- Barre Phillips was born on October 27, 1934 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Cruising (1980), Naked Lunch (1991) and Diesel (1985). He died on December 28, 2024 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
- Phillips started playing bass in his youth.
- Father of the rock guitarist Jay Crawford from the band Bomb; of the bassist Dave Phillips; and of singer Claudia Phillips, who was a one-hit wonder in France in 1987 with "Quel souci La Boétie".
- In the 1970s he was a member of the well-regarded and influential group "The Trio", with saxophonist John Surman and drummer Stu Martin.
- In the 1980s and 1990s he played regularly with the London Jazz Composers Orchestra led by fellow bassist Barry Guy.
- In 2014 he founded the European Improvisation Center.
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