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16287 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 169 of them this year alone and, so far, 41 this month (Mar 18).

From This Moment On ...

March

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 28: Richard Herdman Quartet @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (alto sax); Alan Marshall (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Graham Thompson (keys); Steve Hunter (drums).

Fri 29: FILM: Soul @ The Forum Cinema, Hexham. 12:30pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free. POSTPONED!
Fri 29: Thundercat @ Newcastle City Hall.
Fri 29: John Logan @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sat 30: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 30: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Whitley Bay Library, York Road, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm.

Sun 31: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 31: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields NE30 1HJ. 3:00pm. Free. Lambert, Alan Law & Paul Grainger.
Sun 31: Sid Jacobs & Tom Remon @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. USA/London jazz guitar duo.
Sun 31: Bellavana @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

April
Mon 01: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 01: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.

Tue 02: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Dean Stockdale, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 03: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 03: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 03: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

CD Review:Julian Shore - Filaments.


Julian Shore – piano; Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar; Jeff Miles – guitar; Alexa Barchini – vocal; Shelly Tzarafi – vocal; Phil Donkin – bass; Tommy Crane – drums; Noah Preminger – tenor sax; and others.
(Review by Debra M.)
Filaments is the second album by American pianist Julian Shore, recorded in Brooklyn following collaboration with a number of New York based jazz musicians, including vocalists Alexa Barchini & Shelly Tzarafi.  
The opening Grey Light, Green Lily provides a good insight into the nature of the ensemble, with the melodic line provided by vocals and guitar in unison, whilst the remainder of the group get established with lively interchanges. 
Alexa Barchini wrote lyrics for the second track, Made Very Small, as well as Whisper and Misdirection/Determined. She has a honeyed tone, which is a little breathy in the higher registers.  However, her vocals are distinctive and atmospheric, and her concise lyrics convey a depth of emotion, which is particularly effective in Whisper, a song of unrequited love. 
The album builds up nicely to the most dynamic track Give, which starts with an acapella harmonic chant joined by drums, keyboard and bass and Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar. The drummer, Tommy Crane, drives the tempo, and plays a great solo against a repeating horn & keyboard groove, finishing it off unobtrusively with a stylish drum fade out. The subsequent 2 tracks provide contrast, first with an excellent piano trio I Will If You Will, featuring a solo from bassist Phil Donkin, and then with a piano vocal duo on Like A Shadow. The ensemble is then joined by tenor sax man Noah Preminger on Venus, who provides a gentle interpretation interspersed with rapid flurries of activity. Finally, there is a refrain of Whisper by Kurt Ozan on acoustic guitar and dobro, a not unwelcome afterthought to a rather good album of contemporary jazz. Next time you're in NYC be sure to look out for Julian Shore and his friends.
Debra M.

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