Bebop Spoken There

Dominick "Domo" Branch: ''Most people say drummers can't write, they're just time-keepers only beating on things. But I have a very musical brain.'' (DownBeat February, 2026)

The Things They Say!

This is a good opportunity to say thanks to BSH for their support of the jazz scene in the North East (and beyond) - it's no exaggeration to say that if it wasn't for them many, many fine musicians, bands and projects across a huge cross section of jazz wouldn't be getting reviewed at all, because we're in the "desolate"(!) North. (M & SSBB on F/book 23/12/24)

Postage

18288 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 142 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Feb. 14), 42

From This Moment On ...

February

Wed 18: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 18: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 18: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 19: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: George Shearing Jazz Moments.

Fri 20: Alex Clarke w. Dean Stockdale Trio @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. SOLD OUT! Clarke w. Dean Stockdale, Mick Shoulder, Abbie Finn.
Fri 20: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 20: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 20: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 20: Squabble @ Warkworth Memorial Hall. 7:00pm. Steve Chambers (organ); Jude Murphy (double bass, vocals); Sid White (drums).
Fri 20: Jive Aces @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 7:00pm (6:30pm doors).
Fri 20: Alex Clarke w. Dean Stockdale Trio @ Sunderland Minster. 7:30pm. Clarke w. Dean Stockdale, Mick Shoulder, Abbie Finn.

Sat 21: ???

Sun 22: Musicians Unlimited: Big Band Blast @ West Hartlepool RFC. 1:00-3:00pm . Free.
Sun 22: Joe Steels Group @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm. A Blue Patch album tour.
Sun 22: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 22: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 22: Harben Kay Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 23: Joe Steels Group @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm. A Blue Patch album tour.
Mon 23: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 24: Finn-Keeble Group @ Newcastle House Hotel, Rothbury. 7:30pm. £11.00.
Tue 24: Liam Oliver & Shayo Oshodi @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Reviewers wanted

Whilst BSH attempts to cover as many gigs, festivals and albums as possible, to make the site even more comprehensive we need more 'boots on the ground' to cover the albums seeking review - a large percentage of which never get heard - report on gigs or just to air your views on anything jazz related. Interested? then please get in touch. Contact details are on the blog. Look forward to hearing from you. Lance

Sunday, January 04, 2009

2009 Obituaries

Rusty Dedrick: Veteran trumpet player, arranger, educator. 25 Dec 2009. Pete King: Co-founder of Ronnie Scott's. 20 Dec. 2009. Yvonne King Burch: Member of vocal group the King Sisters. 13 Dec. 2009. Sonny Bradshaw: Jamaican trumpet player. 14 Dec. 2009. Darren Grainger: Sax player, local. 2 Dec. 2009. Chris Yates: Jazz writer and promoter (Jazz North East). 28 November 2009. Pia Beck: Dutch pianist/singer. 26 November 2009. Jeff Clyne: British bassist. 16 November 2009. Dick Katz: Jazz pianist (Benny Carter, J & K, Eldridge etc.) 10 November 2009 Malcolm Laycock: BBC jazz/big band DJ. 8 November 2009. Art D'Lugoff: Jazz club owner. 4 November 2009. Stacy Rowles: Trumpet/flugel horn player. 27 October 2009. Clinton Ford:Singer/entertainer. 21 October, 2009. Sirone: Legendary free jazz bassist. 21 October, 2009. Al Martino: American singer. 13 October, 2009 Ted Williams: Jazz photographer. 13 October 2009. Sonny Bradshaw: Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and musical ambassador. 10 October 2009. Joe Maneri: Experimental composer amd saxophonist. 31 August. Marie Knight: Gospel singer. 30 August, 2009. Chris Connor: Beautiful vocalist - class. 29 August 2009. Ernest Brown: Cotton Club dancer, vaudeville hoofer. 21 August 2009. Lawrence Lucie: Rhythm guitarist (Carter, Ellington, Armstrong, Holiday et al.) Died aged 101. 14 August 2009. Les Paul: Guitarist and Inventor (understatement!). 13 August 2009. Jackie Tracey: Wife of pianist, composer, Stan Tracey. 13 August 2009. Rashied Ali: Free jazz drummer. 12 August 2009. George Russell: Influential composer and arranger. 27 July 2009. Jim Chapin: Drummer, drum teacher. 4 July 2009. Dickie Hawdon: British trumpet player, Dankworth etc. Eddie Preston: Ex Hampton, Mingus, Ellington trumpet player. 22 June 2009. Steve Race: Pianist, critic, broadcaster, writer. 22 June 2009. Charlie Mariano: Great alto player. 16 June 2009. Huey Long: Guitarist with The Inkspots. 10 June 2009 Jack Nimitz: West coast baritone player. 10 June 2009. Hugh Hopper: Bassist with Soft Machine. 7 June 2009 Sam Butera: Honking tenor man. 3 june, 2009. Koko Taylor: "The Queen of the Blues". 3 June 2009. Carol 'Cookie' Cole: Sister of Natalie Cole. 22 May 2009. Buddy Montgomery: pianist/vibist brother of Wes. 15 May 2009 Zeke Zarchy: Big band Trumpet player. 12 April 2009. Johnny Roadhouse: Manchester based alto player, music shop owner, ex NDO. 11 April 2009. Charlie Kennedy: Gene Krupa alto sax. 3 April 2009. Bud Shank: West Coast Alto sax & fluteplayer. 2 April 2009. Mel Brown: blues guitarist. 19 March 2009 Jack Lawrence: Composer, lyricist (Tenderly). 18 March 2009. Eddie Bo: Bluesman. 18 March 2009 Lars Erstrand: Swedish vibes player. Recorded with Rebecca Kilgore. 11 March 2009. Willie King: Bluesman. 8 March 2009. John Cephas: Piedmont blues guitarist. 4 March 2009. Ian Carr: Trumpet player, composer, Emcee Five, Don Rendell, Nucleus ... 25 Feb. 2009 Fats Sadi: Belgium Vibes player. Clarke-Boland. 20 Feb 2009. Snooks Eaglin: Blues Guitarist. 18 Feb 2009 Louis Bellson: World's Greatest Drummer? 14 Feb. 2009 Coleman Merrett: Guitarist killed Buffalo Air Crash 12 Feb 2009. Gerry Niewood: Sax player killed Buffalo Air Crash 12 Feb 2009 Mat Mathews: Dutch jazz accordionist 12 Feb 2009 Vic Lewis: Guitarist, Big Band leader. 9 Feb. 2009 Blossom Dearie: Legendary singer 7 Feb 2009 Hank Crawford: Super Soul Saxman 29 Jan 2009 Leonard Gaskin: Bass player 24 Jan 2009 Janet Cook: Editor Jazz Journal International 23 Jan 2009 David "Fathead" Newman: Super Soul Saxman 20 Jan 2009 Whitey Mitchell: Bassist and writer 16 Jan 2009 Leroy Cooper: Bari sax with Ray Charles 15 Jan 2009
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