Chris Barber (1930 - 2021) كريس باربر

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A British jazz musician, band leader, trombonist, songwriter and actor, born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK on April 17, 1930 as Donald Christopher Barber. He was married four times and had two children. Among his notable works are Jonathan Creek (2004), The...Read more Hypnotist (1957), and Ocean’s Eight (2018). He learned the violin at the age of seven, and received his education at Hanley School. After the end of the war, he joined St. Paul's School, listened to jazz music and spent 3 years at the Guild Hall School of Music. He played professionally with friends, and formed a Jazz Band, which was awarded a gold disc. In 1991, he received an OBE for services to music. He died in the UK on March 2, 2021 of dementia, at the age of 90.


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  • A British jazz musician, band leader, trombonist, songwriter and actor, born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK on April 17, 1930 as Donald Christopher Barber. He...Read more was married four times and had two children. Among his notable works are Jonathan Creek (2004), The Hypnotist (1957), and Ocean’s Eight (2018). He learned the violin at the age of seven, and received his education at Hanley School. After the end of the war, he joined St. Paul's School, listened to jazz music and spent 3 years at the Guild Hall School of Music. He played professionally with friends, and formed a Jazz Band, which was awarded a gold disc. In 1991, he received an OBE for services to music. He died in the UK on March 2, 2021 of dementia, at the age of 90.

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  • Nationality:
  • UK

  • Birth Name:
  • Donald Christopher Barber


  • Birth Country:
  • UK

  • Birth City:
  • Hertfordshire


  • Death Country:
  • UK



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