SUNDAY MAY 27.

RANDY BRECKER/TOMMY SMITH w. SNJO "A Tribute to Michael Brecker" - Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkaldy. 01592 583301. www.onfife.com.
Final night of the mini-tour. Kirkaldy will be flying tonight!
GROOVE-A-MATICS - Magnesia Bank, Camden St. North Shields. NE 30 1NH. 4:00pm. Free.
Award winning Blues Band.
JAM SESSION - Jazz Café, Pink Lane, Newcastle. Late afternoon/early evening. free. Bring your axe.
Anything can happen and sometimes does!
BRADO MARQUIS (PA) - Hoochie Coochie, 54 Pilgrim St., Newcastle NE1 6SF. Doors 7pm. £8.
New Jersey Soul Sensation.
ANDY CHAMPION ENSEMBLE - The Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle NE1 1RQ. £5. 8:00pm.
A Splinter promotion.
Charlie Mingus Re-visited - don't miss!
SOLO DINNER JAZZ (Alan Law on piano) - The Cherry Tree, 9 Osborne Rd., Jesmond. Lunchtime. 0191 2399924.Wine and dine to some nice sounds.
MUSICIANS UNLIMITED - Park Hotel, Hartlepool.
1:00pm.
Popular big band session.
SWING WITH "JUST FRIENDS" - The Forum, Darlington. 8:00pm. £3.
"A mainstream Jazz and Blues sextet guaranteed to get your toes tapping".

Friday, 1 October 2010

And I thought the weather at Scarborough was bad! Overture to the Lockerbie Jazz Festival.

Motored west, took the highway that's the best, get your kicks on Route A69!
It was wet and the further west I drove the wetter it got. Turned right at Carlisle and the rain became even rainier. Hurried past Gretna which looked more grey than green and eventually made it to Lockerbie.
Swam across the hotel car park happy to be sheltered before being engulfed in the warmth of the greeting and the room.
A sirloin steak about half the size of a bull's backside put me in a better frame of mind and I looked forward to tonight's Carol Kidd concert at the Town Hall.
Then the word got through.
The Town Hall roof was leaking and the concert moved to the Dryfesdale Hotel a couple of miles up the road. I've got my fingers crossed.
The other Town Hall concerts have been moved to the Lockerbie Academy.
Wherever, it still looks good musicwise.
Lance.
at 15:43

1 comments; click to add more:

  1. OMG what a start! talk about "Stormy weather" you made me laugh though, hope tomorrow finds you
    "On the sunny side of the street!"
    Liz

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