Photography - Harry Beckett
Object
Photograph
Production date
1994
Object number
2022.45
Physical Description
Black and white photograph of jazz musician, Harry Beckett, playing the trumpet at Dunoon Jazz Festival. He wears a patterned shirt and a watch.
Object history
Harry Beckett was an influential jazz musician in Britain from the 1960s onwards.
Associated Person
Beckett, Harry (Depicted in)
Associated Place
Scotland (Place)
Material
photo
Dimension
Length: 202mm
Width: 252mm
Width: 252mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'Roots, Rhythms & Records' [8 October 2018 - 16 March 2019]
Harry Beckett 1935 – 2010
Harry Beckett moved to the UK from Barbados in 1954.
His home in Stoke Newington was visited by a number of famous jazz musicians and many of them collaborated with him.
His Caribbean roots influenced his musical compositions and created a new sound for jazz music in Britain.
Harry Beckett 1935 – 2010
Harry Beckett moved to the UK from Barbados in 1954.
His home in Stoke Newington was visited by a number of famous jazz musicians and many of them collaborated with him.
His Caribbean roots influenced his musical compositions and created a new sound for jazz music in Britain.
Credit line
Copyright Robert Burns 1994. All Rights Reserved.
On display?
No
Inscription
Copyright Robert Burns 1994
All Rights Reserved
No Unauthorised Use
File No. DJ94.84.10
Harry Beckett, Dunoon Jazz Festival, October 1994
All Rights Reserved
No Unauthorised Use
File No. DJ94.84.10
Harry Beckett, Dunoon Jazz Festival, October 1994