[Dixielandjazz] Chris Barber

[Bert Thompson]

I just heard (and confirmed) that Chris Barber, that 89-year-old grand old man of jazz, has dementia and is now residing in assisted living.  He is longer appearing with his band, which will continue to honor existing contracts but without him.  Back in the late 1940s-early 1950s he was the jazz revival leader (along with Ken Colyer, perhaps) in the U.K.  With his longtime trumpet player, the late Pat Halcox, he became, and is, an institution.  Regards,  Bert Thompson
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