Barry Buckley
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Barry Buckley was an Australia
n jazz
double bass
player and dental technician from Melbourne
, a notable presence on the modern jazz scene for over 40 years.
In the mid 1950s Buckley joined pianist David Martin, trumpeter Keith Hounslow, drummer Stewart Speer
(later of Max Merritt fame) and saxophonist Brian Brown to form the first Brian Brown Quintet becoming Australia's foremost hard bop group, regularly playing at Horst Liepolt
's Jazz Centre 44 in St Kilda.
Later Buckley teamed with drummer Ted Vining and pianist Don Wilde with Don Bennett as host to run the Cool Cats Show on Channel 7 for two years.
For several years in the early 1960s Buckley dropped out of the Jazz scene to establish Buckley-Hutton laboratories, which would become one of the biggest dental labs in the southern hemisphere, and to devote time to family.
He emerged in the late sixties teaming up with Brian Brown, Tony Gould and Ted Vining to form the Brian Brown Quartet. After a few years Gould left the group, replaced by a young Bob Sedergreen
. Around 1969 the trio of Buckley, Sedergreen and Vining formed and played together for the next 37 years. The Quartet disbanded in 1979 when Vining moved north to Sydney then Brisbane.
In the 1980s Buckley joined Martin Jackson (one of the founders of the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative
) in his group Odwala and also participated in Sedergreen's Blues on the Boil, and performed with Bernie McGann
.
Barry Buckley last performance was with the Ted Vining Trio at the North Coast Jazz Festival in Bangalow just three months before his death from cancer in September 2006. Three days before his death Buckley donated an historic 3 stringed DeVereaux double bass to the Museum of Victoria.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
player and dental technician from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, a notable presence on the modern jazz scene for over 40 years.
In the mid 1950s Buckley joined pianist David Martin, trumpeter Keith Hounslow, drummer Stewart Speer
Stewie Speer
Stewie Speer was an Australian jazz and rock drummer who is best known as a member of the 1960s-70s Australian group Max Merritt & The Meteors....
(later of Max Merritt fame) and saxophonist Brian Brown to form the first Brian Brown Quintet becoming Australia's foremost hard bop group, regularly playing at Horst Liepolt
Horst Liepolt
Horst Liepolt is a jazz producer and artist.In Australia, and later in the United States, he organized numerous successful jazz concerts and festivals and also produced a large number of jazz recordings....
's Jazz Centre 44 in St Kilda.
Later Buckley teamed with drummer Ted Vining and pianist Don Wilde with Don Bennett as host to run the Cool Cats Show on Channel 7 for two years.
For several years in the early 1960s Buckley dropped out of the Jazz scene to establish Buckley-Hutton laboratories, which would become one of the biggest dental labs in the southern hemisphere, and to devote time to family.
He emerged in the late sixties teaming up with Brian Brown, Tony Gould and Ted Vining to form the Brian Brown Quartet. After a few years Gould left the group, replaced by a young Bob Sedergreen
Bob Sedergreen
Bob Sedergreen is a renowned Australian jazz pianist. Bob has had a long and distinguished career as a performer, bandleader and educator. He has collaborated with leading Australian artists, such as John Sangster, Don Burrows, Brian Brown and Judy Jacques, and supported some of the biggest names...
. Around 1969 the trio of Buckley, Sedergreen and Vining formed and played together for the next 37 years. The Quartet disbanded in 1979 when Vining moved north to Sydney then Brisbane.
In the 1980s Buckley joined Martin Jackson (one of the founders of the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative
Melbourne Jazz Co-operative
The Melbourne Jazz Co-operative , better known as the Melbourne Jazz Co-op runs two jazz concerts a week in Melbourne, the most active jazz presenter organisation in Australia...
) in his group Odwala and also participated in Sedergreen's Blues on the Boil, and performed with Bernie McGann
Bernie McGann
Bernie McGann is an Australian jazz alto saxophone player. He began his career in the late 1950s and is still active as a performer, composer and recording artist.- Biography :...
.
Barry Buckley last performance was with the Ted Vining Trio at the North Coast Jazz Festival in Bangalow just three months before his death from cancer in September 2006. Three days before his death Buckley donated an historic 3 stringed DeVereaux double bass to the Museum of Victoria.