Emile Barnes

Emile Barnes (18 February 1892 – 2 March 1970) was a New Orleans jazz clarinetist.

Barnes studied under Lorenzo Tio Jr., Alphonse Picou, George Baquet, and Louis Nelson Delisle (also known as "Big Eye" Louis Nelson). Active professionally in New Orleans by 1908, he was long well regarded locally for his bluesy and distinctively individualistic style. He played with the Chris Kelly band in from th… More