45 Facts About Gary Husband

Gary Husband frequently played in his home town with visiting jazz soloists from London in pubs and music venues.

In 1998, Husband released his first album, Diary Of A Plastic Box, From 1998 to 2001 he led his piano trio featuring bassist Mick Hutton and drummer Gene Calderazzo.

Gary Husband released their debut album Hotwired in 2009 and the group disbanded in early 2010.

Gary Husband produced a piano and electric guitar duet album with Alex Machacek in 2013 for Abstractlogix entitled NOW.

In July 2013, Gary Husband performed a solo piano concert at the Saint-Emilion Jazz Festival.

In May 2017, Gary Husband took his first big band production to the Norddeutscher Rundfunk Big Band.

Gary Husband integrated special guest Zoltan Lantos for the debut concert performance in Hamburg.

Gary Husband brought about his current project The Trackers in 2020.

In 2007, Gary Husband performed with the John McLaughlin Band at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago.

The 2021 release Liberation Time is the 9th John McLaughlin release Gary Husband has performed on to date.

In 1992, Gary Husband joined legendary drummer Billy Cobham's regular touring band playing keyboards and second drum kit.

Gary Husband toured with Cobham's Higher Ground, North By Northwest and Culture Mix bands, recording the album Culture Mix with the latter.

In early 2013, Gary Husband was recruited again as keyboardist and contributing composer for Cobham's 40th "Spectrum" Anniversary US tour, along with guitarist Dean Brown, violinist Jerry Goodman and bassist Ric Fierabracci.

Ginger Baker was recruited in his place, and since, Gary Husband worked regularly in a trio format with Bruce alongside guitarist Clem Clempson.

Gary Husband was enlisted for the new studio album, named Seven Moons.

Gary Husband recorded two studio albums with the group during his tenure and left the band in March 1992.

Gary Husband has enjoyed a longtime friendship with Mark King and has supported him on his solo projects, notably 'Mark King and Friends' in which Gary Husband played keyboards.

Gary Husband has played with a multitude of jazz artists throughout his career.

Gary Husband played engagements with pianist Geoffrey Keezer and bassist James Genus and toured Canada in 1998 with the pianist along with bassist Christian McBride.

Gary Husband was drummer and pianist in the project and the band's repertoire was made up of original compositions from all three musicians.

In February 2015, Gary Husband recorded The Goldilocks Zone album in Spain with Olga Konkova Trio along with bassist Per Mathisen.

In May 2017 Gary Husband performed live with German pianist Joachim Kuhn's trio featuring bassist Chris Jennings featuring guest performer Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava.

In 2019 Gary Husband played double piano duet performances with Joachim Kuhn.

Gary Husband has played live regularly for many years with bassist Per Mathisen in Scandinavia and Europe either on keyboards or as drummer regularly with guitarists Ulf Wakenius or Nguyen Le.

In November 2022 Gary Husband played at the Timisoara Jazz Festival in Romania on drums with Shri Sriram Quartet along with pianist Bugge Wesseltoft and saxist Tore Brunborg.

Gary Husband deputised for drummer Simon Phillips in the group RMS along with Mo Foster and Ray Russell in 1983, and has performed and recorded with both musicians in more recent years on their own solo albums.

In 1996, Husband performed on guitarist Anthony Hindson's album It's A Curious Life, which featured Zakir Hussain, L Shankar and Jack Bruce among others.

In 1999 Gary Husband recorded drums with trumpeter Iwan Van Hetten for his debut album Time.

In 2006, Gary Husband toured Europe with guitarist Mike Stern's group, and then again in 2009, in a version of the group that featured Randy Brecker and bassist Chris Minh Doky.

Gary Husband has performed with guitarist Apostolis Anthimos's trio and with bassist Janek Gwizdala's formations on occasions.

Gary Husband guested on Dewa Budjana's 2014 album "Surya Namaskar" on synth.

In 1986, Gary Husband briefly became a member of Esquire with vocalist Nikki Squire, bassist Nigel McLaren, guitarist Steve Topping, and keyboardist Charles Olins.

In 1996 Gary Husband toured Europe with guitarist Andy Summers to support Summers' Synaesthesia album.

Gary Husband appeared around this time on keyboards with guitarist Jeff Beck.

Gary Husband headlined with the group at the NEARfest Apocalypse 2012 festival in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Gary Husband joined guitarist Marcelo Paganini for his album 2012 Space Traffic Jam in 2013 with Eumir Deodato on keyboards, Tony Kaye on keyboards, and bassist Billy Sherwood.

In March 2015, Gary Husband stepped in for drummer John Stanley Marshall, performing with Soft Machine Legacy for a short tour of Japan with John Etheridge, Theo Travis, Roy Babbington, and guest artist Keith Tippett.

In late February 2020 Gary Husband embarked upon a tour of Japan as special guest on keyboards with the group Stick Men with founder members King Crimson alumni bassist Tony Levin and drummer Pat Mastelotto with newer recruit guitarist Markus Reuter.

Gary Husband recorded drums on the album Spandrel for cellist Phil Hirschi and guitarist Spencer Smith's group of the same name in this year.

Gary Husband started his career with Britain's popular Syd Lawrence Orchestra in 1976 as drummer at 16 years of age.

Gary Husband had the opportunity to perform with Gil Evans in the early 1980s, in both a live and recording session setting.

Since 2005, Gary Husband has been a regular guest drummer with Hamburg's Norddeutscher Rundfunk Big Band, and through this association he has worked for composers and arrangers such as Colin Towns, Maria Schneider, Jorg Achim Keller, Steve Gray, Dieter Glawischnig, Geir Lysne, Florian Ross, Michael Gibbs, Mischa Schumann, Marko Lackner and behind featured performers such as Joe Lovano, Al Jarreau, Norma Winstone, Maria Pia de Vito and Nguyen Le.

Gary Husband has performed in projects with the HR Big Band of Frankfurt, with composer Helge Sunde and the Norrbotten Big Band of Sweden and for a Jack Bruce project with the Britain's BBC Big Band.

In May 2013, Gary Husband performed and recorded Nguyen Le's "The Dark Side Of The Moon - Tribute to Pink Floyd" project with leader Michael Gibbs, Maria Pia de Vito and the NDR Bigband.

In 1989, Gary Husband performed as "house band" drummer for The Prince's Trust Rock Gala, backing artists such as Mike + The Mechanics, Andy Bell, Will Downing, Alexander O'Neal, John Farnham, Swing Out Sister, Mica Paris and Spandau Ballet.