"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.
En créant, je m’efforce de reproduire l’émotion d’une réalité envolée et, y recueillir un reflet de mon âme♥ In creating, I just try to reproduce the emotion of a real one flew, to collect a reflection of my soul. Martine
“Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned in your letter, so that I might have something to press against my heart.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Happy Thanksgiving Day mom, daddy, and both of my sisters who are all in heaven....i lost them all tragically, so holidays for me help me remember the marvels of being together with my family, friends, and relatives. Needless to say, it was a rather colorful day....My mother and daddy use to make the VERY best stuffing.....(especially my daddy) and of course mine is just as good.... :O)~ I miss you diane, and sandra.....my sisters left me much too young....as did my parents....i know I am walking up this path to be with you all in heaven in due time....and we can all be together again and argue about who's going to taste the stuffing the most times! lol Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.....miss you mom, daddy, diane, and sandra....love, jackie