Ken Colyer

Ken Colyer

Ken Colyer

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Top Songs

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Temptation Rag
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St.James Infirmary
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Doctor Jazz
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K.C. Moon
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Louisiana I.A.

Albums

  • At the Thames Hotel

    Sep 2018 • 8 songs

  • Ken Colyer's Jazzmen and Skiffle Group
  • Fun Time

    Apr 2016 • 14 songs

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Ken Colyer

Biography

As one of England's leading trad jazz exponents, Ken Colyer's influence would have been confined to his own country were it not for a spin-off that would inadvertently lead to great changes in the music world at large. Self-taught on trumpet and guitar, Colyer was a founding member of the Crane River Jazz Band (1949 to 1953), a New Orleans-styled band that he left in late 1951 in order to join the Merchant Marines with the intention of shipping out to New Orleans itself and jamming with local legends. Upon his return to England in March 1953, Colyer joined a group founded by M...
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