John Critchinson

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John William Frank Critchinson (born December 24, 1934 in East London , † December 15, 2017 ) was a British jazz pianist and composer .

Live and act

John Critchinson worked full-time as an electrician in the early 1950s; as a part-time musician played u. a. with Ronnie Scott , Tubby Hayes , Major Holley and Jimmy Deuchar at The Icebox jazz club in Chippenham . As a semi-professional musician, he worked in the Bath area , including two years in the Bristol Avon Cities Jazz Band , then moved to Bridport (Dorset) and finally to Torquay , where he performed with his own quartet at the Imperial Hotel. He did not become a professional musician until the mid-1970s; so he played in 1978 on the recommendation of his mentor Bill Le Sage in Ronnie Scott's quartet and was a member until 1995. During this time he also played with guest musicians in England such as Chet Baker , George Coleman , James Moody , Joe Henderson and Johnny Griffin . In the early 1980s he worked with the British fusion band Morrissey-Mullen (with Dick Morrissey , Martin Drew and Jim Mullen ) and appeared on two of their albums. In 1990 he played on Ronnie Scott's album Never Pat a Burning Dog with and in the band of Bobby Wellins . In 1995 he founded a quartet with Art Themes , which also included bassist Dave Green and drummer Dave Barry . After Ronnie Scott's death in 1996, Critchinson formed the formation Ronnie Scott Legacy with Pat Crumly (CD Ronnie Remembered ), which existed for three years and toured Great Britain and New Zealand. In 2002 he founded a new band with whom he played at Ronnie Scott's Club and recorded the album With A Song In My Heart . A solo piano album ( Where's the Tune, Johnny? ) With a program of lesser known jazz standards was also created during this time . He recorded one last album in 2013 with Simon Spillett , with whom he toured since 2005 ( Square One ).

Discographic notes

  • Summer Afternoon (Coda)
  • New Night (Coda)
  • First Moves (Jazz House, 1995) with art themes
  • With a Song In My Heart (33 Records, 2002)
  • Where's the tune, Johnny? (Trio Records, 2004) solo

Lexical entry

Individual evidence

  1. ^ RIP John Critchinson (December 24, 1934 - December 15, 2017.). Bebop Spoken Here, December 15, 2017, accessed December 16, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Critchinson, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Critchinson, John William Frank (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz pianist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH 15th December 2017