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July
Sat 27: BBC Proms: BBC Introducing stage @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 12 noon. Free. Line-up inc. Nu Groove (2:00pm); Abbie Finn Trio (2:50pm); Dilutey Juice (3:50pm); SwanNek (5:00pm); Rivkala (6:00pm).
Sat 27: Nomade Swing Trio @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sat 27: Mississippi Dreamboats @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sat 27: Milne-Glendinning Band @ Cafédral, Owengate, Durham. 9:00pm. £9.00. & £6.00. A Durham Fringe Festival event.
Sat 27: Theon Cross + Knats @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 10:00pm. £22.00. BBC Proms: BBC Introducing Stage (Sage Two). A late night gig.
Sun 28: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm.
Sun 28: Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band @ Fonteyn Ballroom, Dunelm House (Durham Students’ Union), Durham. 2:00pm. £9.00. & £6.00. A Durham Fringe Festival event.
Sun 28: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Nomade Swing Trio @ Red Lion, Alnmouth. 4:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Jazz Jam Sandwich! @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 28: Jeffrey Hewer Collective @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sun 28: Milne Glendinning Band @ Cafédral, Owengate, Durham. 9:00pm. £9.00. & £6.00. A Durham Fringe Festival event.
Mon 29: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Tue 30: ???
Wed 31: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 31: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 31: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
August
Thu 01: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:30pm. £4.00.
Thu 01: Funky Drummer @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 01: Elsadie & the Bobcats @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Fri 02: Mainly Two @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free (donations). SOLD OUT!
Fri 02: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 02: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 02: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 02: Pete Tanton’s Chet Set @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm. POSTPONED!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Autumn in Old York - by Liz
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Pete Churchill Trio - King's Hall, Newcastle Uni.
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Cross at Blackwell
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Ruth Lambert Trio - Egypt Cottage, Newcastle
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Graeme Wilson and Paul Edis Trio at the Side Café
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Bollywood to Barbados via Basin Street - The Grand Union Orchestra at the Customs House
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Friday, October 24, 2008
STT + GB + BH - ST + DN = PDG. The Sage Gateshead.
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NEWS FLASH! Stan Tracey ill.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Bean and the Boys at Blaydon - The Swing Quintet.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Suddenly It Jumped!
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Pat Thomas - Piano Masterclass at the Cluny. Report by Russell Corbett
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Dave McKenna R.I.P
Sad to learn of the death of Dave McKenna, a fine two fisted piano player. Died 18 Oct aged 78.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Alan Glen Trio at the Side Café
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Anita O'Day The Life of a Jazz Singer
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Marsden Jazz Festival by Our Man John Taylor
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The New Squadronaires. Customs House South Shields
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William Claxton Lives!
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Sagacity
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Neal Hefti, Composer, Is Dead at 85 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Jazz At The Chilharmonic "The Closer".
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Jazz At The Chilharmonic - "The Opener"
William Claxton R.I.P
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Monday, October 13, 2008
Nick Pride and The Pimptones - Side Café
On The Town
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Music to Savage the Charmed Breast. Polar Bear/Wilkinson, Edwards & Noble at The Cluny
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Moonlight in Vermont
Sunday Parking by Liz
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Bebop Spoken Here
Apology!
Pearls of Wisdom from the Driver of the Year (Not)
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Roll Over Socrates; Tell Plato The News. Vasilis Xenopoulos and Ruth Lambert With Paul Edis Trio. Blaydon Jazz Club.
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Chilling Out
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Get Your Kicks On The John Reid Road
Arne Domnerus R.I.P
I Do Like to Be Beside The Seaside by John Taylor
Quote: Red Norvo
Be Aware of Greeks Blowing Riffs
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Pat Crumly R.I.P.
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Another Gem From The Archives of Tradderie
Monday, October 06, 2008
Tom Dibb Trio and Lauren Housley at Side Café
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Long Ago But not Far Away
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And All That Alnwick Jazz
Sunday, October 05, 2008
John Harle on Radio 3 - Russell Corbett
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Refurbishment at Corner House - Brian Bennett
Friday, October 03, 2008
The French Connection
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Thursday, October 02, 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Take It To The Bridge at the Chillingham
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"Fraud" at The Cluny by Roly Veitch
Gig Updates
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- Autumn in Old York - by Liz
- Pete Churchill Trio - King's Hall, Newcastle Uni.
- Cross at Blackwell
- Ruth Lambert Trio - Egypt Cottage, Newcastle
- Graeme Wilson and Paul Edis Trio at the Side Café
- Bollywood to Barbados via Basin Street - The Grand...
- STT + GB + BH - ST + DN = PDG. The Sage Gateshead.
- NEWS FLASH! Stan Tracey ill.
- Bean and the Boys at Blaydon - The Swing Quintet.
- Suddenly It Jumped!
- Pat Thomas - Piano Masterclass at the Cluny. Repor...
- Dave McKenna R.I.P
- Mia Webb at Cullercoats Tomorrow (Wed. 22 October.)
- Alan Glen Trio at the Side Café
- Anita O'Day The Life of a Jazz Singer
- Marsden Jazz Festival by Our Man John Taylor
- The New Squadronaires. Customs House South Shields
- William Claxton Lives!
- Sagacity
- Neal Hefti, Composer, Is Dead at 85 - Obituary (Ob...
- Jazz At The Chilharmonic "The Closer".
- Jazz At The Chilharmonic - "The Opener"
- William Claxton R.I.P
- Nick Pride and The Pimptones - Side Café
- On The Town
- Music to Savage the Charmed Breast. Polar Bear/Wil...
- Moonlight in Vermont
- Sunday Parking by Liz
- Bebop Spoken Here
- Apology!
- Pearls of Wisdom from the Driver of the Year (Not)
- Roll Over Socrates; Tell Plato The News. Vasilis X...
- Chilling Out
- Get Your Kicks On The John Reid Road
- Arne Domnerus R.I.P
- I Do Like to Be Beside The Seaside by John Taylor
- Quote: Red Norvo
- Be Aware of Greeks Blowing Riffs
- Pat Crumly R.I.P.
- Another Gem From The Archives of Tradderie
- Tom Dibb Trio and Lauren Housley at Side Café
- Long Ago But not Far Away
- And All That Alnwick Jazz
- John Harle on Radio 3 - Russell Corbett
- Refurbishment at Corner House - Brian Bennett
- The French Connection
- Beatrice changes by Bill M
- Take It To The Bridge at the Chillingham
- "Fraud" at The Cluny by Roly Veitch
- Gig Updates
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