Paul Barbarin

Adolphe Paul Barbarin (May 5, 1899 – February 17, 1969) was an American jazz drummer from New Orleans.<ref name="LarkinJazz">Template:Cite book</ref>

Career

Barbarin grew up in New Orleans in a family of musicians, including his father Isidore, three of his brothers (including Louis), and his nephew (Danny Barker).<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He was a member of the Silver Leaf Orchestra and the Young Olympia Band. He moved to Chicago in 1917 and worked with Freddie Keppard and Jimmie Noone. From 1925–1927, he was a member of King Oliver's band.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>

During the following year, he moved to New York City and played in Luis Russell's band for about four years. He left Russell and worked as a freelance musician, but he returned to Russell's band when it supported Louis Armstrong.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> For a brief time beginning in 1942, he worked for Red Allen's sextet, with Sidney Bechet in 1944 and Art Hodes in 1953. In 1955, he founded the Onward Brass Band in New Orleans.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He spent the rest of his life as the leader of that band.<ref name="Yanow">Template:Cite web</ref>

Barbarin died on February 17, 1969, while playing snare drums during a Mardi Gras parade.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> Record producer Al Rose said that his funeral "attracted one of the great mobs in New Orleans funeral history."<ref name = "rose">Template:Cite book</ref>

Personal life

Barbarin was Catholic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Paul Barbarin at Drummerworld
• Paul Barbarin at The Red Hot Jazz Archive
• Paul Barbarin recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.

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