John Picard (musician)
John Picard | |
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| Birth name | John Picard |
| Born | 17 May 1934 Tottenham, London, England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Years active | 1954-Present |
John Francis Picard (born 17 May 1934 in Tottenham, London) is an English jazz trombonist.
Biography[]
Picard starting learning music in 1941 by taking lessons on the piano aged 7. After serving in the RAF, during which he played at weekends with Cy Laurie, he spent a further four months with Laurie before joining Humphrey Lyttelton, from 1954 until 1961.[1] From 1962 to the early 1970s he worked with Tony Coe as well as co-leading a quintet with Kathy Stobart in the late 1960s. From 1975 to 1973, he was a member of the London Jazz Big Band, led by Stan Greig.[2]
During the early 1980s, with his friends Ian Stewart, Colin Smith and Dick Morrissey, he was a founding member of Rocket 88, and later went on to join the Charlie Watts Big Band.[3]
Picard's son is tenor saxophonist Simon Picard.[4]
References[]
- ^ David Taylor's British Jazz website Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby and Priestley, Brian Rough Guide to Jazz Rough Guides, 2004 ISBN 1-84353-256-5 ISBN 978-1-84353-256-9 at Google Books
- ^ John Picard Biography allmusic.com Retrieved 21 May 2020
- ^ John Picard Profile Who's who of British Jazz by John Chilton Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- John Chilton, Who’s Who of British Jazz. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2004 (ISBN 0826472346)
- 1934 births
- Living people
- English jazz trombonists
- Male trombonists
- 21st-century trombonists
- 21st-century British male musicians
- British male jazz musicians