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Bebop Spoken There

“A tidy little piece entitled 'Haitian Fight Song' sounds about as combative as a tea-cosy" - Philip Larkin (Daily Telegraph February 15, 1965.)
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"Much of what I do can be summed up in the words of whichever French artist said 'I paint what I see' ." - Marc Copland (Downbeat February 1997.)
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TODAY SUNDAY MAY 19

CURTIS STIGERS - Sage, Gateshead. 7:30pm. £24.50. 0191 4434661.
Never fails to put on an entertaining show whatever genre he chooses!
JEREMY McMURRAY QUARTET - Black Bull, Blaydon 8pm. £4.
Fine swinging pianist with Roly Veitch (gtr/vcl); Mick Shoulder (bs); Adam Sinclair (dms).
STRICTLY SMOKIN' BIG BAND - Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim St., Newcastle NE1 6SF. 5pm. Free.
New venture for Hoochie and SSBB well worth supporting.
JAM SESSION - The Bridge, Castle Garth, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ. 8pm. Free - donations gratefully accepted. No wheelchair access.
Some of the area's top blowers jamming.
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SLOWLIGHT QUARTET - The Forum, Darlington. 6pm. £3/£1.
New combo that's turning heads.
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MUSICIANS UNLIMITED - Park Inn, Park Rd., Hartlepool TS26 7HU. 1pm. Free.
Great big band sound.
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NICK PRIDE (guitar) - SOLO LUNCHTIME JAZZ - Cherry Tree Restaurant, 9 Osborne Rd., Jesmond. 0191 2399924. 1:00pm.
Relax, listen and dine.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Jazz at the Lit and Phil.

After a recent meeting with Claire Delamore regarding the possibilities of incorporating some jazz into the Lit and Phil's calender of events we talked about the library's extensive music collection and the amount of jazz it contained. As a result, Claire sent the following which I am sure is of interest to North-east jazz enthusiasts.
Lance.
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The Literary and Philosophical Society (Lit & Phil) in Newcastle is the largest independent library outside London and its music collection is one of the most extensive in the North East, with over 7,000 CDs covering jazz, folk and classical music, as well as DVDs, CD-ROM sheet music, LPs, 78s, and around 6,000 scores and miniature scores.
Our CD collection covers all the jazz genres, including music by Art Blakey, Ronnie Scott, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Fats Waller, Thelonious Monk, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, Curios, Liane Carroll, Jan Garbarek, Matthew Shipp and many, many others.
Why not call in to browse the collections?
We're open to all and our city-centre location makes us easy to get to - we're just a couple of minutes walk from Newcastle Central Station.
For the latest additions to the CD/DVD collection and other information, visit our website at http://www.litandphil.org.uk/ or contact the Lit & Phil Library, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, Tel: (0191) 2320192, Email: library@litandphil.org.uk.
Our friendly staff will be happy to help with any enquiries.
Claire Delamore
(Music Librarian)
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1 comment :

  1. How about a jazz poetry event? Libraries are our speciality!

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About this blog - contact details.
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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