Distinguished British Jazz Trumpeter Ian Carr dies

He had been suffering from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease for some time. Carr’s career in jazz began in Newcastle with the Emcee Five in the early 1960s, a band, run by his brother, organist Mike Carr and then on moving to London Ian formed the Rendell-Carr quintet with saxophonist Don Rendell which recorded for EMI and whose albums have been reissued in recent years to much acclaim. An early jazz-rock pioneer Carr went on to form Nucleus, where he could develop his interest, which made a name for itself on the UK and international scene. Carr also became known as a writer of biographies in more recent years and wrote acclaimed biographies of Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett, and also collaborated with director Mike Dibb on an Emmy-award winning documentary about Miles Davis. He was also a mentor and influence on the younger crop of jazz musicians who came up from the 1980s onwards as a result of his many workshops and courses in the London area. He was awarded the Services to Jazz award at the BBC Jazz Awards and at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards in 2006.