Released in June 2025, Quadra Spherium is an album by Antoine Fafard which featured Gary Husband on drums and Jean-Pierre Zanella on tenor saxophone.
Pre-order your copy at: https://www.antoinefafard.com/product/pre-order-quadra-spherium-2025/
BILLY COBHAM "SPECTRUM 50"
Billy Cobham: drums
Gary Husband: keyboards
Rocco Zifarelli: guitar
Christian Galvez: bass
"Crosswinds" (B.Cobham)
Live at Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival
Opéra Garnier Monte-Carlo
22nd November 2023
17th Monte Carlo Jazz Festival in collaboration with the administrative and technical teams of the Artistic Direction of the Société des Bains de Mer Monte Carlo.
Artistic Director, Gilles Marsan
Deputy Artistic Director, Alfonso Ciulla
Programming Consultant Reno di Matteo
Billy Cobham "Spectrum 50" - "Crosswinds" - Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival 2023
Here is an audience recording of Allan answering audience questions in 1989 on a return visit to the UK after leaving in 1983. The audio quality is rough (sorry), but I would say 90 percent or more is understandable. Probably more if you are British.
There are some interesting bits here. Allan says he had tried to record with Michael Brecker but could not get their schedules to match up. A female fan asks Steve Hunt about his fingering skills ( :) ). Jimmy Johnson cracks a funny when asked about what gear he uses ("3rd gear."). Gary likes to drink.
Anyways, Allan gets some slightly rowdy questions here (IMHO) and handles them very well. Humble and funny.
(Also this pic I dredged up is the only one I have ever seen where he is playing the Yamaha Custom built by John Gaudesi)
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"Devil Take the Hindmost: The Otherworldly Music of Allan Holdsworth", by Ed Chang
Now Available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DC3LP19
Allan Holdsworth, Steve Hunt, Jimmy Johnson, Gary Husband, Q & A, Dec 4, 1989, London
It was an enormous pleasure to reunite with Steve and Jimmy - my lovely old bandmates from way back with Allan Holdsworth - on this lovely composition and production by Steve!
I will quote Steve's own words for the background...
"This trio, featuring Steve Hunt on Keys, Jimmy Johnson on bass and Gary Husband on drums, was the rhythm section for the guitarist extraordinaire Allan Holdsworth during the 1987 - 1991 period. These three musicians haven't played or recorded together since 1991 making this a very special reunion after 29 years. "Carry On", composed by Steve Hunt, is a dedication to the great legendary composer/guitarist Allan Holdsworth.
"You men carry on........ THEN!!"
Allan would use this phrase often when parting ways. His own way of saying goodbye. At the beginning of the video there is a photograph of the "missing man formation". A photographic metaphor to honor and salute the memory of Allan Holdsworth. Allan taking off to the heavens as the three of us 'Carry On'."
"Carry On" - Gary Husband & Jimmy Johnson with Steve Hunt
I'm pleased to announce an exciting new album project which will be released by the end of 2017. Proto Mundi is the name of the new album which will feature Simon Phillips on drums, Jerry Goodman on violin, Gary Husband on lead keyboard and myself on bass and guitars.
Proto Mundi will be accompanied with a bonus album entitled Doomsday Vault which features remixed pieces from my first three albums plus four previously unreleased tracks.
You can pre-order this double-album package now and help directly the making of this project which is near completion. You will receive a double CD package plus the digital version of all the music totaling two hours of music.
In parallel, there's also a special limited edition five-album box set which is available.
proto mundi (disc 1)
01. Mission Ganymede
02. The Journey
03. Empty World
Total length: 51:00
Antoine Fafard: bass & all guitars
Simon Phillips: drums
Jerry Goodman: violin
Gary Husband: lead keyboard
doomsday vault (disc 2)
01. Peace for 4
02. Black Light*
03. Shuffle It!
04. Omniabsence*
05. The Chamber
06. Invisible Light*
07. 13 Good Reason
08. D-Day
09. Riff & Raft
10. Sum of Six
11. Phree Motion
12. Cape Spear
13. Fur & Axes
14. Holding Back Time
15. Variation*
* Previously unreleased songs
Total length: 79:45
Musicians on Doomsday Vault include Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jerry De Villiers Jr, Gavin Harrison, Scott Henderson, Chad Wackerman and Dave Weckl.
PRE-ORDER CAMPAIGN: PENTALOGY 2011-2017
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Pentalogy 2011-2017 is Antoine's complete solo discography of five albums, from Solus Operandi released in 2011 to the upcoming Proto Mundi due by the end of 2017. This collection includes 5 digipaks and 6 CDs in total (including the limited edition of Sphere released in 2016) plus a 88-page booklet, all presented in a hard cover slipcase.
If you pre-order this limited product, you will receive now a digital version of the album Doomsday Vault which is the bonus disc which comes with Proto Mundi. You will receive a digital version of Proto Mundi as soon as the music has been mixed and mastered. You will then be posted the box set shorty after.
By pre-ordering this product, you are directly helping the making of Proto Mundi!
Included:
- Hard cover split case
- 88-page booklet
- Solus Operandi (2011) digipak
- Occultus Tramitis (2013) digipak
- Ad Perpetuum (2014) digipak
- Sphère Limited Edition (2016) digibook
- Proto Mundi (2017) and Doomsday Vault (2017) double CD digipak
Price includes shipping.
NOTE: If you already own Antoine's albums and would like to order the slipcase, booklet and the additional albums to complete the collection, please email antoine@antoinefafard.com and we'll figure out a price for you!
The first ever international drum set festival in India is here, Mumbai Drum Day. Kickstarting this year with the finest drummers that this country has to offer.
We at Just Another Being bring you the best moments from this grand celebration. Tune in every Monday and Friday to relive that evening through the lens.
Creatives and broadcast partner: Just Another Being
Managed by The Event co and Ginger PR
MDD16 Ranjit Barot ft. Gary Husband, Mohini Dey - El Hombre Que Sabia (John Mclaughlin)
No-Brainer is a piece from the album Sphère released in 2016.
Antoine Fafard: bass and classical guitar
Gary Husband: drums and lead synth
Jerry De Villiers Jr: lead guitar
Order your signed copy at www.antoinefafard.com/sphere.html
No-Brainer by Antoine Fafard - Sphère (2016)
Published on 16 Aug 2016
Reminiscence is a piece from the album Sphère released in 2016.
Antoine Fafard: bass
Gary Husband: drums and lead synth
Jerry De Villiers Jr: lead guitar
01. Reminiscence
02. Renaissance Man
03. Facta Non Verba
04. Fur & Axes - Part II
05. Still Invictus
06. Cherishing
07. No-Brainer
08. Celestial Roots
09. Bubonic Groove
BONUS TRACKS
(limited edition)
10. Right on Time
11. Mechanical Inspiration
12. Quiescent
Sphère is Antoine Fafard’s fourth album which will be released on September 1st 2016. It features Gary Husband on drums, lead synth and piano, and Jerry De Villiers Jr on lead guitar.
Still photos by Colin D Miller
Filmed in parts at Eastcote Studios (London)
Sound engineer: George Murphy
Mixed and mastered by Davide Sgualdini
Antoine Fafard's Sphère - Documentary (2016)
Sphère is Antoine Fafard’s fourth album, featuring Gary Husband on drums, lead synth and piano, and Jerry De Villiers Jr on lead guitar. The album follows Ad Perpetuum, a collection that was well received by fans and critics on its release in 2014, described by DownBeat Magazine as “a powerful example of jazz-fusion at its hardest.”
Sphère collects nine new original pieces featuring a blend of foot-tapping grooves, original chord progressions and creative soundscapes. The music offers plenty of space for De Villiers Jr to shine with his rich and warm guitar tone and highly melodic approach. The album also gives a platform for virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Husband to display his intensity and musicality in his highly creative approach to both drums and keyboards.
Fafard gives his signature to all the music, with De Villiers Jr as co-composer on three tracks, and provides the bass frequencies and occasional solos on the electric bass.
Published on 16 Aug 2016
Reminiscence is a piece from the album Sphère released in 2016.
Antoine Fafard: bass
Gary Husband: drums and lead synth
Jerry De Villiers Jr: lead guitar
01. Reminiscence
02. Renaissance Man
03. Facta Non Verba
04. Fur & Axes - Part II
05. Still Invictus
06. Cherishing
07. No-Brainer
08. Celestial Roots
09. Bubonic Groove
BONUS TRACKS
(limited edition)
10. Right on Time
11. Mechanical Inspiration
12. Quiescent
Sphère is Antoine Fafard’s fourth album which will be released on September 1st 2016. It features Gary Husband on drums, lead synth and piano, and Jerry De Villiers Jr on lead guitar.
Still photos by Colin D Miller
Filmed in parts at Eastcote Studios (London)
Sound engineer: George Murphy
Mixed and mastered by Davide Sgualdini
Antoine Fafard's Sphère - Documentary (2016)
Sphère is Antoine Fafard’s fourth album, featuring Gary Husband on drums, lead synth and piano, and Jerry De Villiers Jr on lead guitar. The album follows Ad Perpetuum, a collection that was well received by fans and critics on its release in 2014, described by DownBeat Magazine as “a powerful example of jazz-fusion at its hardest.”
Sphère collects nine new original pieces featuring a blend of foot-tapping grooves, original chord progressions and creative soundscapes. The music offers plenty of space for De Villiers Jr to shine with his rich and warm guitar tone and highly melodic approach. The album also gives a platform for virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Husband to display his intensity and musicality in his highly creative approach to both drums and keyboards.
Fafard gives his signature to all the music, with De Villiers Jr as co-composer on three tracks, and provides the bass frequencies and occasional solos on the electric bass.
01. Reminiscence
02. Renaissance Man
03. Facta Non Verba
04. Fur & Axes - Part II
05. Still Invictus
06. Cherishing
07. No-Brainer
08. Celestial Roots
09. Bubonic Groove
BONUS TRACKS
(limited edition)
10. Right on Time
11. Mechanical Inspiration
12. Quiescent
Sphère is Antoine Fafard’s fourth album which will be released on September 1st 2016. It features Gary Husband on drums, lead synth and piano, and Jerry De Villiers Jr on lead guitar.
Still photos by Colin D Miller
Filmed in parts at Eastcote Studios (London)
Sound engineer: George Murphy
Mixed and mastered by Davide Sgualdini
Antoine Fafard's Sphère - Documentary (2016)
Sphère is Antoine Fafard’s fourth album, featuring Gary Husband on drums, lead synth and piano, and Jerry De Villiers Jr on lead guitar. The album follows Ad Perpetuum, a collection that was well received by fans and critics on its release in 2014, described by DownBeat Magazine as “a powerful example of jazz-fusion at its hardest.”
Sphère collects nine new original pieces featuring a blend of foot-tapping grooves, original chord progressions and creative soundscapes. The music offers plenty of space for De Villiers Jr to shine with his rich and warm guitar tone and highly melodic approach. The album also gives a platform for virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Husband to display his intensity and musicality in his highly creative approach to both drums and keyboards.
Fafard gives his signature to all the music, with De Villiers Jr as co-composer on three tracks, and provides the bass frequencies and occasional solos on the electric bass.
The first ever international drum set festival in India is here, Mumbai Drum Day. Kickstarting this year with the finest drummers that this country has to offer.
We at Just Another Being bring you the best moments from this grand celebration. Tune in every Monday and Friday to relive that evening through the lens.
Creatives and broadcast partner: Just Another Being
Managed by The Event co and Ginger PR
MDD16 Ranjit Barot ft. Gary Husband, Mohini Dey - El Hombre Que Sabia (John Mclaughlin)
about
all songs written and produced by Sebastiaan Cornelissen
featuring:
Martin Miller, Anton Davidyants, Gary Husband, Ray Russell. Rob van Bavel & Frans Vollink youtu.be/bgzyaAgGSsg
During the whole process of making this album, I've tried to do things a little bit different compared to my previous releases.
I've done quite a few and every project has been quite a long term adventure, coming across so many problems, delays, set-backs and all other issues you can think of. That's all rather normal and 'no biggy' because it is part of the game.
But just as a personal statement, I set a goal for myself a few months ago to decide on a deadline and without looking back, doing the impossible. 1st of May 2016, no matter what… and without rushing just to finish a tune. I feel I gave it my very best, and I'm actually really proud of how it turned out!
I was brought up listening to albums (vinyl and cassette tapes at the time), in a time where artists and bands didn't release 15-track records, due to the available space on the LP, I guess. But I enjoyed those a lot. Having tunes on there where you could kind of feel they had to choose the best ones. In this case, there are loads more compositions on my laptop. Because of the deadline, it was important to pick out the ones that were gonna work out the way they were meant to be.
But I did not do that alone. The contributions by Anton Davidyants, Martin Miller, Ray Russell and Gary Husband have been so helpful, inspiring, amazing and meaningful for the project! Can't thank them enough!
The title "Spirit vs. Origin" was inspired by this amazing new microphone company called Aston. They sent me a few mics before I got started with this project. I got blown away by the sound and many of the tracks on the album actually emerged out of experiments with the 2 models. I would make a loop out of recording the weirdest things and one thing would lead to another every time.
I sincerely hope you will appreciate my efforts and, well, meet you at the next deadline?
Seb
Big thanks to Hoshino Benelux (Jeroen Bakx), Sonic Distributions (James Young), Tama drums, Evans drumheads, Promark Sticks, Zildjian, Focusrite, my loving family, Rania Mebarki, Peter Huppertz, Helge Rudolph, Steve Lukather and the Tristan-brothers & sister of course.
Dedicated to my most wonderful two sons Caspar Tristan & Lewis.
credits
released May 1, 2016
