▁to ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Musical ▁Art ▁( now ▁Ju illi ard ), ▁and ▁while ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Har lem ▁jazz ▁scene , ▁performing ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁with ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁be fri ending ▁the ▁composer ▁William ▁Grant ▁Still ▁who ▁played ▁piano ▁in ▁the ▁or chestra . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Dun bar ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁attended ▁the ▁Sor bon ne , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁conduct ing ▁with ▁Philippe ▁Ga ub ert , ▁composition ▁with ▁Paul ▁Vid al , ▁and ▁the ▁clar inet ▁with ▁Louis ▁C ah uz ac . ▁According ▁to ▁author ▁John ▁Cow ley , ▁Dun bar ▁was ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Plant ation ▁Orchestra ▁for ▁a ▁road ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁Black bird s ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁Dun bar ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁studying ▁in ▁Vienna ▁with ▁Felix ▁We ing art ner . ▁His ▁hopes ▁of ▁a ▁degree ▁were ▁ended ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Dun bar ▁had ▁settled ▁in ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Rud olph ▁Dun bar ▁School ▁of ▁Clar inet ▁Play ing . ▁He ▁wrote ▁columns ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁expert ▁in ▁the ▁Mel ody ▁M aker ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3