John Crocker (jazz musician)
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John Crocker, born in West Bridgford
, Nottinghamshire
, was the leading clarinet and tuba player for the Chris Barber
jazz band for just over 30 years, retiring February 2003. Since retiring Crocker has guested with several bands including Kenny Ball
and a Ken Colyer tribute band.
West Bridgford
West Bridgford is a town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately south of the city of Nottingham, delimited by the River Trent; this proximity means that it forms a continuous urban area with Nottingham, effectively makes West Bridgford a suburb of the city, and...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, was the leading clarinet and tuba player for the Chris Barber
Chris Barber
Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barber is best known as a jazz trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with...
jazz band for just over 30 years, retiring February 2003. Since retiring Crocker has guested with several bands including Kenny Ball
Kenny Ball
Kenny Ball is an English jazz musician, best known as the lead trumpet player in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.-Career:...
and a Ken Colyer tribute band.