TODAY MONDAY MAY 28.

JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON - Crescent Club, 1 Huddleston, Cullercoats. NE30 4QS. 1:00pm. Free. 0191 2530242.
A fun filled afternoon of traditional jazz.
VIEUX CARRE JAZZMEN - Corner House Hotel, Heaton Rd., Heaton, Newcastle NE6 5RP. £3. 8:30pm.
A fun filled evening of traditional jazz.
THE BLAYDON ACES - Cherry Tree Restaurant, 9 Osborne Rd., Jesmond NE2 2AE.. 0191 2399924. Free.7:30pm.

Good food, traditional north east songs with a difference by Roly Veitch and James Birkett.

JAZZTONES - Darlington Forum. 8:00pm. Free. 01325 363135.

Swinging new band on the Teesside scene.

Sunday, 5 December 2010

Andy's Anecdotes

Andy Hudson, during his tenure co-promoting the JVC Jazz Festival with George Wein, rubbed shoulders with many of the jazz greats. Andy re-calls Teddy Wilson going up to the resident pianist in the Grosvenor House lounge and correcting the changes that he was playing; " Excuse me Sir" - he said to a shocked pianist - "That should be a C minor 9." "Why - how does that fit?" "Like this" - Wilson leans over and plays it." "How d'you know that?" "I wrote it!" He didn't, says Andy, as in fact it was a Rogers and Hart number- but he had completely re-arranged it for an R & H Album - released, he thinks, on the Chiaroscuro Label. (Correct Andy - 1977). Andy also recalls Ella insisting he drive to Birmingham with her in her Rolls Royce. I'm sure he has a million more memories to share. Lance.
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