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Chris Potter: "When we were going to get on an aeroplane, he [Red Rodney] would always pretend to have a limp so we could get on first." (Jazzwise March 2019).

Today Thursday February 21
Afternoon
Jazz
Vieux Carré Jazzmen - Holystone, Whitley Rd., Holystone NE27 0DA. Tel: 0191 266 6173. 1:00pm. Free.
Evening
Jazz
Society Trio - Revolucion de Cuba, 1 Cloth Market, Newcastle NE1 1EE. 6pm. Free,
Musicians Unlimited - Tees Hot Club, Dorman’s Club, Oxford Road, Middlesbrough TS5 5DT. Tel: 01642 823813. 8:30pm. Free. Guest band night.
Maine Street Jazzmen - Sunniside Social Club, Hollywell Lane, Sunniside, Gateshead NE16 5NJ. Tel: 0191 488 7347. 8:30pm. Free.
New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band - Oxbridge, Oxbridge Lane, Stockton on Tees TS18 4AW. 8:30pm.
Daniel John Martin w Swing Manouche - Black Swan, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SG. Tel: 0191 261 5618. 8:00pm. £6.00. (£5.00. concs.).
Stu Collingwood (solo piano) - The Rabbit Hole, 17 Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. Tel: 0191 386 5556. 7pm. Book in advance.
To the best of our knowledge, details of the above events are correct but may be subject to alteration.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Haftor Medboe Group - Cluny.

Monday, March 30, 2009
Zoe Gilby Band at The Side Café

The Complete Discs To Die For (to date)
No Time For Jive
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Jazz 625 - Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
Isle of Wight Jazz Festival Cancelled.
Friday, March 27, 2009
A Funny Valentine - The Story of Chet Baker told by Mike Maran. Darlington Arts Centre.
Sheila Jordan Radio 3
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Clare Tea-Towel @ Customs House South Shields

Coronation Street Jumps.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Budvivar @ The Chillingham

Spotify
Abie, Abie, Abie, My Boy - The Song is Jew
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Customs House Big Band and Ruth Lambert

Monster Big Band From Up North and I Mean North!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Mark Williams Trio at the Side Café
Charlie Galbraith
Pete Volpe
Northern Voices
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Joshua Redman Trio - Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra.
Meanwhile, Somewhere East of Suez... Colin A.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Sheila Jordan - Gateshead Jazz Festival

The Voice in Jazz. Report from Jim McD.
Saturday Afternoon at the Gateshead Jazz Festival

Friday, March 20, 2009
The Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Northern Sinfonia and Guests.

Nigel Stanger Update by Germaine

Festival Frontline
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Defining Moments - Earl Bostic
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Welcome Back Darren. Chilli..

Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Cormac Loane - Whatever Became of?

Ruth Lambert & Friends - an Intimate Soirée at the Side Café

Sunday, March 15, 2009
Remembering Nigel Stanger

Saturday, March 14, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Four Piece Sweet & Swing City Trio - Saville Exchange, North Shields

Free Spirits, Corner House Hotel, Thursday 12 March. Report by Russell.

The function room of a suburban public house was the meeting place for Eastern & Western musical traditions in the form of Free Spirits. Following a triumphant concert performance at the recent London Jazz Festival local jazz fans and interestingly, non - jazz fans, were in attendance for this eagerly anticipated event. The evening began with sitar and tabla establishing the framework for the first of the ragas. The slow tempo encouraged Lewis Watson to enter the proceedings on tenor and ace bassman Neil Harland was right there setting down a funklike feel which he maintained throughout the evening. A series of ragas unfolded with all four musicians reacting to the subtle shifts in emphasis from one or other of the quartet. Bhupinder Singh Chaggar, at times displaying bewildering hand speed, encouraged numerous change of tempi within any one piece. His musical compatriots were quick to respond and at times there was thrilling interplay between two, three or indeed all four musicians.
The second set began with Singh Chaggar and Harland locked in an exchange of rhythmic ideas which, at its conclusion, drew much, fully deserved, applause. A Harland original, written in memory of percussionist Bruce Arthur, brought the quartet together once again. Dharambir Singh dazzled in his improvisation on a scale - Watson took up the challenge - and a flurry of notes went to and fro. The fusion of classical Indian music and jazz worked so well, that, at times, a coherent sound emerged rendering the labelling or categorisation of the music somewhat redundant. Free Spirits - four virtuosi. Free Spirits hope to play another concert in the north east later this year. Watch this space. (Sittar info.)
Russell.
Late Night Jazz At The Hilton
Thursday, March 12, 2009
"Thoughts and Recollections" - The Claude Werner Quartet

Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Alan Glen - A Tough Act To Follow But Not Impossible.

Highfield Hotel News
Vieux Carré Jazzmen at Cullercoats Crescent Club - by Russell
Benny rides again in Hong Kong - from Colin Aitchison

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Malcolm Saul Info Wanted.

Monday, March 09, 2009
Steve Waterman Quartet - Side Café

Vieux Carré Go On-Line
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Steve Waterman, Issie Barratt & the VOTNJO. Sunderland Campus.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
BBC Big Band - Sunderland Campus

Friday, March 06, 2009
Bebop Taught Here - Egglescliffe School Jazz Quartet. An Intermission Riff at the Bonded Warehouse, Sunderland

Thursday, March 05, 2009
Splinter - Corner House, Heaton.

Ruth Lambert & Friends at Ashington Jazz Club. Report by John Taylor.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Take It To The Bridge. No SNAFU tonight.

Jimmy Witherspoon, Don Weller - Going to Kansas City.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Bheki Mseleku
Monday, March 02, 2009
Roly Veitch Trio - Side Café
An Ian Carr Memory From Jack Goodwin

Sunday, March 01, 2009
Julian Siegel w. Paul Edis Trio. Highfield Hotel, East Rainton

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- Haftor Medboe Group - Cluny.
- Zoe Gilby Band at The Side Café
- The Complete Discs To Die For (to date)
- No Time For Jive
- Jazz 625 - Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
- Isle of Wight Jazz Festival Cancelled.
- A Funny Valentine - The Story of Chet Baker told b...
- Sheila Jordan Radio 3
- Clare Tea-Towel @ Customs House South Shields
- Coronation Street Jumps.
- Budvivar @ The Chillingham
- Spotify
- Abie, Abie, Abie, My Boy - The Song is Jew
- Customs House Big Band and Ruth Lambert
- Monster Big Band From Up North and I Mean North!
- Mark Williams Trio at the Side Café
- Charlie Galbraith
- Pete Volpe
- Northern Voices
- Joshua Redman Trio - Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra.
- Meanwhile, Somewhere East of Suez... Colin A.
- Sheila Jordan - Gateshead Jazz Festival
- The Voice in Jazz. Report from Jim McD.
- Saturday Afternoon at the Gateshead Jazz Festival
- The Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - No...
- Nigel Stanger Update by Germaine
- Festival Frontline
- Defining Moments - Earl Bostic
- Welcome Back Darren. Chilli..
- Cormac Loane - Whatever Became of?
- Ruth Lambert & Friends - an Intimate Soirée at the...
- Remembering Nigel Stanger
- Q: How do you know when a bass solo has ended? A: ...
- Four Piece Sweet & Swing City Trio - Saville Excha...
- Free Spirits, Corner House Hotel, Thursday 12 Marc...
- Late Night Jazz At The Hilton
- "Thoughts and Recollections" - The Claude Werner Q...
- Alan Glen - A Tough Act To Follow But Not Impossib...
- Highfield Hotel News
- Vieux Carré Jazzmen at Cullercoats Crescent Club -...
- Benny rides again in Hong Kong - from Colin Aitchi...
- Malcolm Saul Info Wanted.
- Steve Waterman Quartet - Side Café
- Vieux Carré Go On-Line
- Steve Waterman, Issie Barratt & the VOTNJO. Sunder...
- BBC Big Band - Sunderland Campus
- Bebop Taught Here - Egglescliffe School Jazz Quart...
- Splinter - Corner House, Heaton.
- Ruth Lambert & Friends at Ashington Jazz Club. Rep...
- Take It To The Bridge. No SNAFU tonight.
- The Village Vanguard
- Jimmy Witherspoon, Don Weller - Going to Kansas Ci...
- Bheki Mseleku
- Roly Veitch Trio - Side Café
- An Ian Carr Memory From Jack Goodwin
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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.
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