Whatever happened to Chris Bateson?

The seventeen-year-old phenomenon began as an art student, but decided he wanted just to "play the blues". The City Ramblers discovered him when he stood in at a Soho street session, and he has been with them ever since. He bases his playing of an old trumpet mouthpiece on Twenties records of Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and their accompanists. He has various attachments for his mouthpiece, including a paraffin funnel and a post horn.

Got into modern jazz. Recorded on a Price Lasha album. Was a sideman in the early Elton John group, Bluesology. Not solid evidence what happened to him. Just disappeared from the scene.