The Guy Barker International Quintet

Guy 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. After Lessons From Clark Terry In 1975 Barker Went On In The 1980s To Play With John Dankworth Gil Evans With Whose Orchestra He Toured And Recorded In 1983 Lena Horne And Bobby Watson.
Barker Was A Member Of Clark Tracey's Quintet From 1984 To 1992 And Continues To Play With Tracey As Well As With Tracey's Father Stan. As A Sideman He Has Played With Many Major Musicians And Groups Including Ornette Coleman Carla Bley Georgie Fame James Carter Mike Westbrook Frank Sinatra Colin Towns ABC The The Erasure Chris Botti Wham! Alphaville The Moody Blues Sting Bucks Fizz Mike Oldfield Cleo Laine Acoustic Alchemy And XTC.
He Leads His Own Band Featuring An International Mix Of Musicians – Perico Sambeat Alto Saxophone Spain Bernardo Sassetti Piano Portugal Geoff Gascoyne Bass United Kingdom And Gene Calderazzo Drums United States – For Which Barker Also Composes. read less