Welcome to the Gary Harvey Band site

Let's start by establishing that the Gary Harvey Band is first and foremost a Rock and Roll band. There may be a whole lot of different styles of music that go to make up what the band is all about, but if you really have to nail it down, the musical journey which they follow takes you from the Southern States of America through to Liverpool England. In particular one place really lies at the heart of it all, and that's the lonestar state of Texas. Bands and musicians from Stevie Ray Vaughan the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe Ely through to Doyle Bramhall II and Joe Bonamassa.

With two CD's worth of their own material drawn from these influences the sound is an edgy and powerful mix built around a blues foundation.

That's not to say that they aren't also unashamedly populist, they definitely don’t shy away from playing covers from all styles. And they cover quite a lot of ground; from Chuck Berry and the Beatles, to Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eric Clapton the Doors and Tom Petty. The band does often speak of Texas blues, but that's because of the depth and honesty of the music that is drawn from that place. Their brand of sexy southern blues rock is the reason the band remains one of the favorites with festivals and blues events throughout New Zealand.

The Gary Harvey Band is Gary Harvey, Tony Abbott and Mike Beck.