Chris Barber
Chris Barber
Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barberis a British jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit, he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with Barber triggered the skiffle craze of the mid-1950s and who had his first transatlantic hit, "Rock Island Line", while with Chris Barber's band. His providing an audience...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTrombone Player
Date of Birth17 April 1930
Here in England we live at a slower pace, have more time to enjoy things - like good jazz.
Jazz of the sort we play is a happy, extroverted music. You don't have to think about it too much.
In America, life is introverted, self-absorbed - and so is their music.
A frisky spirit makes my trombone sing.
We play happy music and we make people happy, that's why they like us
I have only been working in the office for a few months, but I already have a development plan and had the opportunity to job shadow someone in a role that is of interest to me.