Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barber (born April 17, 1930 at Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is best known as a trombonist playing in his Trad revivals with his Dixieland jazz band. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Welwyn Garden City is a Town in Hertfordshire, England. Welwyn Garden City is also referred to in Council parlance as WGC or less correctly Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s Dixieland or Dixie is a name for the southeastern portion of the USA; see Southern United States, Dixie. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music.
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Early life
He is the son of a statistician father and headmistress mother and was educated at St Paul's School, in London and the Guildhall School of Music. Statisticians work with theoretical and applied Statistics in both the private and public sectors Headmaster redirects here For the type of Transformers please see Headmaster (Transformers. St Paul's School is the name of many schools with St Paul's School in London, (founded 1509 being the oldest London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England.
Music career
Barber played trombone with Humphrey Lyttleton in 1949 and began leading his own bands in which he played trombone in 1950. The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008 also known as Humph, was an English Jazz musician and broadcaster, and Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barber helped to create the careers of many diverse musicians, most notably the superb blues singer Ottilie Patterson - who was at one time, Mrs Barber. Ottilie Patterson is a blues singer best known for her performances and recordings with the Chris Barber Jazz Band in the late 1950s and early 1960s Others include vocalist and banjo player Lonnie Donegan who rose to his own fame during the Skiffle music craze of the middle-1950s. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments Lonnie Donegan MBE ( 29 April 1931 &ndash 3 November 2002) was a Skiffle musician possibly the most famous of them all Skiffle is a type of Folk music with Jazz, Blues and Country influences usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the Washboard The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive He had his first transatlantic hit during his time in Chris Barber's band with the release of Rock Island Line.
In addition to Donegan, Barber also featured Pat Halcox on trumpet from 1954 onwards, once Ken Colyer had moved on after a difference of opinion as to the way the band should develop. Patrick John 'Pat' Halcox is a Jazz trumpet player in England Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth 'Edward' Colyer ( April 18 1928 &ndash March 8 1988) was a British Jazz Trumpeter and Cornetist The band formed in 1953 took Colyer's name as they thought that his recent spell in New Orleans would be an attraction, with Monty Sunshine on clarinet, Donegan, Jim Bray (Bass), Ron Bowden (drums) and Chris Barber on trombone. Monty Sunshine (born 8 April 1928, in Stepney, East London) is a former Clarinetist whose main claim to fame was on "Petite The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word In April, 1953, the band made its public debut in Copenhagen where it also recorded several sides for the then new Danish Storyville label. A trio from the band, Sunshine, Donegan and Barber (on bass) also recorded during that trip. Later, back in London, Sunshine and Barber recorded a version of Bechet's Petite Fleur that made it onto the pop music charts. Although the Barber band featured traditional jazz in the New Orleans style, it later also engaged in Ragtime, Swing, Blues and R&B and worked with other artists including Louis Jordan and Dr. John. Ragtime (alternately spelled Rag-time) is an American musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918 Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Louis Jordan ( July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering American Jazz, Blues and Rhythm & blues Dr John (also Dr John Creaux) is the Stage name of Malcolm John Rebennack Jr After 1959 he toured the United States many times. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Almost in passing, in the late-1950s and early-1960s, Chris Barber was mainly responsible for arranging the first UK tours of seminal blues artists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and Muddy Waters. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Big Bill Broonzy ( 26 June 1898 &ndash 14 August 1958) was a prolific American Blues Singer, songwriter Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry ( 24 October 1911, Greensboro, North Carolina - 11 March 1986, Walter Brown ("Brownie" McGhee ( November 30 1915 - February 16 1996) was a folk - Blues Singer For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach. This, along with encouragement from local enthusiasts such as Alexis Korner and John Mayall, sparked the interest of young local prospective musicians such as Peter Green, Eric Clapton and the members of the The Rolling Stones in the Blues and caused the British Blues explosion that in turn resulted in the British invasion exported back to the US in the middle to late sixties. Alexis Korner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984 born Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner, was a pioneering Blues Musician and broadcaster who has sometimes John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is a pioneering English Blues Singer, Songwriter, and multi- Instrumentalist Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum, 29 October 1946, in Bethnal Green, London) is a British Blues-rock Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression A British blue is also a type of cat The British blues is a type of Blues music that originated in the late 1950s The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers
Originally a six piece band, with a back line of drums, bass and banjo, and a front line of trombone, clarinet and trumpet, Chris stunned the traditionalists in 1964 by including blues guitarist, John Slaughter, into the line up. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres (apart from a break between April 1978 and August 1986, when Roger Hill took over the spot, John is still there).
Chris then added a second clarinet/saxophone, making it an eight-piece band, and this continued right up until 1999. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind With a long time love of the Duke Ellington music, Chris added fellow trombonist and arranger Bob Hunt into the line up, along with another clarinet and trumpet. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. The band is now known as "The Big Chris Barber Band", boasting an impressive 11 man lineup and a very broad range of music, still catering for many tastes but also still having a spot in the concert programme for the original traditional, six man lineup.
Current activities
The partnership with trumpeter Pat Halcox, dating back to May 1954, is now the longest in jazz history. The current line up is John Sutton - drums; Dave Green double bass (Jan 2007); John Slaughter - guitar; Joe Farler - banjo & guitar, forming the rhythm section. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Front line Chris Barber, John Service - trombone; Pat Halcox, Mike Henry - trumpets; Mike Snelling, Tony Carter, Richard Exall - clarinets, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, flute. The alto saxophone is a member of the Saxophone a family of Woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s The baritone saxophone, often called " bari sax " (to avoid confusion with the Baritone horn, which is often referred to simply as "baritone" is The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its
Recent band members who have moved on:
Bob Hunt - trombone left end January 2008.
Vic Pitt - double bass retired January 2007 after 30 years with the band. The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. His feature duet with the drummers of the day - "Big Noise From Winnetka" was not only a feature of the Chris Barber concerts, but also his time with the Kenny Ball band immediately before.
John Defferary - reeds - End 2006; Andy Kuc - banjo/guitar End 2006 Colin Miller - drums; John Crocker - reeds Jan 2003
Many of the band's classic albums from the 1950s and 1960s can be found on the UK's LAKE RECORDS label.
In 2008, Chris Barber--along with Eric Clapton and others--is involved in a new cooperative record company, Blues Legacy.
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