00:00 Introduction by Allison Miner. Banu Gibson talks about growing up and moving from Dayton, Ohio to Hollywood, Florida as a child. Gibson also mentions her first encounters with music when she was young and her first jobs in music. 06:08 Gibson talks about working at Your Father’s Moustache. She describes her audition and talks about her job as a singer and a dancer. Gibson talks about moving to New York and working there and on the road at colleges. 14:11 Gibson discusses moving to California working for Disney. Gibson talks about her husband, a directing professor at Tulane University, and how his new job led them to move to New Orleans. She discusses looking for work in the area and learning the banjo and the formation of her band. 18:13 Gibson talks about her band going out on the road in the beginning, playing at jazz festivals and parties around the country. 20:00 Demonstration from the record: “The Way You Look Tonight” by New Orleans Hot Jazz Band 22:50 Gibson discusses her most significant musical influences like Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and more. 26:43 Demonstration from the record: “Trucking” by New Orleans Hot Jazz Band. Audio is distorted. 28:17 Gibson talks about her band and keeping them together after losing her in town bookings. Discusses a Christmas album her band is releasing and her desire to record more. She also mentions playing the Hollywood Bowl. 36:36 Interview ends.
