In that time, Barber estimated, they had played 10,000 shows and had long ago lost count of the number of miles travelled. Indeed, it was only the fatigue of travelling which eventually persuaded ...

Between 1954 and 2008, the trumpeter Pat Halcox played over 10,000 performances with Chris Barber's Jazz and Blues Band. His farewell tour ended the longest partnership in jazz; at nearly 80 years old ...

The obituary of Pat Halcox reminded me of the first jazz concert my wife and I attended – a 40th anniversary performance by the Chris Barber Band, featuring Pat, in the mid-90s. As someone who came ...

Acker Bilk and his 'junior' jazz colleagues would like to celebrate their 80th here, writes Aengus Fanning Acker Bilk was 80 last Wednesday, maintaining his lead of one year over those other, more ...

A 1994 concert performance. Chris Barber on trombone, Pat Halcox on trumpet, Monty Sunshine on clarinet, Jim Bray on bass, Johnny McCallum on banjo and Colin Bowden on drums.