TODAY - WEDNESDAY MAY 23

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, 18 April 2010

HCW - Splinter @ The Bridge

John Hirst (dms), Edd Carr (gtr), Christos Worsley (bs).
Splinter's policy of featuring a variety of bands seems to be working - each band bringing its own following who, hopefully, come back to catch other bands.
HCW pulled a decent crowd tonight and deservedly so. Since I first heard them at the Side Café 2/3 years back they have progressed as individuals and as a band,
Playing mainly original material they approach each tune with an almost suicidal attack plunging into the unknown. It is a journey to end all e journeys but they usually arrive home safely.
John Hirst's drum technique continues to evolve. Some of his solos tonight were breathtaking in their complexity. Likewise, Edd Carr is blowing just about everybody away in the jazz-rock field and Christos, less showy but musically as effective, impressed with his contributions on five string bass guitar (Christos uses a seven string lead and John played a relatively straight forward kit).
They have an E.P. due out that, despite its current elusiveness, should delight their following when it becomes available.
Watch out for HCW - they're on their way.
Photos.
Lance.

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