Danny Barker

A humorous personality mainly because very important to his storytelling and teaching for his performing, Danny Barker had an extended and colorful profession. He used the Boozan Kings in early stages in New Orleans and toured Mississippi with Small Sibling Montgomery. In 1930, he transferred to NY, switching from banjo to electric guitar and dealing with Dave Nelson, Sidney Bechet, Fess Williams, Albert Nicholas, Adam P. Johnson, Lucky Millinder (1937-1938), Benny Carter (1938), and Cab Calloway (1939-1946). He composed “NOT Feel My Knee” for his wife Blue Lu Barker (with whom he documented frequently) and in addition had popular with “Conserve the Bone fragments for Henry Jones” (documented by Nat Ruler Cole). By 1947, Barker was completely mixed up in Dixieland revival (he hardly ever looked after bebop), appearing over the THAT IS Jazz radio series, documenting with Bunk Johnson, and time for the banjo. He performed at Ryan’s through the entire 1950s (frequently with Conrad Janis or Wilbur DeParis) and came back to New Orleans in 1965 where he proved helpful as the associate curator of the brand new Orleans Jazz Museum (1965-1975), led the Onward Brass Music group, encouraged youthful players, and composed about his encounters. Danny Barker, who made an appearance on the 1993 Monterey Jazz Celebration with Milt Hinton, penned his memoirs (A Lifestyle in Jazz) in 1986 and was energetic to keep New Orleans jazz alive until to the finish. His definitive documenting is a single established for Orleans; Barker may also be noticed late in lifestyle on information by Wynton Marsalis as well as the Dirty Dozen Brass Music group.