ArtistInfo

Alan Clare

p, 1921-1993 GB
Musician of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. The Baron (4)

Alan Clare (Born Alan Jaycock) (31 May 1921 – 29 November 1993) was a British jazz pianist.A self-taught pianist, he became a professional musician at the age of 15 and during the next few years became a familiar figure on the London jazz scene.He played with Carlo Krahmer, Sid Phillips and others in the early 1940s before military service intervened. Wounded soon after D-Day, he returned to civilian life, playing in the comedy band led by Sid Milward and also began a long sporadic association with Stephane Grappelli.

Genres

• Jazz
• Pop
• Spoken Word
• Soundtrack

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