Career
Burnap played washboard in a skiffle band with classmates as a teenager in England. He moved to New Zealand at age 19, where he began playing trombone and played in the Omega Jazz Band in 1960-1962. From 1962 to 1965 he played in Australia with the Hot Sands Jazz Band (1962-1964) and Geoff Bulletin"s Olympia Jazz Band (1964-1965).
In 1965 he played for a time at Preservation Hall in New Orleans, then returned briefly to the United Kingdom, playing with Terry Lightfoot and Monty Sunshine.
He spent three further years (1966-1969) in Australia before moving permanently back to the United Kingdom, settling in London. He played with Ian Armit (1969-1970), Alan Elsdon (1970-1975), Alex Welsh (1978-1979), and Acker Bilk (1980-1987).
After 1988 Burnap hosted jazz radio programs for the British Broadcasting Corporation and Jazz FM. Burnap died of cancer in May 2008.
