Diz Disley

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Diz Disley at the 1981 Essex Festival

Diz Disley (* 27 May 1931 in Winnipeg , Manitoba , as William Charles Disley ; † 22. March 2010 in London ) was a Canadian guitarist of Swing and cartoonist .

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Disley, who grew up in Wales and Yorkshire , studied at Leeds College of Art and initially worked as a cartoonist (including for the Spectator and Melody Maker ). He was also a member of the Yorkshire Jazz Band from 1949 . After his military service he went to London in 1953, where he worked with George Melly and with Ken Colyer , Cy Laurie , Sandy Brown , Kenny Ball and Alex Welsh . Since 1956, his own ensembles have been oriented towards the Quintette du Hot Club de France . In the 1960s he worked as a radio presenter (he also announced the Beatles' first concert in London) and shifted his activities to the clubs of the folk scene : he played rags on guitar with Dave Swarbrick and Martin Carthy (album Rags, Reels & Airs , 1967). He also accompanied Sandy Denny ( Like an Old Fashioned Waltz ). In 1973 he made a decisive contribution to Stéphane Grappelli's comeback and also played regularly with him and his trio in the following years. Between 1973 and 1983 they made 13 albums together. He recorded with Biréli Lagrène & Jan Jankeje in 1984 at Carnegie Hall . In 1986 he founded the Soho String Quintet with violinist Johnny Van Derrick as well as Nils Solberg, Jeff Green and bassist David Etheridge as a rhythm group (album Zing Went the Strings ).

From 1988 he ran a nightclub in Almería (Spain) before working as a draftsman for the Walt Disney studios in California . Occasionally he continued to perform , for example with Big Jay McNeely and Ray Campi . Then he returned to England, where he played traditional jazz .

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SURNAME Disley, Diz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Disley, William Charles (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian jazz guitarist and cartoonist
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnipeg , Manitoba
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 2010
Place of death London