- John Barham
John Barham is an English pianist, composer, arranger, producer and educator.
Born in London, and educated at London’s Royal College of Music and London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), he has played and / or collaborated with a number of significant figures in the entertainment industry, including
George Harrison ,John Lennon ,Ravi Shankar ,Otto Preminger ,Katharine Hepburn ,Yehudi Menuhin ,Roger Daltrey ,Badfinger ,Andre Previn ,Jonathan Miller ,Joe Massot ,Alejandro Jodorowsky ,Sir Leon Goossens ,Elton John ,Kiki Dee ,Quintessence ,Jon Lord ,Phil Spector ,Yoko Ono andBilly Preston .His association with
George Harrison spanned many decades and included the orchestration of Harrison’s most successful workAll Things Must Pass , as well as Wonderwall andLiving In The Material World .Having studied Indian music Barham released a recording with Indian sarod player
Aashish Khan (“Jugalbandi” –Elektra Records ), and his Indian compositions have been featured onBBC documentaries by the Indian directorManjira Dhatta .His notable students include
William Chapman Nyaho .External links
* [http://www.inscribemusic.com/team/team_johnbarham.htm More information on John Barham]
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