Alan Clare

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Alan Clare (born Alan Jaycock; 31 May 1921 to 29 November 1993) was a British jazz pianist. He started as a self-taught pianist at the age of 15, and in the coming years, he became a well-known figure on London's jazz scene.

In the early 1940s, he competed with Carlo Krahmer, Sid Phillips, and others before military service intervened.

He returned to civilian life shortly after D-Day, appeared in Sid Milward's comedy band and began a long sporadic relationship with Stephane Grappelli. Clare began playing jazz in small groups, some of which he supervised, but mostly in nightclubs like the Studio Club in London's West End.

He fronted a trio with Lennie Bush on bass and Tony Crombie on drums from the mid-1950s to the 1960s.

The three actors will appear regularly at the Star Club, a famous west end nightspot that has long been popular among London celebrities, politicians, and royalty.

He was in many other clubs, including The Kool Kanary, Rake and Downbeat, before ill health prevented him from returning to action. His piano style had a light, subtle touch, and he had a vast repertoire of tunes and chord progressions.

He became well-known in the UK jazz scene and was often referred to as the "pianist's guitarist" or "pianist's pianist."

Clare appeared in Milligan's series Q and A Lot of It About, not just in musical sketches.

He would often appear in sketches reading his lines straight from the script as part of a long-running joke. He spent many years in the Holland Park neighborhood of London, and one of his albums, called Holland Park, was named Holland Park.

"Alan Clare – the musician's guitarist – His melodies live on" after his death.

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Career

Clare was born in London and began playing the piano as a young child. He began playing in local nightclubs after dropping out of school at the age of 14. He played in small bands led by Stephen Miller and Roy Marsh in the early 1940s, then with Stephane Grappelli; he later had a residence and briefly performed with pianist George Shearing and Sid Phillips. His musical career was interrupted by military service, which ended in 1946.

Alan was an original member of the Holland Park Set in London, which included Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Stéphane Grappelli, Harry Secombe, and others. They would often gather in Holland Park to rehearse for The Telegoons, according to Alan's basement apartment.

Clare's main job for the next two years was with Sid Millward's Nitwits, after which he was with Grappelli for two years. Clare played with Grischa Farfel, Kenny Baker, Harry Parry, and Harry Hayes during his London residency from 1950 to 1956. He worked at several London clubs in the remaining 1950s and much of the following decade. He and comedian Spike Milligan appeared on television in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as comedian Spike Milligan. He composed the music for Seven Keys, a 1961 film. Clare reunited with Grappelli in the early 1970s and enjoyed club residencies into the early 1990s, but illness delayed his performances. Clare died in London on November 29, 1993.

Adelaide Hall, an American singer and entertainer, was another close friend of Clare's. Clare has been Hall's pianist for many years. Alan Clare died 22 days after Adelaide Hall's death, the former of which occurred on November 7, 1993.

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