# Barry Martyn

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English jazz drummer (1941–2023)

Martyn at the [New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival](/source/New_Orleans_Jazz_%26_Heritage_Festival)

**Barry Martyn** (born **Barry Martyn Godfrey**; 23 February 1941 – 17 July 2023) was an English [jazz](/source/Jazz) drummer, active principally on the [New Orleans jazz](/source/Dixieland) revival circuit.

## Biography

Barry Martyn Godfrey was born on 23 February 1941.[1] He began on drums in 1955 and was leading his first band the following year.[1] His first recordings were made in 1959. His first visit to [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans) was in 1961, where he studied under [Cie Frazier](/source/Cie_Frazier),[1] and founded Mono Records. He toured Europe with many famed New Orleans jazz personnel, including [George Lewis](/source/George_Lewis_(clarinetist)), [Albert Nicholas](/source/Albert_Nicholas), [Louis Nelson](/source/Louis_Nelson_(trombonist)), [Captain John Handy](/source/Captain_John_Handy), and [Percy Humphrey](/source/Percy_Humphrey).[1] He moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) in 1972, and founded the Legends of Jazz, an ensemble which made several worldwide tours and recorded extensively.[1] He returned to New Orleans in 1984, where he did work with [George Buck](/source/George_Buck), reissuing much of the [Circle Records](/source/Circle_Records) back catalogue. He played with [Barney Bigard](/source/Barney_Bigard) in 1976, and recorded many dates as a leader.[1] Martyn died on 17 July 2023, at the age of 82.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LarkinJazz_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LarkinJazz_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-LarkinJazz_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-LarkinJazz_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-LarkinJazz_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-LarkinJazz_1-5) [Colin Larkin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer)), ed. (1992). *[The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)* (First ed.). [Guinness Publishing](/source/Guinness_Publishing). p. 278. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85112-580-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85112-580-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Cole, Thomas (25 July 2023). ["Barry Martyn (1941–2023)"](https://www.offbeat.com/articles/barry-martyn-1941-2023/). OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

## Bibliography

- *Walking with Legends: Barry Martyn's New Orleans Jazz Odyssey*. Edited by Mick Burns. Louisiana State University Press. 2007. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8071-3276-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8071-3276-0).

## External links

- [Scott Yanow](/source/Scott_Yanow), [Barry Martyn](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p102467/biography) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)

- [Barry Martyn papers](http://hnoc.minisisinc.com/thnoc/catalog/3/31077) at [The Historic New Orleans Collection](https://www.hnoc.org/)

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