The National Jazz Festival was the precursor to the Reading Rock Festival and was the brainchild of Harold Pendleton-the manager of the prestigious Marquee Club in Soho.initially the festival was a showcase for British and US Jazz and was held in the sedate suburb of Richmond.
The National Jazz Festival was the precursor to the Reading Rock Festival and was the brainchild of Harold Pendleton-the manager of the prestigious Marquee Club in Soho.initially the festival was a showcase for British and US Jazz. The National Jazz Festival was the precursor to the Reading Rock Festival. This was what the festival was held in the sedate suburb of Richmond. The National Jazz Festival was the brainchild of Harold Pendleton-the manager of the prestigious Marquee Club in Soho.initially. This was what the festival was held in the sedate suburb of Richmond.