American jazz (and classical) French hornist, composer and teacher
Born February 12, 1913 in Glendale, California, died January 11, 1974 in Madison, Wisconsin

John played with : “Minneapolis Symphony” (1938), “New York City Opera” (1946-’49), “New York City Ballet” (1952-’55), “Casals Festival Orchestra” (1958-’61), and with such artists as Woody Herman, Miles
Davis and Billie Holiday.
Barrows taught at Yale (1957-’61), New York University (1958-’61),
and at the University of Wisconsin (at Madison) from 1961 to 1974.