After the first Newport and Monterey jazz festivals took place in America, Harold Pendleton and I thought, ‘This is great - we should be doing this.’ The difficulty for us was finding somewhere big enough where they would allow you to do it.
The first National Jazz & Blues Festival was held at Twickenham, the seat [...]
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Chris Barber’s Memories, Part 5
5 March, 2009 – 9:00 am
By Valerie Potter
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Posted in Events, Music
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Also tagged Chris Barber, Cream, Eddie Condon, Harold Pendleton, Leeds Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, Reading Festival, Richmond, Rolling Stones, Trad Boom
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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, Chris Barber, Feldman Club, Marquee club, Reading Rock Festival, Traditional jazz, Victor Feldman
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