Gus Garside is concentrating these days on improvised music, free jazz and contemporary music, double bassist plays in several different groupings including his longstanding string trio Arc (with Sylvia Hallett and Danny Kingshill).

He has worked on three highly acclaimed albums as part of the Ron Caines/Martin Archer Axis and a duo album with the French saxophone player Hervé Perez released on the New York 577 label in 2021. He has created structured improvisations for performance in the UK and Canada featuring leading players in both countries and is making a welcome return to working with dance building a project with Mim King. He was a founding member of the Brighton Safehouse collective.