Ian Christie (24 June 1927 – 19 January 2010) was an English

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clarinetist best known for playing in a number of

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ensembles of the 1950s, including the Christie Brothers' Stompers, featuring

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and Dickie Hawdon, with his brother,

Keith Christie Keith Ronald Christie (6 January 1931 – 16 December 1980) was an English jazz trombonist. He was the brother of Ian Christie. Career Christie began playing at age 14 and attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He formed a band with ...

.Ian Christie
obituary, ''

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'', 11 March 2010, retrieved 8 June 2013. Their father was a

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and banjoist who played in a local

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banjo band. Ian took lessons under Charlie Farrell, but joined the

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and took up

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as his primary interest. After Keith joined

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's band, Ian soon followed; he completed his photography studies with Lyttelton's financial help. Ian also worked extensively with

Mick Mulligan Peter Sidney "Mick" Mulligan (24 January 1928 – 20 December 2006) was an English jazz trumpeter and bandleader, best known for his presence on the trad jazz scene. Biography He was born in Harrow, Middlesex, England. Mulligan began playing ...

and

George Melly Alan George Heywood Melly (17 August 1926 – 5 July 2007) was an English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer, and lecturer. From 1965 to 1973 he was a film and television critic for ''The Observer''; he also lectured on art history, with an e ...

in the 1950s and 1960s. Aside from music, Christie worked as a film critic for ''

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'' for over 25 years and continuing to work as a photographer. He worked in trad jazz ensembles into the 2000s, with the Wyre Levee Stompers, the Merseysippi & Parade Jazz Band, and the Tony Davis Band, among others. In his later years, he played with Graham Tayar in his "Crouch End All Stars".

References

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, Ian Christieat

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Christie, Ian 1927 births 2010 deaths English jazz clarinetists English film critics