Lucien Barbarin

American trombone player (1956–2020)

Lucien Barbarin
Barbarin in 2008 at the Sydney Opera House after appearing with Harry Connick Jr.
Background information
Born	(1956-07-17)July 17, 1956 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	January 30, 2020(2020-01-30) (aged 63)
Genres	Jazz
Instrument(s)	Trombone

Musical artist

Lucien Barbarin (July 17, 1956 – January 30, 2020) was an American trombone player.^[1] Barbarin toured internationally with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and with Harry Connick Jr.^[1]

He made his debut at the age of six, playing drums in the Onward Brass Band, with his great-uncle Paul Barbarin.^[1]

In New Orleans, Barbarin performed locally.^[1] After Hurricane Katrina severely damaged his home in 2005, he said: "I'm not running from New Orleans. [...] I'm going to stay because I was born and raised here and I'm going to pass away here."^[1] He died from prostate cancer on January 30, 2020, at the age of 63.^[2]

Connick’s recording of "How Great Thou Art" from the CD Alone with My Faith is dedicated to him.

Discography

As leader

It's Good to be Home, independent, 2007
Little Becomes Much: Jazz at the Palm Court Vol. 3, Lucien Barbarin & the Palm Court Swingsters, GHB Records, 2000
Trombone Tradition, Lucien Barbarin with Henry Chaix Trio, Jazz Connoisseur, 1989

As sideman

2019 Lady and the Tramp - Featured artist
2008 What a Night! A Christmas Album – Harry Connick Jr.
2007 Oh, My NOLA – Harry Connick Jr.
2007 Chanson du Vieux Carré : Connick On Piano, Volume 3 – Harry Connick Jr.
2004 Unforgivable Blackness – Wynton Marsalis
2004 Dancing In The Sky – Michael White
2003 The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration – The Marsalis Family
2003 Shake That Thing – Preservation Hall Jazz Band
2003 Harry for the Holidays – Harry Connick Jr.
2002 Jazz From the Soul of New Orleans – Michael White
2002 My One and Only Love – Topsy Chapman And The Pro's
2001 Songs I Heard – Harry Connick Jr.
2000 Song for George Lewis – Michael White
1999 Mr. Jelly Lord – Wynton Marsalis
1999 Come By Me – Harry Connick Jr.
1997 Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton – Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
1995 Star Turtle – Harry Connick Jr.
1994 Mo' Cream from the Crop – Leroy Jones
1993 When My Heart Finds Christmas – Harry Connick Jr.
1992 World on a String – Kermit Ruffins
1991 Blue Light, Red Light – Harry Connick Jr.
1976 Hurricane Jazz Band – Hurricane Jazz Band

Filmography

2019 Bolden (Movie)
2011 Harry Connick Jr. – In Concert On Broadway (DVD) – Harry Connick Jr.
2011 Tradition is a Temple
2004 Only You: In Concert (PBS) – Harry Connick Jr.
2003 Harry for the Holidays (NBC) – Harry Connick Jr.
2003 The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration (PBS) – The Marsalis Family
2000 Armstrong—When the Saints Go Marching In (PBS) – Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guests
1994 The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special (video) – Harry Connick Jr.
1993 The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special (CBS) – Harry Connick Jr.
1993 The New York Big Band Concert (Video) – Harry Connick Jr.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Tarby, Russ. "Trombonist Lucien Barbarin dies of cancer at 63". Syncopatedtimes.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
^ "In Memorium". DownBeat. Vol. 87, no. 4. April 2020. p. 14.