber came to dazzle the spectators at the Resto Blues Bar in St-Sauveur last Sunday. Until the early morning, this self-taught musician presented his one-man-show of blues, moving ballads, rock and constant dialogue with the audience. An impressive show where the mastery of so many instruments (piano, synthesizer, slide-guitar, violin, concertina) is almost dizzying. Residing in Val David, Alan Gerber hails from Chicago where he made his first appearances. He has toured North America with such greats as Janis Joplin, B.B King, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Moody Blues, Chuck Berry, Rod Stewart, Frank Zappa... He was on tour with Bob Dylan's "Rolling Thunder Review" and through the states with Lou Reed. Alan's hit single "Tied On", produced by André Perry in Montreal, was #1 on the Quebec hit parade. For the past 10 years, he has been producing his "one-man-show" through Canada, the United States and Europe.
Alan will be back in mid-June. - La ValléE

Alan Gerber at the Gambetta Theater


To laugh or to cry.

It is Wednesday night and the count of shows at the Gambetta Theatre, to date, would take four hands. All the better to applaud this show. The acid humour known to those who despair and to those who love life, the starry burst of laughter welling deep from within, this complete, sensitive musician, Alan Gerber, transcends his own restlessness and moves us in shades of blues.

Through an intimate evening, this blues man from Chicago (living in Quebec) kept the intensity growing until the audience was at fever pitch. To thank Alan Gerber fot this memorable evening would be acknowlodging only part of the man. A man who has learned that foresight and willpower, love of his art and respect for others are, without a doubt, and expression of deep humanity and the best way to keep oneself intact.

Whether he is playing his instruments (piano, synthesizer, slide guitar, violin, accordion) singing his excellent compositions of wonderful interpretations of well-known standards, Alan Gerber is an imposing artist.

We will wait for this return to Carcassonne when even more people will benefit from these precious moments. We must thank all those who made this possible.
- La Dépèche Du Midi

Fan Mail: Danny Murray


Sauntered into your show at the Ottawa Blues fest and was overwhelmed by the warmth of your performance and the positive energy. Thanks and here are a couple of mementos of the show.

Danny Murray, freelance journalist. - Danny Murray