Bob Barnard (musician)

Bob Barnard
AM
Birth nameRobert Graeme Barnard
Born(1933-11-24)24 November 1933
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died7 May 2022(2022-05-07) (aged 88)
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician
Instruments
Formerly ofGraeme Bell Allstars
Spouses
  • Patricia Greig
  • Danielle Boas (1993–2022)

Robert Graeme Barnard AM (24 November 1933 – 7 May 2022) was an Australian trumpet and cornet player. He was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 for Best Jazz Album for Live at the Sydney Opera House, which was recorded with the Australian Jazz Allstars.

In the 1990 Australia Day Honours Barnard was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to music, particularly jazz."[1]

Biography

Robert Graeme Barnard[2] was born on 24 November 1933 in Melbourne.[3][4] Barnard's parents had formed a dance band in the 1920s, his mother Kath (died April 1981) was the bandleader and pianist, his father Jim Barnard (died November 1983) was on saxophone, drums and banjo.[3][5] His older brother, Len (1929–2005), joined them on drums at age 11.[3] Barnard took trumpet lessons from age 11 and played clarinet in a local brass band before he joined the family band, in 1947.[6][7][8]

Len, on drums, formed his own group, Len's South City Stompers (later Len Barnard's Famous Jazz Band) in 1948, which Barnard joined on trumpet.[5] Their first recording was in 1949 – on his 16th birthday.[9] In June of the following year they began a weekly broadcast on radio station 3KZ as Len Barnard's Dixieland Jazz Band, with the line-up of Barnard on trumpet, Len on piano, Tich Bray on clarinet, Graham Fitzgibbon on banjo, Bill Frederlckson on bass, Frank Traynor on trombone and Fred Whitworth on drums.[10][11] They performed at the Australian jazz festival in Melbourne over four days in late December 1952.[12] They performed on Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC)'s radio station, 3AR from March 1953.[13]

Barnard played with Len's group until August 1955,[5] when their touring ended after being "cheated of their takings" and stranded in Tumut.[9] In 1957 Barnard relocated to Sydney to perform with Ray Price Trio, alongside Price on guitar and banjo and Dick Hughes on piano, before returning to Melbourne.[9] In February 1958 he joined Graeme Bell's band (later called Graeme Bell and His All-Stars) on trumpet with Len on drums, Bell on piano and Lou Silberseisein on bass for an Australian tour.[14] Barnard worked for Brashs from 1958 to 1962, while performing after business hours.[9]

He returned to Sydney in 1962 and in September, as a member of Graeme Bell and His All-Stars, he appeared on Trad Pad, a TV special programme.[15]

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. It commenced in 1987.[16]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1996 Live at the Sydney Opera House Best Jazz Album Nominated

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Bob Barnard won two awards in that time.[17]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
1992 Bob Barnard Jazz Performer of the Year Won
1996 Bob Barnard Jazz Instrumental Performer of the Year Won

References

  1. ^ "Australia Day Honours". The Canberra Times. 26 January 1990. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Bob Barnard Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Bob Barnard (1933-2022)". The International Trumpet Guild. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Vale Bob Barnard"
  5. ^ a b c "The Barnard Legacy" (PDF). Australian Jazz Museum. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ Rasmussen, Henry (1 April 2018), "Bob Barnard", ABC Jazz
  7. ^ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (1997). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Rough Guides. p. 47. ISBN 1843532565.
  8. ^ Bebbington, Warren (1997). The Oxford companion to Australian music. Oxford University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0195534328.
  9. ^ a b c d Barnard, Loretta (31 May 2022). "Obituary: Bob Barnard AM". Loud Mouth. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Friday, 7th July". The Age. Radio Supplement. No. 29, 694. 29 June 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 29 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "New Jazz Group's Weekly KZ Show". The Age. Radio Supplement. No. 29, 694. 29 June 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 30 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ Patey, Bill (24 December 1952). "They'll hold a jamboree with drams and trumpets Meet the Jazz Men". The Argus. No. 33, 170. p. 19. Retrieved 30 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia. Note: includes photo of Barnard on trumpet.
  13. ^ "Band Rehearses for ABC Debut". The Age. Radio Supplement. No. 30, 530. 6 March 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 30 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Increase in Country Jazz Clubs". The Canberra Times. Vol. 31, no. 9, 265. 4 September 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 30 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "It's Trad, Dad". The Australian Women's Weekly. Television. Vol. 30, no. 16. 19 September 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 30 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia. Note: includes colour photo of the ensemble.
  16. ^ "ARIA Awards Search Results – Bernie McGann". ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  17. ^ "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2022.