Dave Gill

Dave Gill is well-known as a wordsmith – as an award-winning song writer and playwright (incl. The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Author’s Songwriters’ Showcase Winner 1990) and as the author of three books of poetry and three books of fiction. His work has taken him the length and breadth of the country from the Edinburgh Festival to the prestigious Cafe du Piaf in London and his work has been broadcast on the BBC and ITV.



Dave is currently Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Huddersfield University.



Dave’s songs are being performed world-wide by numerous Jazz and Blues artists, including JO TAYLOR, whose recording of Dave’s song “Crazy Devil Of A Moon” was selected by Off The Record magazine in the US as an editor’s choice top ten recommended songs for 2007 - also Angela Carrington Best Jazz Vocalist Award winners JO DOOLAN (2007 winner) and FIONA ROWDEN (2008 winner). BENSON J. WALKER AND JAMIL SHERIF MAKE DECEMBER MAGIC AGAIN WITH THEIR SOULFUL AND HEART-FELT RECORDING OF DAVE'S SONG "THE BEST CHRISTMAS IN YEARS". RELEASED AS A DOWNLOAD SINGLE ON 1ST DECEMBER 2009 ON THE GROOVE LAB PRODUCTIONS LABEL



CHECK OUT DAVE’S SONG “LET ME BE WHAT YOU BE TO ME”, MAGNIFICENTLY RECORDED BY MULTI-AWARD-WINNING JAZZ SINGER AND PIANIST LIANE CARROLL AND FEATURED ON HER NEW ALBUM “SLOW DOWN” (SPLASH POINT RECORDS 2007 - PRODUCED BY NEAL RICHARDSON AND DAVID HENTSCHEL). YOU CAN HEAR THE SONG ON LIANE’S PROFILE (CLICK THE LINK ON DAVE’S PROFILE) AND DO CHECK OUT THE WHOLE ALBUM TOO, IT’S WONDERFUL, HAS BEEN RELEASED TO RAVE REVIEWS AND WAS RECENTLY SELECTED AS ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 JAZZ ALBUMS OF THE YEAR, THE ONLY VOCAL ALBUM IN THE LIST!



Dave is in demand as a lyricist and composer and is currently working on collaborations with singer-songwriter SOPHIE BANCROFT and poet Gaia Holmes. World-class singer DEBORAH J. CARTER has recorded "Too Darn Blue" on her new album from Timeless Records "BLUE NOTES & RED SHOES". A magnificantly soulful and jazzy interpretation from Deborah and her band. The entire album is superb and features legendary FOCUS guitarist JAN AKKERMAN. "Absolutely top-class" - Music Maker Magazine. "Too Darn Blue has also been cut by the wonderful FAITH GIBSON and features on her new album "BIG MOON" (Capricopia Records). A dark and soulful guitar/voacal interpretation, Faith also includes "I Think Somebody Loves Me" on the album, a swinging interpretation with a great wooodwind arrangement. "Songs by Christopher Morse, Dave Gill, Emmanuel Herault, Duke Ellington and Gibson herself, fill this album with the kind of beauty that can only be expected from those who know what music is all about" - All About Jazz. Go to Deborah's and Faith's links on my profile for full details of the CDs



SOPHIE BANCROFT, jazz-folk singer-songwriter, is a member of one of Scotland’s leading jazz families, has an impressive list of critically-acclaimed album releases to her name, hit music featured in TV drama “Six Feet Under” and many BBC radio broadcasts. Dave and Sophie’s first collaboration “Too Darn Blue” is sung by Sophie above.



Gaia Holmes is Comma Press's most popular poet, performing her profound yet accessible poetry around the country, including at this year's Lattitude Festival. An Eric Gregory Award Runner-up, Gaia has had many of her poems adapted to film, one of which "Desires" was shortlisted for the Virgin Media Short Film Award.