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Stephen Gaboury is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and musical director. He has been touring internationally with Cyndi Lauper since 2001, and received a 2004 Grammy nomination with Ms. Lauper for Best Arrangement Behind a Vocalist. In 1988 Mr. Gaboury created Livewire Production & Recording.

Early Career

Originally from Berkeley, California, Gaboury studied composition at San Francisco State University. During his studies he played with local jazz and rock ensembles, including recording and touring with Country Joe and the Fish, and performing with Afro-Haitian band Hoodoo, which co-billed various concerts in the Bay Area alongside Miles Davis, Weather Report, José Feliciano, Chick Corea and McCoy Tyner, among others. He later formed and led his own band, NightFlyte, managed by Bill Graham. NightFlyte moved to New York City in 1977, and in 1978 the band performed at The Berkeley Jazz Festival, sharing the stage with such renowned musicians as Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, and Eddie Jefferson.

Touring Performances

After moving to New York City in 1977, Mr. Gaboury became Musical Director/Co-Writer/Keyboardist for Angela Bofill. He toured with Ms. Bofill nationally, and appeared with her on The Merv Griffin Show. For Ms. Bofill’s The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson performance, Gaboury arranged and conducted the Doc Severinsen orchestra. In 1986, Gaboury performed with Wagnerian tenor Peter Hofmann (CBS Records) on a fifty-five city European tour, which resulted in the live album Peter Hofmann. With the advent of newly invented keyboard sampling technology, Mr. Gaboury covered all required orchestral parts including strings, brass, and orchestral percussion. For Hofmann’s1987 engagement, Gaboury returned as Conductor/Arranger. In 1987, Mr. Gaboury became Musical Director/ Arranger for Peruvian legend Yma Sumac, appearing with her live in New York City, and on The David Letterman Show. In 1988, Mr. Gaboury toured Europe as Pianist and Conductor for Broadway and cabaret star, Ute Lemper; and was invited to be Musical Director for CBS Records 25th Anniversary in Frankfurt, Germany.

Additional touring credits as keyboardist include: two international tours in 1990 and 1995 with The Blue Nile, as well as an international tour with Suzanne Vega in 1993.

In 1997, Gaboury was Conductor/Arranger/Musical Director for the Laura Nyro Memorial Concert at the Beacon Theater, featuring Patti Labelle, Rickie Lee Jones and Phoebe Snow.

As a pianist and keyboardist, Gaboury has performed with Rufus Wainwright, Ben E. King, Little Anthony, Chris Botti, Shaggy, Pat Monahan, Sandra Bernhardt, Scott Weiland, Earl King, Lenny Welch, Julia Fordham, Jack Donahue, Bonnie Koloc, Vicki Sue Robinson, and Helen Schneider.

In 2004, Gaboury performed with Cyndi Lauper at The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo with The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra. He also appeared at the first international pop concert to take place at the Great Wall of China. In 2011, Mr. Gaboury performed with Lauper at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th Annual National Dinner, featuring a special address by President Barack Obama

Recording and Producing

Mr. Gaboury has produced, arranged, and performed on several projects at Livewire Production & Recording. These include Robert Jospe’s album Inner Rhythm, featuring Michael Brecker and John Abercrombie; Jeff Golub’s GAIA release, Unspoken Words; Robert Previte’s acclaimed album Bump the Renaissance (Newsweek, Downbeat); Wayne Horvitz’s Nine Below Zero (German Critics Award) and Todoa Santos, and Tom Varner’s Covert Action. In addition, Mr. Gaboury has engineered and/or produced over 100 CD’s at Livewire Production and Recording featuring artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Marianne Faithful, Laura Nyro, Eric Anderson, Jane Siberry, Phoebe Snow, Freddie Cole, Dianne Reaves, Gato Barbieri, Michael Brecker, John Abercrombie, Billy Cobham, Jeff Golub and Lenny White.

As a pianist/keyboardist Gaboury has recorded with Shawn Colvin, Jane Siberry, Suzanne Vega, Michael Shrieve, Dar Williams, Roseanne Cash, Jeffrey Gaines, Jeff Golub, David Broza, Jill Sobule, David Wilcox, Jane Olivor, and Bobby Previte. With Cyndi Lauper, recordings have included Stevie Wonder, Sarah Mclachlan and Norah Jones.

Compositions

Film

Mr. Gaboury composed the soundtrack for Islands, a Maysles Brothers documentary on environmental artist Christo’s Biscayne Bay project, along with Windham Hill artist Scott Cossu. Gaboury went on to compose the soundtrack for director Charlotte Zwerin’s film, Sculpting the Earth (Isamu Noguchi). In 1993, Gaboury composed the music to the short film Temple of Swing, as well as the soundtrack to Tradition on Ice, a documentary on the history of the New York Rangers. With Amanda Kravat, he co-wrote the musical score to Eric Shaeffer’s Never Again, starring Jill Clayburgh and Jeffrey Tambour.

Dance

Mr. Gaboury composed for dance at School of the Arts, Berkeley High in California, writing music for various dance groups. Since 1980, he has been associated with New York based dance company, Ballets with a Twist, creating music for choreographer Marilyn Klaus’s works Silver Thaw, 7 Minute Musical, and The Johnny Show. In recent years Gaboury and Klaus have collaborated on the critically acclaimed Cocktail Hour, an evening-length ballet, for which Mr. Gaboury composed the music.

Other

Mr. Gaboury was composer and co-author (with Rebecca Rifkin) of the 1980 off-off Broadway musical Live at Crystal 6. And Activision Video Games commissioned Gaboury to compose the soundtrack to the games Pressure Cooker and Fireworks.

References

Berkley Gazette, July 14, 1977. “Night Flyte goes to NY”, Berkeley, CA.

California Aggie, April 7, 1977. “Night Flyte To Play Coffee House”, Davis, CA.

Billboard, June 10, 1978. “Berkeley Jazz Festival”, Cincinnati, OH.

(Festival Program) Berkley Jazz ’77: 11th Annual UC Berkley Jazz Festival. “Festival Spotlights: Night Flyte”, page 30, Berkely, CA

Marin Life, December, 1976. Music Man Dean Devener, “What’s Happening: Night Flyte”, Marin, CA.

Richmond Independent- Gazette , December 30, 1977. Gordon Raddue, “A Posthumous Classic by Richie Kamuca”, page 14. Richmond, CA

Richmond Independent- Gazette, August 19, 1977. Gordan Raddue, “A Going-Away Bash for Night Flyte”, page 16, Richmond, CA.

BAM Magazine, May 5, 1978. “Night Flyte returns to Bay Area for the Berkeley Jazz Festival”, page 22, San Francisco, CA.

The Daily California Arts Magazine, February 2, 1973. Gary O. Larson, “Jazz Notes”, Berkeley, CA. (Chick Corea)

Newsday, February 19, 1987. Wayne Robins, “Yma Sumac’s Five Octaves”, Melville, NY.

Guitar Player, August 1982. Chris Jisi, “Lincoln Goines: Classical Contemporary Bass Fusion”, page 55, Cupertino, CA.

Glasgow Herald, October 9, 1990. “Shawn Colvin, Steady On (CBS)”, Glasgow, Scotland.

New Music Report, November 9, 1990. “Bobby Previte Empty Suits”, Great Neck, NY.

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Stephen Gaboury is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and musical director. He has been touring internationally with Cyndi Lauper since 2001, and received a 2004 Grammy nomination with Ms. Lauper for Best Arrangement Behind a Vocalist. In 1988 Mr. Gaboury created Livewire Production & Recording.

Early Career

Originally from Berkeley, California, Gaboury studied composition at San Francisco State University. During his studies he played with local jazz and rock ensembles, including recording and touring with Country Joe and the Fish [1], and performing with Afro-Haitian band Hoodoo, which co-billed various concerts in the Bay Area alongside Miles Davis, Weather Report, José Feliciano, Chick Corea and McCoy Tyner, among others . He later formed and led his own band, NightFlyte, managed by Bill Graham [2]. NightFlyte moved to New York City in 1977, and in 1978 the band performed at The Berkeley Jazz Festival, sharing the stage with such renowned musicians as Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, and Eddie Jefferson [3].

Touring Performances

After moving to New York City in 1977, Mr. Gaboury became Musical Director/Co-Writer/Keyboardist for Angela Bofill. He toured with Ms. Bofill nationally, and appeared with her on The Merv Griffin Show. For Ms. Bofill’s The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson performance, Gaboury arranged and conducted the Doc Severinsen orchestra. In 1986, Gaboury performed with Wagnerian tenor Peter Hofmann (CBS Records) on a fifty-five city European tour, which resulted in the live album Peter Hofmann. With the advent of newly invented keyboard sampling technology, Mr. Gaboury covered all required orchestral parts including strings, brass, and orchestral percussion. For Hofmann’s1987 engagement, Gaboury returned as Conductor/Arranger. In 1987, Mr. Gaboury became Musical Director/ Arranger for Peruvian legend Yma Sumac, appearing with her live in New York City, and on The David Letterman Show [4]. In 1988, Mr. Gaboury toured Europe as Pianist and Conductor for Broadway and cabaret star, Ute Lemper; and was invited to be Musical Director for CBS Records 25th Anniversary in Frankfurt, Germany. Additional touring credits as keyboardist include: two international tours in 1990 and 1995 with The Blue Nile, as well as an international tour with Suzanne Vega in 1993 [5]. In 1997, Gaboury was Conductor/Arranger/Musical Director for the Laura Nyro Memorial Concert at the Beacon Theater, featuring Patti Labelle, Rickie Lee Jones and Phoebe Snow. As a pianist and keyboardist, Gaboury has performed with Rufus Wainwright, Ben E. King, Little Anthony, Chris Botti, Shaggy, Pat Monahan, Sandra Bernhardt, Scott Weiland, Earl King, Lenny Welch, Julia Fordham, Jack Donahue, Bonnie Koloc, Vicki Sue Robinson, and Helen Schneider.

In 2004, Gaboury performed with Cyndi Lauper at The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo with The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra. He also appeared at the first international pop concert to take place at the Great Wall of China. In 2011, Mr. Gaboury performed with Lauper at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th Annual National Dinner, featuring a special address by President Barack Obama

Recording and Producing

Mr. Gaboury has produced, arranged, and performed on several projects at Livewire Production & Recording[6]. These include Robert Jospe’s album Inner Rhythm, featuring Michael Brecker and John Abercrombie; Jeff Golub’s GAIA release, Unspoken Words; Robert Previte’s acclaimed album Bump the Renaissance (Newsweek, Downbeat)[7]; Wayne Horvitz’s Nine Below Zero (German Critics Award) and Todoa Santos, and Tom Varner’s Covert Action. In addition, Mr. Gaboury has engineered and/or produced over 100 CD’s at Livewire Production and Recording featuring artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Marianne Faithful, Laura Nyro, Eric Anderson, Jane Siberry, Phoebe Snow, Freddie Cole, Dianne Reaves, Gato Barbieri, Michael Brecker, John Abercrombie, Billy Cobham, Jeff Golub and Lenny White. As a pianist/keyboardist Gaboury has recorded with Shawn Colvin, Jane Siberry, Suzanne Vega, Michael Shrieve, Dar Williams, Roseanne Cash, Jeffrey Gaines, Jeff Golub, David Broza, Jill Sobule, David Wilcox, Jane Olivor, and Bobby Previte . With Cyndi Lauper, recordings have included Stevie Wonder, Sarah Mclachlan and Norah Jones [8]. . [9].

Film

Mr. Gaboury composed the soundtrack for Islands, a Maysles Brothers documentary on environmental artist Christo’s Biscayne Bay project, along with Windham Hill artist Scott Cossu. Gaboury went on to compose the soundtrack for director Charlotte Zwerin’s film, Sculpting the Earth (Isamu Noguchi) [10]. In 1993, Gaboury composed the music to the short film Temple of Swing[11], as well as the soundtrack to Tradition on Ice, a documentary on the history of the New York Rangers . With Amanda Kravat, he co-wrote the musical score to Eric Shaeffer’s Never Again, starring Jill Clayburgh and Jeffrey Tambour.

Dance

Mr. Gaboury composed for dance at School of the Arts, Berkeley High in California, writing music for various dance groups. Since 1980, he has been associated with New York based dance company, Ballets with a Twist, creating music for choreographer Marilyn Klaus’s works Silver Thaw, 7 Minute Musical, and The Johnny Show. In recent years Gaboury and Klaus have collaborated on the critically acclaimed Cocktail Hour, an evening-length ballet, for which Mr. Gaboury composed the music. . [12][13]

Other

Mr. Gaboury was composer and co-author (with Rebecca Rifkin) of the 1980 off-off Broadway musical Live at Crystal 6. And Activision Video Games commissioned Gaboury to compose the soundtrack to the games Pressure Cooker and Fireworks.

References

"Night Flyte goes to NY", Berkley Gazette, Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1977

"Night Flyte To Play Coffee House", California Aggie, Davis, CA, April 7, 1977

"Berkeley Jazz Festival", Billboard, Cincinnati, OH, June 10, 1978

Devener, Music Man Dean (December, 1976), "What's Happening: Night Flyte", Marin Life, Marin, CA {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Raddue, Gordon (December 30, 1977), "A Posthumos Classic by Richie Kamuca", Richmond Independent - Gazette, Richmond, CA, p. 14

Raddue, Gordon (August 19, 1977), "A Going-Away Bash for Night Flyte", Richmond Independent - Gazette, Richmond, CA, p. 16

"Night Flyte returns to Bay Area for the Berkeley Jazz Festival", BAM Magazine, San Francisco, CA, p. 22, May 5, 1978

Larson, Gary O. (February 2, 1973), "Jazz Notes", The Daily California Arts Magazine, Berkeley, CA Chick corea

Robins, Wayne (February 19, 1987), "Yma Sumac's Five Octaves", Newsday, Melville, NY

Jisi, Chris (August 1982), "Lincoln Goines: Classical Contemporary Bass Fusion", Guitar Player, Cupertino, CA, p. 55

"Shawn Colvin, Steady on (CBS)", Glasgow Herald, Glasgow, Scotland, October 9, 1990

"Bobby Previte Empty Suits", New Music Report, Great Neck, NY, November 9, 1990

Boehm, Mike (February 18, 1993), "A Study in Contradictions: Suzanne Vega Plays to Paradoxical Type in a Musically Multifaceted Show at the Coach House", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA

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"Jon Liebman's For Bass Players Only", Lincoln Goines, Jon Liebman {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

"Answers.com", Steady On, Answers.com {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

"Discography", An Overview of a New Project, Clive Stevens {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

"Paradise With an Ocean View", Country Joe McDonald, deaddisc.com {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

"Bobby Previte", Verge, Bobby Previte {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

Holden, Stephen (February 19, 1987), "Cabaret: Yma Sumac", The New York Times, New York, NY

McLennan, Scott (October 25, 2011), "Cyndi Lauper Brings the Blues, Dr. John Brings the Funk", The Boston Globe, Boston, MA

"Italian Cyndi Lauper Site", Cyndi Lauper and Dr. John US Tour 2011, Italian Cyndi Lauper Site {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

Levine, Debra (September 16, 2010), ""Ballets with a Twist" Serves Drinks All Around", Huffington Post, Los Angeles, CA

"Isamu Noguchi: the sculpture of spaces", Summary, Chicago Public Library {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

Anderson, Jack (March 20, 1996), "In Performance; Dance", New York Times, New York