"George Bridges organised the Greenwich Jazz Festival in its early years and has been on the committee ever since. 

He took up the double bass at the age of 40 leading and depping for a number of jazz groups in different styles. Probably his first musical love was for the revival style of New Orleans Jazz and his band the "Dumaine Street New Orleans Jazz Band," on the local scene for 25 years, stays true to that tradition. George has visited New Orleans three times and played with local musicians in Bourbon Street bars.

Like many bass players he started playing tea chest bass with skiffle bands and still fulfils that role, albeit with a string bass, in Rebels without Applause.  On retirement from college management he saw a gap in the market for a daytime gig. The Brunch Bunch play every Thursday lunchtime in the Lord Hood public house, with special guests from time to time.

Also interested in jazz education, particularly aimed at beginners and adults taking up playing later in life, he founded CL Jazz which has been running residential weeks and workshops for over twenty years.  This showcases the groups which get together from these events at every Riverfront Festival."