Isidore Barbarin
Isidore John Barbarin (born September 24, 1872 in New Orleans ; † June 12, 1960 ibid) was an American cornetist and alto horn player of New Orleans jazz .
Barbarin began to play cornet when she was fifteen. He was in the Onward Brass Band , the Excelsior Brass Band and the Tuxedo Brass Band of Papa Celestin . His main occupation was a horse-drawn carriage.
He made his first recording in 1945 with a band under the direction of Bunk Johnson ( Bunk's Brass Band , he played alto horn there, recorded in George Lewis' house ) and in 1946 he recorded with the Original Zenith Brass Band (as a mellophone player) .
His four sons were also musicians: the drummers Paul Barbarin , Louis Barbarin and Lucien Barbarin (1905–1960) and the cornetist William Barbarin (1907–1973).
Web links
- Isidore Barbarin at Allmusic (English)
- Isidore Barbarin in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Barbarian, Isidore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barbarin, Isidore John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cornetist and alto horn player of New Orleans Jazz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1960 |
| Place of death | New Orleans |