The Old Coffee House Book Club

Met on a daily basis
welcomed new and old faces
always plenty of spaces
a Beak St cultural oasis

Poll Results - Jazz Funk Combos

1: Incognito
2: Southern Freeze
3: Light of the World
4: Beggar & Co.

Everybody screeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaammmmmm! Whoop Whoop

The Wag Club - Jazz Rooms

Opposite The Blue Posts at the foot of Wardour Street. The Jazz Rooms at The Wag (Whiskey a Go-Go) every monday night, with Paul Murphy DJ'ing. We used to get the train up from the coast. Aided and abetted by Jack and Billy. We used to head into the heart of Soho, with one thing and one thing alone on our minds. Dancing!

Whether it was to Be Bop, Samba, Mambo, Swing, Lonnie Liston Smith, Art Blakey, John Coltrane or Milton Nascimento. The dancing was the thing! Suited and booted or hanging in Bretton, Hawaiian or Viyella shirts with big E Levi's and brogues. It was all about the dancing!

And when Murphy played the final tune we'd spin out of the door and stumble through the trash strewn streets back to Victoria, the milk train, Eastbourne and finally bed! Totally exhausted but totally free...