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Bebop Spoken There

“With a lot of young musicians, they get to a certain point and you can’t tell them anything.” - Marcus Roberts (Jazz Times May 2009).
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"I hear great new musicians all over the world. There has been a globalization of jazz. You can't look just to the U.S. for jazz anymore" - Randy Brecker ( Downbeat January 2010)
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TODAY THURSDAY MAY 23.

LUCIEN BAN & MAT MANERI - Recital Room, Newcastle Uni, Armstrong Building, Queen Victoria Rd., Newcastle NE1 7RU. 0191 2228463. 8pm. £10/£8/£5.
A JNE On The Outside presentation.
ALX and JULIJA - Bar Loco, 22 Leazes Park Rd., Newcastle NE1 4GG. 0191 2325871. 8:30pm.
A fusion of jazz, swing, Latin and funk.
BUDTONES - Hexham Jazz Club, Exchange Café, Queen's Hall, Hexham. 8pm. £3.
Bebop, Blues and Ballads -what more do you want? Worth the trip.
VIEUX CARRE JAZZMEN - The Mill Stone, Haddricks Mill Rd., South Gosforth, NE3 1QL. 1:00pm. 0191 2853429. FREE.
New Orleans in nice pub with 4 real ales, good food and a banjo!
JAMES HARRISON/DANNY ALLAN -Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim St., Newcastle NE1 6SF. 8:00pm.No wheelchair access.
Great young pianist who ticks all the boxes with an exciting young band and a Monster sax player!
THE TEES HOT CLUB - Dormans, Oxford Rd., Linthorpe, Middlesborough, TS5 5DT. 01642 823813
Gypsy jazz with guests.
MAINE STREET JAZZMEN - Marquis of Granby, Streetgate, Sunniside, NE16 5ES (on A692) 0191 4880954. Free. 8:45pm.
Long established Dixieland band.
BUSKER'S NIGHT w. RUTH LAMBERT (not jazz) - Bell and Bucket, North Shields. 9pm. Free.
Fun night with a cast of trillions.
JED GRIMES' ACOUSTIC ROOM - Low Lights Tavern, Brewhouse Bank, North Shields, NE30 1LL. 9PM. £4.50. 0191 2576038.
Folksy.
JACK HAMILTON (solo keyboard plus vocalist) - La Bodega Tapas bar, 84 Newgate St., Morpeth, NE61 1BU. 01670 516055.
Sophisticated sounds and vocals.

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Clare Teal Gets Happy at Gala Theatre Durham by Jim McD.

From the very first number, multi award winning vocalist Clare Teal went off at full tilt in an attempt to inject a little happiness into last night's near capacity audience and, judging by their response to her efforts, the girl more than succeeded! Ms Teal is fortunate in having an extraordinary trio behind her in the form of Sheffield lad Mike Gorman (piano), Simon Little (bass) and a delicately swinging drummer from Leeds, Chris Dagely; they provided the perfect cushion.
Blessed with a highly expressive voice, Clare always brings something special to a song whether it be one of her own or one from the Great American Song Book.
A humorous lady who mixed cheerful asides with classy tunes from a classy era, Clare also talked about her influences which led her into "Tea for Two" Anita O'Day style (terrific stuff) and then "The Very Thought of You" as a kind of homage to Al Bowlly's style of singing. Later on, standout numbers were "Begin the Beguine", "Get Happy" and "Moondance".
Altogether a Get Happy event, sorry for you folks who missed out!
Jim & Jane
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1 comment :

  1. Yeah I'm sorry to have missed it - definitely next time.

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Bebop Spoken Here -- Here, being the north-east of England -- centred in the blues heartland of Newcastle and reaching down to the Tees Delta and looking upwards to the Land of the Kilt.
Not a very original title, I know; not even an accurate one as my taste, whilst centred around the music of Bird and Diz, extends in many directions and I listen to everything from King Oliver to Chick Corea and beyond. Not forgetting the Great American Songbook the contents of which has provided the inspiration for much great jazz and quality popular singing for round about a century.
The idea of this blog is for you to share your thoughts and pass on your comments on discs, gigs, jazz - music in general. If you've been to a gig/concert or heard a CD that knocked you sideways please share your views with us. Tell us about your favourites, your memories, your dislikes.
Lance (Who wishes it to be known that he is not responsible for postings other than his own and that he's not always responsible for them.)
Contact: lanceliddle@gmail.com I look forward to hearing from you.

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