100 club
100 Club is a venue for concerts in London's Oxford Street , named after his number 100. The 100 Club is one of the oldest and most famous clubs of its kind in the UK ; Live music has been played here since October 24, 1942.
history
In 1942 the club was still a restaurant called Macks , which the father of jazz drummer Victor Feldman rented every Sunday evening so that his son could regularly perform in public. His band later became known under the name "Kid Krupa". During the Second World War there was a one-time appearance by Glen Miller and some musicians from his band; as late as 1948, swing was essentially played there.
In the 100 Club , were particularly since Humphrey Lyttelton organized concerts, numerous jazz musicians from the UK such as Chris Barber , Cab Kaye and Alex Welsh , but also Louis Armstrong with ribbon. At that time the main emphasis was placed on traditional jazz . In the sixties the emphasis shifted to rhythm & blues. Musicians such as Muddy Waters , Albert King , Sunnyland Slim , Otis Spann , Jimmy Rushing , Louisiana Red , Bo Diddley and Freddie King could now be heard alongside British blues rock by Alexis Korner , John Mayall or Steam Packet with Rod Stewart and Julie Driscoll . In addition, rock groups such as The Who , The Kinks , The Pretty Things and The Spencer Davis Group played . As in the 1950s, traditional bands like Ken Colyer's were still to be heard.
In the early 1970s, the spectrum was expanded to include modern jazz. Now, for example, the quintet by Alan Skidmore , Harry Miller's Isipingo or Dudu Pukwana's Spear performed , while blues or Dixieland concerts took place on other evenings .
On September 20 and 21, 1976, the 100 Club was the site of the first international 100 Club Punk Festival . This event helped help the nascent punk movement from underground. Among the bands that took part in this festival were the Sex Pistols , Siouxsie and the Banshees , The Clash , Buzzcocks and The Damned . As a result, the 100 Club became a regular venue for concerts by punk bands such as UK Subs , Discharge or Crass . In addition, groups from other genres continue to appear there. For example, the live record of Chris McGregor's Blue Notes was recorded there. In 1982 the Rolling Stones gave an unannounced concert there.
The 100 Club still exists in the new millennium, but is no longer one of the focal points of the punk scene. Occasionally "big names" of rock music play a secret, unannounced gig in front of the 350 authorized viewers. But lesser-known bands from the fields of jazz, rhythm & blues or soul also perform on the famous stage. The record label Ogun also celebrated its 25th anniversary there - with Keith Tippett , Louis Moholo and Maggie Nicols , among others . On April 5, 2007, TV Smith & The Bored Teenagers gave a memorial concert for punk band The Adverts at Club 100 .
In September 2010 it was announced that the club would close at the end of the year due to the 45% increase in rents, despite the most sold-out concerts. In December 2010, Paul McCartney played a benefit concert in front of 300 listeners at the 100 Club to keep it from closing.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jonathan Brown The blues club that can't pay the bills in The Independent September 25, 2010
- ↑ http://stockpress.de/2011/02/11/im-100-club-wird-die-musik-leise/ Paul McCartney in the 100 Club
Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 58 ″ N , 0 ° 8 ′ 5 ″ W.