Lucien Barbarin

Lucien Barbarin (July 17, 1956 – January 30, 2020) was an American trombone player.

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]

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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
  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

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

External links

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• Lucien Barbarin on MySpace
• Lucien Barbarin, official website (last update: 2005)
• NOLA.com obituary