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Information from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnehurst.
"As in much of suburban
London, Barnehurst railway station was opened to encourage building of
houses. The Barnehurst Estate was built in 1926 and other building,
mainly by W.H. Wedlock followed in the years after. A key landmark, just
west of the station, is the "Red Barn" pub, a venue important to the
survival of jazz in Britain immediately following the Second World War,
largely due to the enthusiasm of pianist George Webb."
"George Webb (8 October 1917–10 March 2010) was a British pianist
considered by many as the father of the traditional jazz movement in
Britain.
He grew up with a love of early jazz recordings, principally those
made by the New Orleans musicians; and in his playing he tried to
re-create the style of such bands as King Oliver's.
With his band, George Webb's Dixielanders, he played regularly and
famously at the "Red Barn" public house at Barnehurst, Kent, from the
early 1940s.
Among the musicians who played in the band at various times were the
great British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton, Wally Fawkes the
clarinettist and Eddie Harvey the trombonist.
In later life, as well as continuing to play, George was also a
promoter of jazz festivals. |
