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Genres
  
Jazz-Rock, Fusion

Instruments
  
Guitar

Genre
  
Jazz fusion

Albums
  
Revisiting Spaces

Occupation(s)
  
Businessman, Musician

Website
  
cityblogmusic.com

Record label
  
Gideon King

Origin
  
New York, New York, United States

Associated acts
  
John Scofield, Marc Broussard, James Genus, Donny McCaslin

Similar
  
James Genus, Donny McCaslin, Mike Moreno

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Gideon King is an American businessman, Jazz-rock and fusion musician. He is best known for his role as the CEO of Loeb King Capital Management. He is also a founding partner at Off Road Capital. King is the founder of Gideon King & City Blog, a critically acclaimed act that has been compared to Steely Dan.

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Career

King worked as CEO, CIO, analyst and principal of Loeb King Capital Management between 1994 and 2015. He was also a frequent guest on CNBC and Bloomberg Television. He was frequently praised for his shareholder activism. In the wake of the 2008 economic downturn, Institutional Investor among others remarked on his strong track record and risk management in the midst of the financial crisis. He now operates his own family office.

Music

King is also known as a composer and guitar player. He started to play at the age of 10 inspired by his highly musical family. In 2015 he formed Gideon King & City Blog, a studio project inspired by John Scofield, Pat Metheny and Steely Dan. Later that same year he wrote and released City Blog, the bands' critically acclaimed debut. He has worked with jazz and pop musicians including, John Scofield, James Genus, Marc Broussard, Donny McCaslin, Carolyn Leonhart, Grace Weber and Elliot Skinner.

The Huffington Post reviewed City Blog writing, "An aurally rich group filled with sophisticated musicality, their newest self-titled album is full of vibrant arrangements, edgy lyrics, and chilled-out vibes." This was echoed by Music Crowns who raved that the record "oozes pure class." Praise was not universal though, with Sputnikmusic saying, "there are a few tracks that should have been left off." The reviewer did go on to say, "despite this, Gideon King and City Blog’s self titled debut is jam packed with a little something for every music fan."

Discography

  • Revisiting Spaces (2011)
  • Gideon King Standard Studies: Stella By Starlight (2013)
  • 2:14 AM (2013)
  • Gentrification (2013)
  • Saul Kurtz In Collaboration With Gideon King (2013)
  • Gideon King Standard Studies: My Funny Valentine (2014)
  • City Blog (2015)
  • Songs

    Four Variations For DianeRevisiting Spaces · 2011
    Edward J KingRevisiting Spaces · 2011
    The Axes of DakeRevisiting Spaces · 2011

    References

    Gideon King Wikipedia