Gary Husband is one of a rare breed of musicians in that his expression is divided equally in his capacity as a drummer and a keyboardist of international repute. His classical roots, his quest and development in the improvisational, jazz and jazz/fusion areas - not to mention his tenure in the pop, rock, funk and blues circuits - are all evident inside Gary's distinct and far-reaching musical personality. His solo album and DVD output over the last few years has also reinforced his status as a critically acclaimed writer and arranger in the contemporary music world.
In 1999 he formed GARY HUSBAND NEW TRIO (with MICK HUTTON, bass, and drummer GENE CALDERAZZO) leading from the piano and keyboards. Material from this project is best represented on the album "ASPIRE - GARY HUSBAND & FRIENDS". In the summer of 2003, Gary was awarded a highly coveted place on the Arts Council of England's CONTEMPORARY MUSIC NETWORK touring scheme to lead a hand-picked ensemble of world-class jazz musicia
ns on a tour across the UK in March 2004. The project, entitled GARY HUSBAND'S FORCE MAJEURE performed material written and arranged by Husband and featured Grammy winning trumpeter RANDY BRECKER, bassist MATTHEW GARRISON, keyboardist JIM BEARD, trombonist and bass trumpeter ELLIOT MASON, Mahavishnu legend JERRY GOODMAN on electric violin and the Armenian 'world' percussionist ARTO TUNCBOYACIYAN. The ensemble returned to the UK in March 2005 for a further series of concerts which included a wildly-received, sell-out week residency at London's Ronnie Scott's club.
Close in concept to his remarkable and highly-acclaimed piano CD release of 2001, "THE THINGS I SEE - INTERPRETATIONS OF THE MUSIC OF ALLAN HOLDSWORTH" (Angel Air Records), Gary released "A MEETING OF SPIRITS - INTERPRETATIONS OF THE MUSIC OF JOHN McLAUGHLIN" in 2005 on the Alternity Records label.
In 2008 Gary re-released his debut (entirely synthesizer) album of 1998 "DIARY OF A PLASTIC BOX" adding a bonus CD of extra previously unreleased additional material on the Angel Air label, this time entitled "THE COMPLETE DIARY OF A PLASTIC BOX".
Gary continues to devote a portion of his time to other artists' projects, new collaborations and educational programmes. His typically diverse range of associations - recent, past or present, and playing either in the capacity of a keyboardist, drummer, or both - include spells with artists such as BILLY COBHAM, ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, JACK BR
UCE, JEFF BECK, JONAS HELLBORG, JIM MULLEN, GARY MOORE, LEMON 'D', RON SEXSMITH, STEVE TOPPING, DANNY GOTTLIEB, JASON SMITH, GONGZILLA, ANDY SUMMERS, ALAN SKIDMORE, AYDIN ESEN, GEOFF KEEZER, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, CHRIS SQUIRE, MARK KING'S LEVEL 42, RAY RUSSELL, Germany's NDR and HR BIG BANDS, MIKE STERN, CHRISTOF LAUER TRIO (with MICHEL GODARD), SIMON PHILLIPS and a three-piece project with ROBIN TROWER and JACK BRUCE - (Please check out the recent release "SEVEN MOONS" on V-12 Records)
Following Gary's participation playing keyboards and drums on JOHN McLAUGHLIN's celebrated "INDUSTRIAL ZEN" album (Universal) Gary appeared (in July 2007) at the Chicago Eric Clapton Crossroads Festival with JOHN McLAUGHLIN, MATT GARRISON & VINNIE COLAIUTA and is currently a member of McLaughlin's touring and recording band JOHN McLAUGHLIN & THE 4th DIMENSION, as keyboardist and second drummer. Gary has also recently toured in Europe with singer AL JARREAU.
Husband is also a celebrated and sought-after drum clinician, and has shared the stage over the years with fellow drummers such as BILLY COBHAM, DENNIS CHAMBERS, VINNIE COLAIUTA, MARK MONDESIR, OMAR HAKIM, CHAD WACKERMAN, HORACIO HERNANDEZ, RICKY LAWSON, DENNY SEIWELL, SIMON PHILLIPS, TERRY BOZZIO among many others.
Since his appearances are often few and far between in his native UK, Gary formed his latest group jazz project (GARY HUSBAND'S DRIVE) with British and U.S.musicians - saxophonist JULIAN SIEGEL, trumpeter RICHARD TURNER and bassist MICHAEL JANISCH feature along with Gary leading from the drums. The band's very highly-acclaimed album ("HOTWIRED") was released in February 2009 on the Abstract Logix label.
All Gary Husband CDs are also available for download at itunes.
www.garyhusband.com - All things Gary Husband
www.myspace.com/garyhusband - For Gary's touring schedule
www.myspace.com/garyhusband39sdrive - Website for Gary's band Drive
