British jazz trumpet/horn player, and composer.
Born: 26 December 1957 in Chiswick, London, England, UK.
His album “Into The Blue” was one of the ten albums nominated for the short list of the Mercury Music Prize in 1995.
He also did the OST for the film “The Talented Mr Ripley” (1999).
In groups:
Clark Tracey Quintet, Colin Towns Mask Orchestra, Guy Barker Quintet, Mike Westbrook Orchestra, Per Husby Orchestra, Stan Tracey And His Orchestra, Stan Tracey Octet, The Carla Bley Big Band, The Dedication Orchestra, The Guy Barker International Quintet, The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus, The Warriors
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Guy Barker
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Wikipedia
Guy Jeffrey Barker, (born 26 December 1957) is an English jazz trumpeter and composer. Barker was born in Chiswick, London, the son of an actress and a stuntman. He started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a year had joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
Guy Barker | Biography & History | AllMusic
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AllMusic
A superior British trumpeter with an attractive tone and a versatile style, Guy Barker has thus far recorded as a leader for Miles Music and Spotlite. In England, after formal study, he played with John Dankworth, the visiting Gil Evans, Mike Westbrook, Chris Hunter, Carla Bley, Ornette Coleman ("Skies of America") and Clark Tracey.
Guy Barker - IMDb
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IMDb
Show Self (4 credits) Trivia: He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Jazz. He is a Jazz Trumpeter and Composer in London W4, England.
The most popular song by Guy Barker's is Pent-Up House
Guy Barker's first song Pent-Up House released on Tue Oct 19 1999.