Lee Barbour

Charleston, SC

Lee Barbour

Composer · Producer · Guitarist · Educator

Lee Barbour with guitar

About

Lee Barbour is a composer, producer and guitarist based in Charleston, SC. As a composer he writes music for trailers, documentaries, animation, commercials and feature film.

As a guitarist he has performed and recorded with Joe Beck (Miles Davis), Fred Wesley (James Brown), Earl Klugh, Chris Bullock and Justin Stanton (Snarky Puppy), Cody Wright (Joe Bonamassa, Peter Erskine), John Blackwell (Prince, D'Angelo), Quentin Baxter (Ranky Tanky, René Marie), Jeff Sipe, Kebbi Williams (Tedeschi Trucks Band), Elise Testone (American Idol), Ellis Hall and Cary Ann Hearst (Shovels and Rope). He has been reviewed in JazzTimes and has appeared in Spin and The New York Times.

Lee taught guitar at The New York City Guitar School and the College of Charleston and continues to teach privately through Conscious Guitar. He tours with Jazz Is Phish and runs Black Label Event Music, Charleston's artist-owned live music agency.

Composition

Music for picture: underscore, orchestral and trailer cues, band underscore and animation. Pick a track to listen.

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Underscore / Ambient

Orchestral / Fantasy / Trailer

Band Underscore

Animation

Scoring to picture

Mia's WorldDemo score
Grizzly BusinessIndie Film Music Competition re-score, film by Kyle Nelson
Sinners Never DieBand underscore
Albion ColossusTrailer

Production

Records and videos Lee has produced, arranged or played on.

DelMar the Poet – I Believe ft. BetsyOfficial video
Lover You Should've Come Over
Infinite Jaguar – Ghost Meatfeat. John Ellis, Tim Lefebvre and Ron Wiltrout
Infinite Jaguar – Red Hots
Infinite Jaguar – Mantra Mountainfeaturing Kebbi Williams
Thoughts Like These

Performance

“Solon”Art of Jazz series
In the studiowith Jeff Sipe and Kebbi Williams
Lee Barbour QuartetForte Jazz Lounge, 2019
Improv with Fishman TriplePlay
Karma Police (Radiohead)Barbour + Kaler + Jenkins
Blues for LABill Frisell cover

Albums

Influencers Vol. 1 album coverInfluencers Vol. 12022 · Apple MusicUltrasound album coverUltrasound2019 · Apple MusicNonfiction album coverNonfiction2012 · Apple MusicSongs for Singing album coverSongs for Singing2007 · Apple Music

Press

“Lee Barbour is one of the best jazz guitarists in the country.”

Joe BeckGuitarist for Miles Davis, Paul Simon, James Brown

“Lee Barbour is one of my favorite composers and players. His music has the perfect balance of feeling and intellect.”

Kebbi WilliamsGrammy-winning saxophonist, Tedeschi Trucks Band

Contact

Scoring, production, sessions or lessons, send a note and Lee will get back to you.

leebarbour@gmail.com