Alan Barnes
Alan Barnes (born July 23, 1959 in Altrincham , England ) is a British jazz musician ( alto saxophone , baritone saxophone , clarinet ).
Live and act
Alan Barnes studied from 1977 to 1980 at Leeds College of Music , where he studied saxophone, woodwind instruments and arrangement. After completing his studies, he moved to London , where he played with the Midnight Follies Orchestra . In 1981 it belonged to the Pasadena Roof Orchestra , toured Europe and stayed in the formation until 1983 when he switched to Tommy Chase's hardbop band , where he became known nationwide. In 1984 he left Chase to become co-leader of The Jazz Renegades , with which he made four albums.
As a co-leader, Alan Barnes recorded the album Straight Eight with Tommy Whittle in 1985 ; followed by the affiliation with the pianist David Newton , with whom he had studied together at Leeds College of Music , with his own quartet . In 1988 he replaced Bruce Turner in the band of Humphrey Lyttelton , where he stayed until 1992. Between 1987 and 1997 he also worked on his Pizza Express Modern Jazz Sextet with Gerard Presencer and Dave O'Higgins. After he left the Lyttelton band, Barnes worked mainly as a freelance musician; In 1993 he played the duo album Like Minds with Newton . In the 1990s he led a quintet with trumpeter Bruce Adams , which recorded two albums, Side Stepping and Lets Face the Music .
Between 1997 and 1999 he worked a. with pianists Brian Lemon , Warren Vaché , Ken Peplowski , Tony Coe , Roy Williams and his own octet and nonet; appeared on Clark Tracey's Tribute to Art Blakey and contributed to David Newton / Clark Tracey's album Bootleg Eric .
In 1999 he toured the US and Europe with Bryan Ferry's band ( As Time Goes By ); In 2000 he returned to the United States to tour in Warren Vaché's 11 -piece band, for which he had also written most of the arrangements. Then he worked in Don Weller's band ; their live album, a tribute to Cannonball Adderley , won the 2001 British Jazz Awards . In the same year, Alan Barnes received the BBC Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year Award . At the end of the year he then appeared as a baritone saxophonist in Charlie Watts Tentett a. a. in Tokyo and New York's Blue Note (Club) ; then he went on a tour of South Africa as a soloist. Around 2010 he works in his trio Liquorice Stick Allsorts with Paul Clarvis and Jim Hart .
Alan Barnes was a member of the BBC Big Band and the BBC Radio Orchestra ; he has worked with the big bands of Dick Walter, Kenny Baker , Bob Wilber , Stan Tracey and Mike Westbrook , as well as with the Gary Potter Quartet, the Tina May Trio with Nikki Iles , the quintet of Bill Le Sage and Spike Robinsons formation Tenor Madness . Alan Barnes also worked as a session musician for Selina Jones, Björk ( Post ), Van Morrison ( Avalon Sunset , 1989), Bryan Ferry and numerous film and television soundtracks and jingles , such as the beer brand Carlsberg, in whose spot he was solo baritone saxophonist is heard.
Awards
Alan Barnes received the BBC Jazz Awards for best instrumentalist in 2001 and 2006 .
Discographic notes
- Here Comes Trouble (Fret, 1996)
- Yesterdays (Zephyr, 1996)
- Summertime (Concord, 200) with James Newton
- Manhattan (Concord, 2000) with J. Newton, Conte Candoli
- The Pollwinners Playing Girl Talk - Alan Barnes Octet (Zephyr, 2000)
- Swingin 'the samba (Woodville, 2002)
- Zootcase - Alan Barnes & Scott Hamilton with the David Newton Trio (Woodville, 2006)
Web links
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- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barnes, Alan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altrincham , England |