Chris Haskins

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Chris Haskins (* 1939 or 1940; † May 30, 2016 ) was a British jazz musician ( bass guitar , double bass , vocals ) who became known in German-speaking countries primarily for his participation in the trad jazz band The Piccadilly Six .

Live and act

Haskins grew up in Bath, England ; he was friends with John Critchinson and began to play the double bass autodidactically. He started his career in local bands and performed in pubs and clubs. After his wedding in 1965, he moved to London, worked full-time in a music business and became the bassist in Bill Nile's Delta Jazz Band, a trad jazz band that performed regularly at 100 Club and Studio 51. He also played in the bands of Chris Barber , Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball . In 1970, Haskins moved to Brighton and three years later joined Rod Mason's band with Ian Wheeler . With Mason's band, which had their headquarters in Plymouth , he recorded a number of records ( The Plymouth Sound of Rod Mason ) and toured the UK and the continent. He also made guest appearances with the Mason-Wheeler band in the BBC telecast Pebble Mill at One . In 1981 he left the band to record the album Crescent City Blues (Black Lion Records) under his own name in the same year .

From 1982 Haskins played in Germany and Switzerland in the trad jazz band The Piccadilly Six . Most recently he lived in Karlsruhe , where he also played in the Irish folk band The Krusty Moors , and also in the New Orleans Experience from Freiburg im Breisgau. In the field of jazz he was involved in 22 recording sessions between 1974 and 2001.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary in The Guardian
  2. ↑ The line- up of the Chris Haskins Jazz Band : Janusz Carmello (tp), Phil Rhodes (tb), Andre Beeson (cl, as), Ron Drake (cl, ts), Ray Foxley (p), Max Brittain (git), Chris Haskins (bg, vcl) and Steve Street (dr). According to Tom Lord The Jazz Discography
  3. ↑ Cast 2001: Dave Stewart (tp, vcl), John Service (tb, vcl), Forrie Cairns (cl, ts), Bob Campbell (bj, vcl), Chris Haskins (b), Jimmy Garforth (dr). According to Tom Lord The Jazz Discography .
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 1, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Haskins, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1939 or 1940
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 2016