Campbell Burnap

Campbell Crichton Mackinnon Burnap (September 10, 1939, Derby, England - May 30, 2008) was a British jazz trombonist and vocalist.

Burnap played washboard in a skiffle band with classmates as a teenager in England. He moved to New Zealand at age 19, where he began playing trombone and played in the Omega Jazz Band in 1960-62. From 1962 to 1965 he played in Australia with the Hot Sands Jazz Band (1962-64) and Geoff Bull's Olympia Jazz Band (1964-65). In 1965 he played for a time at Preservation Hall in New Orleans, then returned briefly to the UK, playing with Terry Lightfoot and Monty Sunshine. He spent three further years (1966-69) in Australia before moving permanently back to the UK, settling in London. He played with Ian Armit (1969-70), Alan Elsdon (1970-75), Alex Welsh (1978-79), and Acker Bilk (1980-87). After 1988 Burnap hosted jazz radio programs for the BBC and Jazz FM. [Mark Gilbert, "Campbell Burnap". "The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz" online.] [cite web|url=http://www.jazzfm.com/news_article.asp?newsid=39|title=A tribute to Campbell Burnap (10 September 1939 - 30 May 2008)|accessdate=2006-06-16|publisher=GMG Radio|work=jazzfm.com]

Burnap died of cancer in May 2008. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2059173/Chris-de-Burgh's-ladies-in-black.html Chris De Burgh's Ladies in Black] . (Death notice at bottom of article.) "The Independent".]

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