George Webb (musician)
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George Webb 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.
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
Barnehurst
Barnehurst is a town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley, England. It is a suburban development in Southeast London located 12.5 miles east south-east of Charing Cross.-History:...
, Kent, from the early 1940s.
Among the musicians who played in the band at various times were the great British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton , also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster, and chairman of the BBC radio comedy programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue...
, Wally Fawkes
Wally Fawkes
Wally Fawkes Wally Fawkes Wally Fawkes (born 1924 in Vancouver, Canada (left in 1931 for England) is a British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and, until recently, a satirical cartoonist...
the clarinettist and Eddie Harvey the trombonist.
In later life, as well as continuing to play, George was also a promoter of jazz festivals.