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Chatham, where our Jazz Band performsTowns, cities and regions have an influence on the style of music, whether it is the 'English Countryside' feel of Vaughan Williams, the strength of Elgar's Victorian Malvern, or the skirl of Northumbrian Pipe tune. Of Chatham, has been said:- " "On the A2, this is a busy town on the River Medway with a history of ship-building. It was first used as safer anchorage than Portsmouth by Henry VIII and was developed by Elizabeth I against the Armada, when a large arsenal and dockyard were built. Chatham prospered, but in 1667 the Dutch fleet sailed up the Medway and burnt the English fleet. In response, forts were built along the river. The Napoleonic Wars saw further dockyard expansion and Nelson's HMS Victory was launched there. As a child, the novelist Charles Dickens lived in Chatham where his father worked in the Navy Pay Office. Chatham remained England's prime naval dockyard throughout the 19th century, and with the arrival of cement and engineering industries, became the largest industrial centre in Kent. Today, the dockyard is now an important tourist attraction run as a living museum with flags, sails and rope made in the time-honoured way. " "He's no Bill Clinton! "~ Benny Carter (following a 1996 jam session with the saxophone-playing King of Thailand) Click to Enter database [Jazz Bands in Chatham for your wedding] [About Jazz Bands] [Ensembles in Chatham wedding music repertoire] [About Chatham] [About music in Chatham] [About Wedding Venues] [About Wedding Ceremonies registrars, ministers and music] [About kinds of music such as classical, jazz or folk] [Frequently Asked Questions FAQs] [Ensembles1] [Ensembles2] [Ensembles3] [Ensembles4] [Links] [Home Page] | | |