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June 2007 gig reviews by Chris Parker
Gary Husband
Thursday 21 June
''A
wonderful opportunity to experience the full range of an extraordinary
musical talent' was how the gig by drummer/pianist Gary Husband was billed
in my preview; the event saw him begin proceedings by playing solo versions
of pieces by John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth, dramatic, florid but
consistently musicianly reinventions/extemporisations based on Mahavishnu
Orchestra/Shakti pieces, culminating in a visit to Holdsworth that roused
a largeish crowd to cheering.
The second half of the concert was devoted to a new Husband band, Drive, featuring Julian Siegel on tenor, trumpeter Richard Turner and bassist Michael Janisch. Playing mostly Husband material (although Siegel did contribute a number), the quartet more than lived up to its name, propulsion coming not only from Husband's peerless bristling drums (Billy Cobham the obvious reference point) and Janisch's full-bodied, vigorous bass, but also from the terse soloing of Siegel and the flaring fluency of Turner, a real prospect given his youthfulness.
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