Gary Husband
Gary Husband (born June 14, 1960 in Leeds ) is a British fusion musician ( drums , piano ). According to Ian Carr , he treats his two instruments equally and "is technically brilliant on both."
Live and act
Husband took piano lessons from the age of seven; his father, a flautist and composer, taught him music theory. He turned to drums when he was ten. He has been based in London since the late 1970s , where he worked with Gordon Beck , Jim Mullen and Barbara Thompson . He has toured several times with Allan Holdsworth and participated in recordings such as IOU and Wardenclyffe Tower . His solo album The Things I See takes up Holdsworth's music. He founded his own bands like Force Majeure (with Jerry Goodman ) and Drive . He also worked with John McLaughlin , Billy Cobham , Ken Stubbs , Olga Konkova , Level 42 , Jack Bruce and in Germany with the NDR Bigband and the hr-Bigband . For several years he has also formed a trio with Christof Lauer and Michel Godard . In 2012 the album Dirty & Beautiful Volume 2 was released , on which McLaughlin and bassist Mark King participated.
Discographic notes
- (1998) Diary of a Plastic Box
- (1998) Gary Husband, Steve Topping and Paul Carmichael : What It Is (Live in the studio circa 1980)
- (1999) The New Gary Husband Trio: From the Heart
- (2004) Gary Husband & Friends: Aspire
- (2004) The Things I See - Interpretations of the Music of Allan Holdsworth
- (2006) A Meeting of Spirits - Interpretations of the Music of John McLaughlin
- (2007) Christof Lauer, Michel Godard, Gary Husband Blues in Mind
- (2008) The Complete Diary of a Plastic Box
- (2009) Gary Husband's Drive: Hotwired
- (2009) Tryptych. Shulgin's Songbook. Part II - Gary Husband Plays Alexander Shulgin
- (2010) Dirty & Beautiful Vol 1
- (2012) Dirty & Beautiful Vol 2
- (2013) Gary Husband & Alex Machacek : NOW
- (2013) Gary Husband, Alexander Shulgin Alexander Shulgin's Diptych Skazka. Part 2. Skazka for boys
- (2014) Dirty & Beautiful Vol 1 Remix Edition
- Solo DVD / Video releases
- (1997) Gary Husband - Interplay & Improvisation On The Drums - VHS VIDEO
- (2003) Gary Husband & The Mondesir Brothers - To The Power Of Three - DVD
- (2005) Gary Husband's Force Majeure - Live At The Queen Elizabeth Hall, London - DVD
Lexigraphic entry
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz music. 1700 artists and bands from the beginning until today. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Husband, Gary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British fusion musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds |