Buckingham Palace: Jazz Landmark?
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 08.04.09 | 4:25 PM ET
Photo by So did you hear the one about Louis Armstrong and King George V? Satchmo shocked the court, in a 1932 gig at the royal residence, by offering His Majesty the following shout-out: “This one’s for you, Rex.” And that’s just one of several bizarre anecdotes in this story from the Telegraph, about the unlikely history of jazz at Buckingham Palace and its resulting nomination to a list of seminal U.K. jazz venues.
I’ve never had much urge to visit the palace when I’ve been in London, but suddenly I’m intrigued.