Appearing at Jazz in Media! at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 145 W. Rose Tree Road in Media, PA, on March 21st will be percussionist Doc Gibbs and his band featuring bassist Nimrod Speaks and pianist Jeff Knoettner. *** He may not be a practicing physician, but Philly native Leonard "Doc" Gibbs approaches his craft with the precision of surgeon. His informal medical standing came about in the mid-seventies when the percussionist was gigging with famed saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. Legend has it that, on a break, Grover complained he wasn't feeling well and Gibbs not only diagnosed the problem, but prescribed a herbal remedy so effective that it prompted the sax player to exclaim to the crowd upon returning to the stage, "There are two doctors in Philly: Dr. J (the 76ers) and Doc Gibbs." Gibbs was also a major (on camera) presence on the Emeril Live! television show on The Food Network as musical director from 1997 until the show ended in 2007. In the early seventies, Doc studied music at the Pennsylvania School of Fine Arts, but was soon on the road with the likes of Anita Baker, Ricki Lee Jones, Bob James, George Benson, Nancy Wilson, and later with Erikah Badu and Wyclef Jean. An affable percussionist who lays down exquisitely comfortable grooves, Doc is a first-call studio player and has over 200 albums to his credit, but finally, Doc released his own CD in 2002 entitled Servin' It Up Hot!