"Imagination creates reality." - Richard Wagner"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead." - Stan Laurel"... now where did I put my damn horse ..." - Gary Trenchard
Multiple jazz and fusion related projects. If you have the desire and talent to take your instrument where it has never been before, then let's get together and make some music !!!!!
Jazz, Fusion, Rock and Blues. Gary attendend Berklee College of Music in the late 70s. Influenced heavily by Richard Bailey, Billy Cobham, Alan Dawson, Bill Bruford, Gary Chafee, Dennis Chambers, Kenny Clarke, Vinnie Colaiuta, Stewart Copeland, Virgil Donati, Al Foster, Steve Gadd, John Guerin, Jeff Hamilton, Billy Kilson, Roy Haynes, Ralph Humphrey, Tommy Igoe, Elvin Jones, Philly Jo Jones, Papa Jo Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Gene Krupa, Marco Minnermann, Joe Morello, Keith Moon, Alphones Mouzon, Jeff Porcaro, Simon Phillips, Cozy Powell, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Steve Smith, Dave Tough, Butch Trucks, Chad Wackerman, Chick Webb, Dave Weckl, Alan White, Lenny White and Tony Williams and many more ...
Gary Trenchard - Fusion, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Latin, Eastern, Western, Northern, Southern, Continental, Global, Country, Classical Musician - Drummer
....... I am a musician, painter, photographer, designer and enterprise architect.
In high school I played jazz, classical and rock and roll and was a member of the Michigan Youth Symphony under the direction of Dr. William D. Revelli. I recieved a music scholarship to attend Adrian College. I have played with many jazz, rock and fusion bands including Southbound, XWay, Grooves, Papineau and Friends, Pan Fried Mojo and String Theory.
I attended Berklee College of Music in the 70's and was lucky enough to study jazz drumming under Alan Dawson (Dave Brubeck's drummer) and Gary Chafee.
I also enjoy motorcycles and freedom. I spend a good part of my time playing somehow and somewhere. There are no limits in life or music. Limits only exist in science and people's minds.
Music is a fabric of the universe as represented in string theory. It is no accident that there is a mysterious attraction towards music that cannot be fully understood but certainly fully appreciated.
PRINCIPAL ONE: There are no limits to what the human mind can do.
PONDERINGS on the BIG Questions:
1. Question: Is there "a groove" after death?
Answer: Yes, absolutely, it is well documented ... though you may not be able to hear or feel it.
2. Question: Lets discuss pro and con fusion. What are the tradeoffs ?
Answer: Good Question.
3. Question: So ... you are drummer ... do you need a watch to keep time?
Answer: Take some advice from the great jazz drummer and innovator, Jo Jones, a great timekeeper, who said you do not need a watch ... remove it and you will find less stress.
4. Question: Can you make money in music?
Answer: Drawing on the classical wisdom of Leonard Bernstein, yes, you can make money in music by selling band uniforms. See principal one above.
hello gary ... march for orchestra on D ... all the notes, arranged in a box, some leaking out and some not, spontaneous orchestrated combustion, thank mozart, now my mind won't rot ... excuse me while i clean my brushes ;)
HALLELUJAH!!! I’m back to NORMAL. Or at least I have my computer purring again. So to say THANK YOU for your patience, understanding and stopping by to let me know that you were thinking of me, here’s something special I just cooked up. Hope you have a great week-END, my friend. Love and light… - foni
My dearest friend, I*m in NY...very happy watching American Ballet Theatre Season at Metropolitan Opera House.
One of my students is Principal dancer....so my heart is beating fast ...I enjoy each single moment here....as I usually say I~M FEEDING MY SOUL WITH PURE ART.