Barney Bigard

Barney Bigard was born on Mar 03, 1906 in USA. Barney Bigard's big-screen debut came with Black and Tan Fantasy directed by Dudley Murphy in 1929, strarring Band Member - Clarinet Player (uncredited). Barney Bigard is known for Up in the Air directed by Jason Reitman, George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham and Vera Farmiga as Alex Goran. The upcoming new movie Barney Bigard plays is Up in the Air which will be released on Dec 23, 2009.

Barney Bigard was educated at Straight College, and was a clarinetist in Duke Ellington's orchestra, 1928-1942, and was also with King Oliver, Charlie Elgar, Luis Russell, Freddie Slack, Kid Ory, and the Louis Armstrong All-Star Concert Group, touring worldwide, 1947-1955. He led his own sextet, and toured Europe and Africa for the State Department, 1961-1962. He was awarded the Esquire Jazz (Silver) Award, 1945-46-48. He was a member of the Hot Club of France. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his chief musical collaborator was Duke Ellington. His song compositions include: "Mood Indigo", "Clouds In My Heart", "Rocking In Rhythm", "Minuet In Blues", "Stompy Jones", "Steps Steps Up And Steps Steps Down", "Clarinet Lament", "Saturday Night Function", "Lament For a Lost Love", and "C-Jam Blues".