Le QuecumBar
Front view of the venue
Le QuecumBar is located in Greater London
Le QuecumBar
Location within London
General information
TypeMusic venue, brasserie
LocationBattersea
London, SW11
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°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 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 ed.). 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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