WEDNESDAY MAY 30

DIONNE WARWICK/ALEXANDER STEWART - The Sage, Gateshead. 7:30pm. £29.50 - £75.
Don't Walk On By but stop and hear a soul diva. AND make sure you catch the support act - Andrew Stewart with the Alex Webb Trio.
RAY DALES w. JEREMY McMURRAY TRIO - The Causeway, Stranton, Hartlepool TS24 7QT. 8pm. 01429 273954.
Look out for some fine alto playing and a cracking rhythm section.
VIEUX CARRÉ JAZZMEN – Crescent Club, Cullercoats. 1:00 pm. Free.
Good Time New Orleans Jazz. Not a banjo free zone
JAZZ ESQUIRES – Porthole, North Shields' Ferry Landing. 1:00 pm. Free.
Swingy mainstream band.
TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE /JAZZ WORKSHOP - Chillingham , 89-91 Chillingham Road, Heaton NE6 5XL 8:30pm. £1. 0191 2659602.
Visitors/Sitters-in welcome.
RAE BROTHERS NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND - Springwell Village Hall. 0191 4169747. 8:45pm.
Back to the Delta. Not a banjo free zone.

Sunday, 26 April 2009

Win Some - Lose Some.

As many of you know, I worked in a local music store for many years and, not surprisingly, a few incidents have stuck in my mind.
This one has nothing to do with jazz and it's questionable if it has anything to do with music either but it is the kind of story that, I think, might appeal to the jazz sense of humour.
Rolf Harris was appearing at the City Hall and he sent one of his roadies along to ask if he could borrow a Didgeridoo (I did say the musical content was questionable). I agreed on the condition that Rolf autographed the 'instrument'. This he duly did and the instrument was returned.
Some weeks later a young lady came into the store and asked if we had any Didgeridoos.
I told her that not only did we have Digi's but that we had one autographed by none other than Rolf Harris.
The young lady thought for a moment then said, "Do you have any that aren't autographed by Rolf Harris?"
Lance.

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