Le QuecumBar is a music venue and brasserie in
Battersea,
London
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,
England
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dedicated to
Gypsy Swing and the music of
Django Reinhardt
Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most ...
.
History
The venue originally opened as The Woodman, a typical London
pub
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...
, before being renamed as "The Original Woodman" due to a pub with the same name opening nearby. It features regular live music and concerts by Gypsy Swing musicians, including
Fapy Lafertin
Fapy Lafertin (born 20 November 1950) is a Belgian guitarist in the Belgian-Dutch gypsy jazz style.
Lafertin was born in Kortrijk, Belgium in the Manouche Romani community and took up guitar at the age of five. After performing in a family band ...
.
Johnny Depp visited the venue in order to study the character of Roux in the film ''
Chocolat''.
Le Q Records
The independent record label owned by Le QuecumBar specializes in live recordings of bands that have performed at the venue.
The Shadows
The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters) were an English instrumental rock group, who dominated the British popular music charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in the pre- Beatles era. They served as the backing band for Cliff Richard ...
'
Hank Marvin
Hank Brian Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is widely known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the ba ...
has appeared on live recordings, and the venue's recording of 'When I Was A Boy' by
Biel Ballester was featured on the soundtrack of
Woody Allen
Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...
's film,
Vicki Cristina Barcelona. The
Angelo Debarre
Angelo Debarre ( (born on August 19, 1962) is a French Romani gypsy jazz guitarist.
Biography
Debarre was born in Saint-Denis, Paris, and began playing at age eight. In 1984, he formed his first group, the Angelo Debarre Quintet. In 1985, t ...
quartet have recorded a live album at the venue, which was released on Lejazzetal records.
References
External links
Video of the Shadows' Hank Marvin jamming at Le QuecumBar
Music venues in London
Jazz clubs in the United Kingdom
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