Ian Christie (24 June 1927 – 19 January 2010)[1] was an English jazz clarinetist best known for playing in a number of trad jazz ensembles of the 1950s, including the Christie Brothers' Stompers, featuring Ken Colyer and Dickie Hawdon, with his brother, Keith Christie.
[citation needed] His admiration of jazz music was developed through listening to the wireless as well as visiting the now defunct Rhythm Club near Queen's Square and via his father, who was a Scottish piano tuner and played banjo with The Blackpool Banjo band.
Christie took lessons under Charlie Farrell, but joined the Royal Air Force and took up photography as his primary interest.
Christie also worked extensively with Mick Mulligan and George Melly in the 1950s and 1960s.
In his later years, he played with Graham Tayar in his "Crouch End All Stars".