We ended up playing the 100 Club, which was the most important one, I suppose. It was originally called Mack’s Restaurant and was a place where people could have a buffet business lunch. The lady who ran it didn’t like having jazz in there at all, but it paid her rent and in the end, [...]
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Chris Barber’s Memories, Part 2
19 February, 2009 – 11:06 am
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Clubs, Music
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Also tagged 100 Club, Academy Cinema, Foyles, Harold Pendleton, Humphrey Lyttelton, Mack's Restaurant, Marquee, Ronnie Scott
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Chris Barber’s Memories, Part 1
18 February, 2009 – 9:11 am
Chris Barber’s contribution to the UK’s contemporary music scene is immeasurable. Not only did he help to popularise traditional jazz with his own bands, but he was a huge influence on numerous British stars, including Mark Knopfler, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Van Morrison, and gave many of them their first gig, as the [...]
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Bands at the Marquee, Carnaby Street, Clubs, Music
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Also tagged 100 Club, Feldman Club, Marquee club, National Jazz & Blues Festival, Reading Rock Festival, Traditional jazz, Victor Feldman
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