| LOUIS LINCE (banjo/guitar) started playing in Stockport in 1957.
Moving south to Hertfordshire in 1958, he played in the Colne Valley Six and the
Memphis Jazz Band in the early '60s. He played in the early '70s with Mac's (the
late Gordon Mackay) New Orleans band. He was a founder member of the Dave Bailey
Trio and played in the Ken Colyer All-star bands that toured East Anglia from
1977-83. Louis played with the Cambridge-based Savoy Jazzmen for eight years. He formed his own New Orleans band in 1984, and has been leading it in various guises since then. Louis became a full time musician in 1986. He has played in the city of New Orleans itself on many occasions and visits there on a regular basis. He recorded with Tuba Fats and the late Linda Young in 1995. His influences include John St.Cyr, Manny Sayles and Bud Scott. The blues playing of Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix have also played a part in the development of his unique style. He relocated back to Stockport in 2002, where he continues to lead his New Orleans Irregulars and Louisiana Yard Dogs. He is also a member of Martin Bennett's Old Green River band. |
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