[Dixielandjazz] 100 Club

[john petters]

I've not hear that 100 Club is going. I hope it is not true.
I played regularly on Saturday nights with Ken Sims Dixie Kings - a high 
energy hot band, engaged for dancing. The line-up is more or less as 
seen in this version of Stevedore Stomp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIbFNNAdvJY&feature=channel

I used to get £11 per gig. I was young and I didn't know any better. 
Club owner, Roger Horton was a shrewd business man who could drive a 
hard bargain with musicians who were eager to play at  100 Oxford St. It 
was the premier club in the UK.

Twenty years ago, in May '89, my agent rang Roger to offer him the only 
London date with the Legends of American Dixieland - the package I put 
together for Wild Bill and Art Hodes.

She asked Roger for £1000. He said no. He obviously thought about it and 
called back a few minutes later and offered us a percentage deal. We 
took it and packed the place.

In recent times, Roger's son Geoff has taken over. There is still quite 
a bit of jazz, but like all venues he presumably has to pay the rent, so 
the musical policy diversifies.

Lots of happy memories though.

Keep swinging

John Petters
Amateur Raduio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com

Marek Boym wrote:
> Have spent many a night there in the summer of 1964, when it was
> called The Jazzshows Jazz Club.  Most nights it was the Alan Elsdon
> band.  The place was not licensed, and during the interval everybdy
> ran out to the nearest pub!
> 
> In 1976 I heard Bud Freeman there, already under the name 100 Club.
> In later years I heard various good bands there, the outstanding one
> being Alex Welsh's.
> 
> And there were Friday afternoon swing dances in later years.
> 
> If I'm not mistaken, it started as the Rhythm Club or something of the
> sort, managed by the Feldman brothers (Victor Feldman became an
> international star).
> 
> Sad news that it is going.  Tempora mutandi.
> 
> Cheers
> 
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John Petters
Amateur Raduio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com