Le QuecumBar

Le QuecumBar

Front view of the venue
Location within London
General information
Type Music venue, brasserie
Location Battersea, London, England
Coordinates 51°28′26″N 0°10′25″W / 51.47389°N 0.17361°W / 51.47389; -0.17361Coordinates: 51°28′26″N 0°10′25″W / 51.47389°N 0.17361°W / 51.47389; -0.17361
Website
www.quecumbar.co.uk

Le QuecumBar is a music venue and brasserie in Battersea, London, England dedicated to Gypsy Swing and the music of Django Reinhardt.[1][2]

History

The venue originally opened as The Woodman, a typical London pub, before being renamed as "The Original Woodman" due to a pub with the same name opening nearby.[3] It was rebranded as Le QuecumBar on 11th February 2003 for the 50th anniversary of Django Reinhardt's death and is still the only music venue in the world of its kind. It features regular live music and concerts by Gypsy Swing musicians,[4] including Fapy Lafertin.[5] Johnny Depp visited the venue in order to study the character of Roux in the film Chocolat.[6]

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' Hank Marvin has appeared on live recordings,[7] and the venue's recording of 'When I Was A Boy' by Biel Ballester was featured on the soundtrack of Woody Allen's film, Vicki Cristina Barcelona.[8] The Angelo Debarre quartet have recorded a live album at the venue, which was released on Lejazzetal records.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "40 mega ways to spend this week in London". Time Out. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Le QuecumBar". Time Out. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Brown, Pete (2011). Man Walks Into A Pub: A Sociable History of Beer (Fully Updated Second Edition). Pan Macmillan. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-330-53680-6.
  4. ↑ "Londres baila el swing". El Viajero (in Spanish). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fapy Lafertin Quartert Swings Le Quecumbar". Jazzwise. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Leeds gipsy guitar kid follows hero Django". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Stars of Gipsy Swing". Jazz CDs. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Guitar Festival: Biel Ballester trio". Time Out. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Catalano, Nick (15 November 2009). "The Revival Of Gypsy Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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