Dan Barrett (jazz musician)

This article is about the jazz musician. For the member of Have a Nice Life, see Dan Barrett. For other uses, see Daniel Barrett.
Dan Barrett
Barrett and Fraser MacPherson in 1989
Barrett and Fraser MacPherson in 1989
Background information
Born (1955-12-14) December 14, 1955 (age 68)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instruments
LabelsArbors
Dan Barrett at Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2018

Dan Barrett (born December 14, 1955, in Pasadena, California) is an American arranger, cornetist, and trombonist.[1]

The earliest mention of Dan Barrett was in the Melody Maker, 10 February 1973, which reported that he played "Ory's Creole Trombone" at the end of Kid Ory's Funeral on 28 January that year. He also played with Teddy Buckner, Andy Blakeney, and Alton Redd, all members of Ory's band, during the funeral proceedings.

Barrett played valve trombone on the soundtrack to the film, The Cotton Club, in 1984.[2]

In addition to leading a quintet with Howard Alden, Barrett has performed as a sideman with Benny Goodman and Buck Clayton.[1] Barrett is the musical director for Arbors Records in Clearwater, Florida.

  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ Barrett, Dan (1 June 2020). "Recording the Cotton Club Soundtrack, Part One". The Syncopated Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.