Comments on: Tributes to Tony Kinsey (1927-2025)

By: KEITH RAISON

KEITH RAISON — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 23:22:00 +0000

In reply to Alan Giles. Nicely summarised Alan, thank you.

By: william street

william street — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:42:49 +0000

rip Tony…….having followed Tony at the Flamingo when I lived in the west end…,those were great times for young London based jazzers as a great scene developed and for me Tony was at the helm. Thank you. Tony

By: Bernie Victor

Bernie Victor — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:32:20 +0000

I remember the Tony Kinsey group from The Flamingo where I went after moving from the Trad jazz scene, as an 18 year old. I took my future wife there, which shocked her friends, Great club with a great atmosphere and super music.

By: Alan Giles

Alan Giles — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:06:13 +0000

It is good to read these warm tributes to Tony. It is saddening that, at the time of writing, Jazz Journal has still not mentioned his passing, still less published any tributes. In the fifties there were four great drummers, Tony Kinsey, Tony Crombie, Bill Eyden and Phil Seamen always in demand for jazz record dates. JJ must know that.

There is just one name from the golden age, still with us, and contemporary with Tony Kinsey – Jack Honeybourne, the pianist with the 1950 Kenny Graham Afro Cubists who still plays from time to time in London.