Gavin Harrison started to play the drums at age
6 influenced by his father Bobby, who was a well established jazz
trumpet player and part time drummer.
By the early 90s Gavin had joined British funk
group Incognito and recorded their album "Inside Life" with
the hit single Always There featuring Jocelyn Brown. Other artists
Gavin worked with in the 80's/90's include: Lisa Stansfield, Lewis
Taylor, Artful Dodger, Paul Young, Iggy Pop, Level 42, Shooter,
Dizrhythmia, Sam Brown, Tom Robinson, Go West, Black, Gail Ann Dorsey,
B J Cole, Dave Stewart, Barbara Gaskin, Kevin Ayers, Claudio Baglioni
and Franco Battiato.
in early 2002 Gavin was invited to join the art rock band Porcupine
Tree and has played with them ever since - recording the albums
In Absentia (2002) Deadwing (2005) Fear
Of A Blank Planet (2007) Nil Recurring (2007) and making
several tours of the USA and Europe. In 2008 he also joined King
Crimson.
He released his first solo record "Sanity & Gravity" in
1997 and in 2007 made a new collaboration with Ric Byer (05Ric)
on the highly acclaimed record "Drop".
Gavin has written two educational drum methods - the award winning Rhythmic Illusions and Rhythmic Perspectives and
two DVD's Rhythmic
Visions and Rhythmic Horizons. He has been voted "Best
Progressive Rock drummer" by the readers of Modern
Drummer Magazine in 2007 & 2008. |
