- Born
- 22 April 1947
London - Country
- United Kingdom
- Active
- 1969–
- Record labels
- ECM Records
- Discography
- 41 albums
Biography
Barry Guy is a jazz musician who plays double bass. Barry Guy was born on 22 April 1947 in London. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: ECM Records. The discography here lists 41 albums, from “Ode” (1972) to “Harmos – Kraków” (2025). Honours include Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition) (1992) and Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards.
Barry John Guy (born 22 April 1947, in London, England) is an English composer and double bass player. His range of interests encompasses early music, contemporary composition, jazz and improvisation, and he has worked with a wide variety of orchestras in the UK and Europe. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music under Buxton Orr, and later taught there. Guy came to the fore as an improvising bassist as a member of a trio with pianist Howard Riley and drummer Tony Oxley (Witherden, 1969). He also became an occasional member of John Stevens' ensembles in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Spontaneous Music Ensemble. In the early 1970s, he was a member of the influential free improvisation group Iskra 1903 with Derek Bailey and trombonist Paul Rutherford (a project revived in the late 1970s, with violinist Philipp Wachsmann replacing Bailey).
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Discography
Studio and live albums
Also plays on
Albums where Barry Guy is credited as a sideman
| 1971 | Flight — Howard Riley |
| 1973 | For All It Is — Barre Phillips |
| 1980 | 4,4,4, — Evan Parker & Paul Rutherford & Barry Guy & John Stevens |
| 1981 | Incision — Evan Parker, Barry Guy |
| 1994 | Vade Mecum — Bill Dixon |
| 1995 | Obliquities — Evan Parker • Barry Guy |
| 1996 | Vade Mecum II — Bill Dixon |
| 2001 | Dividuality — Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Lawrence Casserley |
| 2014 | Backscatter Bright Blue — Fred Frith |
Awards
- 1992 Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)
- Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
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Frequently asked questions
What instrument does Barry Guy play?
Barry Guy is known for playing double bass.
When and where was Barry Guy born?
Barry Guy was born 22 April 1947 in London.
What are Barry Guy's best-known albums?
Albums in our database include Statements V‐XI for Double Bass & Violone (1977), Improvisations Are Forever Now (1977-9) (1978), Endgame (1979), Stringer (1983) and Arcus (1991).
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