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13,715 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 13 years ago. 1132 of them this year alone and, so far, 76 this month (Sept. 21).

From This Moment On ...

September

Thu 23: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, North Tyneside. 1:00pm.
Thu 23: Jeremy McMurray & the Jazz Pocket Orchestra @ Middlesbrough Town Hall 8:00pm. .
Thu 23: Maine Street Jazzmen @ Sunniside Social Club, Sunniside, Gateshead. 8:30pm. .

Fri 24: Perdido Street Jazzmen (with Frank Brooker reeds, Eugene Farrar trombone, Brian Bennett banjo & Phil Rutherford sousaphone) @ Darlington Market Square, Darlington. 11:00am.
Fri 24: Sue Ferris Quintet @ Gala Theatre, Durham. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: Rendezvous Jazz @ Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band, Stockton. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: FILM: Jazz on a Summer's Day + Swing Bridge Trio (in the bar) @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 7:00pm.

Sat 25: Silent Music Seeing Sound + Spinningwork @ Newcastle Arts Centre. 6:30pm. Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music (NFOJIM).
Sat 25: Knats @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Sun 26: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Spanish City, Whitley Bay. 12 noon. .
Sun 26: Musicians Unlimited @ South Durham Social Club, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. .
Sun 26: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. .
Sun 26: Foundry Jazz Ensemble @ The Exchange, North Shields. 4:00pm.
Sun 26: Sax Appeal @ The Blue Bell, Hill Street, Corbridge NE45 5AA. 4:30pm. Free. .
Sun 26: David Gray Flextet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sun 26: Nubiyan Twist @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 27: Jazz in the Afternoon @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Wed 29: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 29: Darlington Big Band @ Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 29: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Thu 30: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, North Tyneside. 1:00pm.
Thu 30: Mainly Two @ Newcastle University. 1:15pm. ONLINE ONLY (YouTube).
Thu 30: Shiver + Run Logan Run @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 8:00pm. NFOJIM.
Thu 30: Jeremy McMurray & the Jazz Pocket Orchestra @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm.
Thu 30: Maine Street Jazzmen @ Sunniside Social Club, Gateshead. 8:30pm.

Fri 01: Robert Mitchell @ Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. NFOJIM.
Fri 01: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 01: Rendezvous Jazz @ Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 01: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm.
Fri 01: Warmer Than Blood + Kit Downes + Ceitidh Mac @ Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 7:30pm. NFOJIM.
Fri 1: Knats + Hand to Mouth @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free but ticketed.

Monday, May 25, 2009

New Photo Heading

The new photo heading, which I'm pleased to say seems to have met with approval, dates back to, I think, 1983 and a concert by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers which took place at Newcastle Playhouse. It was broadcast by Channel 4 as part of a series, masterminded by Andy Hudson, entitled "4 Up, 2 Down".
Line-up is Terence Blanchard, tpt; Donald Harrison, alt; Jean Toussaint, ten; Johnny O'Neal, pno; Charles Fambrough, bs; Art Blakey, dms.
Click here for more photos. (Photos from 1982 concert just added.) Lance. PS: The Messengers also appeared at Newcastle Festival in 1979 and 1982. I'm currently adding Newcastle Jazz Festival Programmes to the gallery. There are still some Festival programmes missing so if you've got them up in the attic...
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4 comments :

Russell said...

Hi Lance

I too was at the Art Blakey gig. I think it was a double bill with John Dankworth's band. Can anyone recall this and indeed confirm it ?

The photo on your home page is top - notch.

Russell

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:27:00 pm
Lance said...

I thought they were two seperate concerts - there are photos on the site of both concerts but 25 years on I can't honestly remember.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:25:00 pm
Lawrence said...

Wow Lance love this new look!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 7:10:00 pm
Lance said...

Well Russell, Chris Y confirmed that you are right - it was a double bill. Of course, you being younger than me (honest folks he is!)your memory has not yet gone into steep decline.
The double header took place on January 1983. Dankworth had Bill Le Sage, Ronnie Stephenson, Alec Dankworth with him.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:59:00 am

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