Jazz Articles about Gary Husband

Gary Husband: The Complete Diary of a Plastic Box

by John Kelman
June 11, 2008

One of the biggest surprises for those who thought of Gary Husband as a drummer was his keyboard work on guitarist John McLaughlin's recent 4th Dimension tours (Fall, 2007/Spring, 2008) Still, those in the know are familiar with Husband's double life on albums including The Things I See (Angel Air, 2004), Aspire (Jazzizit, 2004) and A Meeting of the Spirits. But it all began with Diary of a Plastic Box, an album Husband crafted over a period of five years ...

Gary Husband: A Meeting of Spirits: Interpretations of the Music of John McLaughlin

by John Kelman
September 5, 2006

As a followup to his remarkable The Things I See: Interpretations of the Music of Allan Holdsworth (Angel Air, 2001), veteran drummer/keyboardist Gary Husband tackles another guitar legend on A Meeting of Spirits. Both records are wonderful solo piano tributes to their sources' distinctive compositional skills and harmonic innovations. But Husband's latest effort takes the concept of homage a step further by including original compositions that live in McLaughlin's universe, but continue to define his own personal sphere as well. ...

Gary Husband/Mondesir Brothers Collaboration: To the Power of Three

by John Kelman
April 30, 2005

The Gary Husband/Mondesir Brothers Collaboration To the Power of Three RSJ Groove Productions 2003

As time progresses, the true strength and diversity of drummer/keyboardist Gary Husband becomes increasingly evident. Whether contributing powerhouse drum work to legendary guitarist Allan Holdsworth's records, drums and keyboards to projects by drummer Billy Cobham and British pop group Level 42, or releasing his own projects, which include the solo piano disc, The Things I See: Interpretations of the Music ...

Gary Husband's Force Majeure: Live at The Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

by John Kelman
March 29, 2005

Gary Husband's Force Majeure Live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London RSJ Groove Productions RSJFM007DVD 2005

Perhaps best known to fusion fans as the drummer behind guitarist Allan Holdsworth, one of the most distinctive musical voices of the past 30+ years, Gary Husband remains something of a secret as a pianist and composer in his own right. And yet, on albums including The Things I See: Interpretations of the Music of Allan Holdsworth--where Husband ...

Gary Husband and Friends: Aspire

by John Kelman
September 23, 2004

Sometimes you just never know when something is going to come up and hit you over the head. Gary Husband, better-known as a drummer, did just that with '01's The Things I See , recently reissued by Angel Air Records, where he delivered an inventive and heartfelt solo piano record interpreting the music of sometime musical partner, guitarist Allan Holdsworth. In fact, while he is still an active drummer, in the past few years he has been concentrating as much, ...

Gary Husband: The Things I See: Interpretations of the Music of Allan Holdsworth

by John Kelman
September 18, 2004

Sometimes being a distinctive innovator on an instrument can have its disadvantages. Take guitarist Allan Holdsworth, who from the first notes he played on Ian Carr's '72 album, Belladonna , announced the arrival of a player with a completely distinctive vision, a guitar style that, with its rapid-fire legato runs, was more informed by saxophonists like John Coltrane than other guitarists. Over the course of the past thirty years and more than a dozen solo albums, he has forged a ...