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Gary Husband

BAND/AFFILIATION:		Gary Husband's Drive, John McLaughlin's 4th Dimension, Jack Bruce & Robin Trower Group, Allan Holdsworth, Level 42, Independent
COUNTRY:		United Kingdom
PRODUCTS USED:		A CUSTOM CRASH
		A CUSTOM CRASH
		A CUSTOM FAST CRASH
		A CUSTOM MASTERSOUND HIHATS
		A CUSTOM RIDE
		A SWISH KNOCKER

Gary is one of a rare breed of musicians in that his expression is divided equally in his capacity as an drummer and a keyboardist of international repute and acclaim. His classical piano roots, his quest and development in the improvisational, jazz and jazz/fusion areas - not to mention his tenure in the pop, rock, funk, blues or big band circuits - are all evident inside Gary's incredibly diverse, 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.

Gary bought his first set of Zildjians at age 16 in his native Yorkshire upon taking up his first professional full-time position as drummer with Britain's SYD LAWRENCE ORCHESTRA. Following a move to the UK's capital city, Gary found himself juggling work commitments with BARBARA THOMPSON'S PARAPHERNALIA, JIM MULLEN/DICK MORRISEY BAND, singers LULU and MATT MONRO, GIL EVANS' UK ORCHESTRA, MO FOSTER and RAY RUSSELL'S R.M.S., MIKE CARR TRIO, GARY BOYLE BAND, IAN CARR'S NUCLEUS, but it was his celebrated, now-legendary work (initiating in the early 80's) with guitar revolutionary ALLAN HOLDSWORTH that quickly earned him an international profile and firmly secured his name in the world of innovative jazz-fusion drummers.

In the later 80's, Gary accepted an offer to join Britain's jazz/funk/popstars LEVEL 42, and in 1989 (during his a four-year plus tenure with the group) the band performed as "house" group for the PRINCES TRUST ROCK GALA backing artists such as JOHN FARNHAM, SPANDAU BALLET, MICA PARIS, WILL DOWNING, ALEXANDER O'NEAL, ERASURE, and MIKE & THE MECHANICS under orchestral direction of SIR GEORGE MARTIN. In 1992 Gary left the group to join forces with Cream-legend, bassist JACK BRUCE, and also around the same time started performing with drummer BILLY COBHAM's groups on a regular basis (as keyboard player and second drummer) in addition to accepting invitations to tour and/or record with artists such as ANDY SUMMERS, tabla maestro ZAKIR HUSSAIN, GARY MOORE, Jungle artists DILLINGER and LEMON "D", singer/songwriters RON SEXSMITH, JIMMY NAIL and BRIAN HOUSTON, jazz musicians ALAN SKIDMORE, JIM MULLEN, GEOFF KEEZER, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, OLGA KONCOVA and many others.

Among his most noteworthy solo projects have been THE NEW GARY HUSBAND TRIO (which he led from piano and keyboards, 1999 through to 2002) featuring MICK HUTTON - Bass and GENE CALDERAZZO - Drums, and his highly-acclaimed all-star ensemble GARY HUSBAND'S FORCE MAJEURE (of 2004 to 2005) which featured Grammy-winning trumpeter RANDY BRECKER, ex-Mahavishnu electric violinist JERRY GOODMAN, trombonist ELLIOT MASON, keyboardist JIM BEARD, bassist MATTHEW GARRISON and Armenian world percussionist ARTO TUNCBOYACIYAN.

Gary continues to devote a portion of his time to other artists' projects, new collaborations and educational programmes. His typically diverse range of associations include (or have included) spells with artists such as JEFF BECK, JONAS HELLBORG, RANDY BRECKER/BOB BERG QUINTET, keyboardist AYDIN ESEN, jam band GONGZILLA, guitarist/composer STEVE TOPPING, drummer DANNY GOTTLIEB, bassist CHRIS MINH DOKY, BILLY COBHAM/RANDY BRECKER QUINTET, Yes-bassist CHRIS SQUIRE, Hamburg's NDR BIG BAND, Frankfurt's HR BIG BAND, MIKE STERN's touring group, CHRISTOF LAUER TRIO (with MICHEL GODARD) and a power-trio project with ROBIN TROWER and JACK BRUCE.

Following his participation (playing keyboards and drums) on JOHN McLAUGHLIN's celebrated INDUSTRIAL ZEN album, Gary appeared (in July 2007) at the Chicago Eric Clapton Crossroads Festival with JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, MATT GARRISON & VINNIE COLAIUTA. He also toured Europe in winter 2007 with singer AL JARREAU and toured the U.S., Canada and Europe throughout 2008 as a member of JOHN McLAUGHLIN & THE 4th DIMENSION. Following a lengthy UK tour with a reunited LEVEL 4


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