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The Merseysippi Jazz Band

Band, *1948 GB
Jazz

First established in February 1949, the band is probably the oldest in the UK to still be playing regularly. They are strong believers that there music should entertain and this has always been band policy, whether home or abroad, Southport or Sacremento. The music varies from New Orleans, via San Francisco to the U.K. Over the years the band has met and played with a great number of jazz stars, including Louis Armstrong, many of whom have become good friends. The current personnel is John Higham – trumpet; Peter Fryer – trombone; Dave Dixson – reeds; Malcolm Hogarth – piano; Dave Rigby – guitar/banjo; Isabel Toner – bass; Pete Darwin – drums.

Members

	Frank Robinson p *1925 GB
	Don Lydiatt cl *1927 GB
	Dick Goodwin b 1996-1996 GB
	Trevor Carlisle dr
	Ken Baldwin bj *2006 GB
	John Lawrence cor, tr 1925-2007 GB
	Pete Daniels tr
	Johnny Parkes tb