Bebop Spoken There

Gary Bartz: ''Music is nature's gift to man. It's the only religion. We're living in a terrible era, but what a beautiful thing music is. Look how it brings us together like religion is supposed to; and with no language barriers.'' (Jazzwise September, 2026)

The Things They Say!

This is a good opportunity to say thanks to BSH for their support of the jazz scene in the North East (and beyond) - it's no exaggeration to say that if it wasn't for them many, many fine musicians, bands and projects across a huge cross section of jazz wouldn't be getting reviewed at all, because we're in the "desolate"(!) North. (M & SSBB on F/book 23/12/24)

Postage

18918 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 782 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Sept. 18.) 61.

Reviewers wanted

Whilst BSH attempts to cover as many gigs, festivals and albums as possible, to make the site even more comprehensive we need more 'boots on the ground' to cover the albums seeking review - a large percentage of which never get heard - report on gigs or just to air your views on anything jazz related. Interested? then please get in touch. Contact details are on the blog. Look forward to hearing from you. Lance

From This Moment On

September.

Mon 21: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 21: Lewis Watson Quartet @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. Coltrane centenary.

Tue 22: ???

Wed 23: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 23: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 23: Lewis Watson Quartet @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 7:30pm. A John Coltrane Centenary Concert (b. 23. 09. 1926). SOLD OUT!
Wed 23: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 24: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 24: Castillo Nuevo Orquesta @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. £6.50. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 24: Arun Ghosh @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 8:00pm (7:30pm doors). £21.05. (£22.00. on the door). A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Thu 24: Shalala @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £7.00.

Fri 25: Mark Williams Trio @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £9.00.
Fri 25: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 25: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 25: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 25: Get the Blessing + Dilettante @ The Cluny (Cluny 2), Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £18.00. + bf. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Fri 25: Jazz Sabbath @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.

Sat 26: Adam Fairhall & Johnny Hunter: Play Mary Lou Williams @ The Cumberland Arms, Byker, Newcastle. 6:00pm. Free. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Sat 26: John Pope Quintet + Urvashi @ The Cumberland Arms, Byker, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £15.40. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.

Sun 27: Salty Dog @ The Cluny. 12:30pm (doors). Free (donations).
Sun 27: Musicians Unlimited @ West Hartlepool RFC. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 27: Zach Sewell-Lara Hopper Quintet @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm. £12.00., £10.00.
Sun 27: Sun 27: Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Juke Shed, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free. RESCHEDULED to Sunday 4 October.
Sun 27: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 27: Alex Hitchcock Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £16.00., £14.00. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Budvivar/Take It To The Bridge @ The Chilli

Debra Milne (vcl), Stuart Findon, Fiona Littlewood (ten/backing vcl), Eddie Nickson (gtr), Chris Finch (pno), Jim Crinson (bs), Eric Stutt (dms).
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Dave Weisser (tpt/vcl), Paul Gowland (ten), Barrie Ascroft (pno), Jim Crinson (bs), Eric Stutt (dms). + Harley Johnson (pno).
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Another stonker from Budvivar who turned in their usual punchy hit 'em where it hurts performance. Both Stuart and Fiona were on top form with Stuart, as Russell described him, in Tough Texas Tenor mode and Fiona offering a lighter contrasting sound. Paul Gowland made it a three tenor horn section when he joined them on Silver's "The Jody Grind".
Debra sang in her easily identifiable style and has to be given a medal for bravery in choosing to sing Monk's "Ask Me Now". The gal's got guts - she made it! Debs also shone on "If I Were A Bell".
On piano Chris Finch - although as committed to Hampton Hawes as Harley is to Monk - had a few monastic excursions of his own on "In Walked Bud" whilst Eddie, in his last gig with the band, also kicked in with some forceful guitar solos. Jim and Eric kept it all together with some effective stoking in the engine room.
Eric was particularly impressive on "Green Dolphin Street" - imaginative cymbal work.
With the departure of Eddie it will be interesting to see how Budvivar restructure.
It was definitely a Dolphin night as, earlier, Dave and the gang did Herbie Hancock's "Dolphin Dance" to great effect.
"Blue Bossa" and "Bloke's Blues" had some cool trumpet from Dave who also threw away some vocal lines on Dolphin. By this time Paul Gowland had joined Dave in the frontline although Paul's finest moment came late on for a sumptuous version of "Darn That Dream".
To finish off, the inevitable and eagerly anticipated, sit him by Harley who excelled on "Four" and "A Train" which also had a Dave 'Scat Man' Weisser vocal.
It was a good night. Next week it's the Alan Glen Trio.
Lance.
PS: With Harley and Chris and Alan Glen around, I tend to forget about Barrie who, in his own unassuming way, plays a lot of piano too. Big hand for Barrie.
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