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13,132 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 13 years ago. 551 of them this year alone and, so far, 106 this month (April 22).

Coming soon ...
April 29: Vieux Carré Jazzmen are back at The Holystone.
May 20 Maine Street Jazzmen are back at Sunniside Social Club.
May 23: Vieux Carré Hot Four are back at The Spanish City.
June 2: Vieux Carré Jazzmen are back at Cullercoats Crescent Club.
June 7: Jazz in the Afternoon are back at Cullercoats Crescent Club.

Sunday, January 04, 2009
2009 Obituaries
Rusty Dedrick: Veteran trumpet player, arranger, educator. 25 Dec 2009.
Pete King: Co-founder of Ronnie Scott's. 20 Dec. 2009.
Yvonne King Burch: Member of vocal group the King Sisters. 13 Dec. 2009.
Sonny Bradshaw: Jamaican trumpet player. 14 Dec. 2009.
Darren Grainger: Sax player, local. 2 Dec. 2009.
Chris Yates: Jazz writer and promoter (Jazz North East). 28 November 2009.
Pia Beck: Dutch pianist/singer. 26 November 2009.
Jeff Clyne: British bassist. 16 November 2009.
Dick Katz: Jazz pianist (Benny Carter, J & K, Eldridge etc.) 10 November 2009
Malcolm Laycock: BBC jazz/big band DJ. 8 November 2009.
Art D'Lugoff: Jazz club owner. 4 November 2009.
Stacy Rowles: Trumpet/flugel horn player. 27 October 2009.
Clinton Ford:Singer/entertainer. 21 October, 2009.
Sirone: Legendary free jazz bassist. 21 October, 2009.
Al Martino: American singer. 13 October, 2009
Ted Williams: Jazz photographer. 13 October 2009.
Sonny Bradshaw: Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and musical ambassador. 10 October 2009.
Joe Maneri: Experimental composer amd saxophonist. 31 August.
Marie Knight: Gospel singer. 30 August, 2009.
Chris Connor: Beautiful vocalist - class. 29 August 2009.
Ernest Brown: Cotton Club dancer, vaudeville hoofer. 21 August 2009.
Lawrence Lucie: Rhythm guitarist (Carter, Ellington, Armstrong, Holiday et al.) Died aged 101. 14 August 2009.
Les Paul: Guitarist and Inventor (understatement!). 13 August 2009.
Jackie Tracey: Wife of pianist, composer, Stan Tracey. 13 August 2009.
Rashied Ali: Free jazz drummer. 12 August 2009.
George Russell: Influential composer and arranger. 27 July 2009.
Jim Chapin: Drummer, drum teacher. 4 July 2009.
Dickie Hawdon: British trumpet player, Dankworth etc.
Eddie Preston: Ex Hampton, Mingus, Ellington trumpet player. 22 June 2009.
Steve Race: Pianist, critic, broadcaster, writer. 22 June 2009.
Charlie Mariano: Great alto player. 16 June 2009.
Huey Long: Guitarist with The Inkspots. 10 June 2009
Jack Nimitz: West coast baritone player. 10 June 2009.
Hugh Hopper: Bassist with Soft Machine. 7 June 2009
Sam Butera: Honking tenor man. 3 june, 2009.
Koko Taylor: "The Queen of the Blues". 3 June 2009.
Carol 'Cookie' Cole: Sister of Natalie Cole. 22 May 2009.
Buddy Montgomery: pianist/vibist brother of Wes. 15 May 2009
Zeke Zarchy: Big band Trumpet player. 12 April 2009.
Johnny Roadhouse: Manchester based alto player, music shop owner, ex NDO. 11 April 2009.
Charlie Kennedy: Gene Krupa alto sax. 3 April 2009.
Bud Shank: West Coast Alto sax & fluteplayer. 2 April 2009.
Mel Brown: blues guitarist. 19 March 2009
Jack Lawrence: Composer, lyricist (Tenderly). 18 March 2009.
Eddie Bo: Bluesman. 18 March 2009
Lars Erstrand: Swedish vibes player. Recorded with Rebecca Kilgore. 11 March 2009.
Willie King: Bluesman. 8 March 2009.
John Cephas: Piedmont blues guitarist. 4 March 2009.
Ian Carr: Trumpet player, composer, Emcee Five, Don Rendell, Nucleus ... 25 Feb. 2009
Fats Sadi: Belgium Vibes player. Clarke-Boland. 20 Feb 2009.
Snooks Eaglin: Blues Guitarist. 18 Feb 2009
Louis Bellson: World's Greatest Drummer? 14 Feb. 2009
Coleman Merrett: Guitarist killed Buffalo Air Crash 12 Feb 2009.
Gerry Niewood: Sax player killed Buffalo Air Crash 12 Feb 2009
Mat Mathews: Dutch jazz accordionist 12 Feb 2009
Vic Lewis: Guitarist, Big Band leader. 9 Feb. 2009
Blossom Dearie: Legendary singer 7 Feb 2009
Hank Crawford: Super Soul Saxman 29 Jan 2009
Leonard Gaskin: Bass player 24 Jan 2009
Janet Cook: Editor Jazz Journal International 23 Jan 2009
David "Fathead" Newman: Super Soul Saxman 20 Jan 2009
Whitey Mitchell: Bassist and writer 16 Jan 2009
Leroy Cooper: Bari sax with Ray Charles 15 Jan 2009
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