The Big Chris Barber Band.

Description

Comprising of 9 of Britains finest Jazz musicians, The Chris Barber band are continuing Chris’s musical legacy (Chris sadly passed away in 2021, aged 90), performing a selection of classic Barber repertoire ranging from “Trad through Blues to Ellington and Miles Davis.

The programme features Barber classics such as Petite Fleur, Bourbon Street Parade and When The Saints Go Marching In. Join The Chris Barber Band for a stellar night of music!

Chris Barber’s legacy to the British and European music scene started with a love of 1920s American jazz and blues. Together with Trumpeter, Ken Colyer (who was one of the first British players to make it to New Orleans and play with the “Old Guard” of American Jazz Musicians.) Chris’s band aimed to reproduce the New Orleans sound as authentically as they could. This became the beginnings of the British “Trad Jazz” scene. After Ken and Chris parted company, Chris and members of his band were also responsible for the introduction of many American blues artists to Britain in the 50s and 60s including Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

See The Big Chris Barber Band continue Chris's musical legacy at The Lights, book today.