Plaque to jazz legend Ken Coyler unveiled in Soho

Title

Plaque to jazz legend Ken Coyler unveiled in Soho

Genre

Interview; Speech

TX Date

19 Apr 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Jeff Collins reports on the unveiling of a plaque to UK jazz legend Ken Colyer in Great Newport Street in Soho - above the basement which was formerly Studio 51. Includes speeches and interviews with Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz trumpeter; Kenneth Clarke, Chancellor and jazz fan; Westminster’s Chairman of planning, Councillor Robert Davis on future plaques including one for the Beatles; Bill Stotesbury, Ken Colyer Trust. Includes clips of music of Ken Colyer, and of Magical Mystery Tour by the Beatles.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke; Humphrey Lyttelton; Jeff Collins; Robert Davis; Bill Stotesbury

Keywords

London; Musicians; Jazz; Soho; The Beatles; Magical Mystery Tour; New Orleans; Ken Colyer

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