Geoffrey Glibas

Name: Geoffrey Glibas (aka "G2") 

Hometown: born in Berkeley, CA, raised in Richmond, CA.   Currently reside in San Jose, CA. 

 

The story I'm told is that I walked up to the family piano at age 5, and started playing in tune with the radio, something neither my mother nor sister could do. I took to it naturally and was self-taught until high school. My parents were impressed and bought me a combo organ to play in a band with neighbors the Ramos brothers Rick, and Ronnie. By 6th grade. I played by ear and learned by watching other musicians at local festivals and events. (Including the large picnics at the Ramos family horse ranch in Tormey Gardens, CA.).

I played mostly Pop, Rock, R&B, Soul, and Latin Rock growing up. In high school, i learned to read music and began structured practice, playing with the Jazz Band and the concert orchestra, playing French horn, because no one else would!

Richmond High School won the California Jazz band competition and played at the Monterey Jazz festival in September 1975. Got exposed to Jazz and Funk, and Jazz Fusion music, and started playing those styles. I tried doing private lessons for three months and hated it, so quit and went back to self-taught practicing. Kept progressing and started playing in professional bands at age 13, having to stay backstage at nightclubs due to being underage! Purchased my first synthesizer at age 14 and began playing with a bunch of musical groups in different situations, including my first recordings.

I am currently playing Korg, Yamaha, and Roland professional digital and analog keyboards.

List of Bands that G2 has performed and/or recorded with: Los Equales, Tribe, Backroad, Third Rail (which became Natural Impulse after the BART police sent us a cease-and-desist letter), Lady Bianca, Sugarpie Desanto, Jesse James, The Tomkatz, Moment's Notice with Babatunde and Norbert Stachel, Pantera, Randy Oda, Eddie Money, Johnny Gunn, Puro Bandido, GTS; various pickup bands with members of Tower of Power, Santana, Sheila E. and Prince; Chocolate Rice, The Flow. Spent 7 years playing and touring professionally in Western USA and Canada. Albums, studio sessions and recordings with many of those groups. Current recordings besides GTS can be found at www.theflowbayarea.com.