Today, longtime drummer for Southern California based jamband, The Higgs, announced that he would be parting ways with the band. This comes just days after dropping a video of him performing Echoes: Part I by Pink Floyd with members of Turkuaz and Spam Allstars.
The current line-up of The Higgs includes John Lovero, David Barsky and Jesse Jennings. Who will fill the empty slot behind the kit? That’s yet to be announced. It’s going to be a challenge to replace the stylistic left handed drum work of Morris who has been a key part of the group for many years. He’s not the OG Higgs drummer but he’s been there as long as I can remember.
Read Morris’ complete statement from his Facebook Page announcement:
In hopes to avoid any confusion or false impressions, I have officially left The Higgs and am starting to perform with other musicians and other projects. I’d like to share the following:
To all my friends, family and audience, My time with The Higgs has been one of the most amazing and exhilarating time periods of my life. But the time has come for new projects and to pursue new ventures. I have toured the country, played festivals in front of thousands and have had the chance to share the stage with my former bandmates as well as many others. Most importantly, I have made so many lifelong friends across this country. Thank you to all my friends, audience and family for your love and support throughout these past several years. I look forward to playing music for you and I’ll see you all again soon!
To my Higgs brothers both past and present — David Barsky, Jesse Jennings, John Lovero, Warren Murrel, Marco Munoz and Spencer Hurley – I wish you love and awesome lives. I’ll value our friendships forever. I wish you all the best and thank you for being a part of some very profound and deeply impactful experiences. And, possibly, we might play together in other situations down the line.I am excited about this next phase and I look forward to playing with other musicians and starting new ventures. There are so many songs, both written and not yet written, and ultimately so much music to play!
My last concert as a member of The Higgs will be a private show for longtime friend Tim Linehan on Saturday, October 3rd.
Garrett Morris
