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Tue 19: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Michael Young, Paul Grainger, Tim Johnston.
Wed 20: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 20: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 20: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 21: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 21: Castillo Neuvo Trio + Conor Emery & His ‘Bones Band @ The Grove, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 7:30pm (7:00pm doors). £10.00. (£7.00. student).
Thu 21: Remi Banklyn + Chris Corcoran Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.50. Chicago blues. An International Guitar Foundation promotion.
Thu 21: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Ragtime piano.
Thu 21: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.
Fri 22: Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00. SOLD OUT!
Fri 22: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 22: Nauta + Remy CB + Last Orders @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle. 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). Free.
Fri 22: Vasilis Xenopoulos-Paul Edis Quartet @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. £15.00. Opus 4 Jazz Club.
Fri 22: Redwell @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 23: Jambone @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 6:30pm. Free (ticketed). End of term performance in the Northern Rock Foundation Hall.
Sat 23: Milne-Glendinning Band @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 23: Red Kites Jazz @ Rowlands Gill Community Centre NE39 1JB. 7:00pm. Tickets: £12.00. (gibsidecommunityfarm@gmail.com). A ‘Build a Barn’ fundraiser. BYOB, tea/coffee available.
Sat 23: New Century Ragtime Orchestra @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £20.00. + bf (book in person at venue - no booking fee!). Featuring pianist Martin Litton.
Sat 23: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 24: Musicians Unlimited @ Park Inn, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 24: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:30pm. Free.
Sun 24: Luis Verde @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm. Verde (alto sax); Joe Steels (guitar); John Pope (double bass); John Hirst (drums). Alto sax brilliance!
Sun 24: Elsie Franklin @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. £10.00. Country blues. An International Guitar Foundation promotion.
Sun 24: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
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Sun 24: Ian Millar & Dominic Spencer @ Otterburn Memorial Hall. 7:30pm. £12.00.
Sun 24: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Note start time - 7:00pm.
Sun 24: Bold Big Band @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Mon 25: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 25: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30pm. Free.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Death Knell of Traditional Jazz?
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5 comments :
Some vital issues raised there Brian. In an attempt to get a range of opinions I emailed a cross section of our local trad players and promoters for their comments. As of yet none have replied so perhaps the coffin is already being lowered...
Hi Brian
Maybe Trad jazz will die within a generation along with much folk music and dancing.
Folk nearly died until the 60's revival and now the revivalists are dying.
Having a foot in both camps as landlord of a pub and music enthusiast I see the problem from both sides.
As a gigging drummer I am reluctant to turn out for less than the £100 you mention which is easily obtained from functions.
The problem comes with the pub gig.
To pay the whole band £100 I have to sell about 200 pints of beer.
Then I have to pay the staff, the overheads, the taxman, the PRS etc etc etc.
I persevered with a weekly music event for over 4 years. Sometimes it would attract 50 people to the small bar which would be packed but I still wouldnt sell 200 pints (about 3 casks)
Sometimes I would sit with only 3 or 4 people and listen to first class music.
It was economic madness but I enjoyed it.
Times got harder and reluctantly I knocked the music nights on the head and now musicians who turn up to play do it for fun(for fun read free).
I dont like this any more than you do.
It is just too difficult to attract people away from TV and home entertainment together with cheap but good wine from Tesco.
Times have moved on and in my opinion not for the better.
There are not the gigs for the jobbing musician they have been obliterated by sound systems, DJ's,Sky TV and supermarkets.
I wish there was a solution.
Duncan
Black Bull
Frosterley
This also prompts the question as to the distribution of what little arts council/lottery funding there is available. Should it be spent on bringing prestigious names to the area or supporting local musicians at grass roots level?
As a music lover and musician I can only sympathise with the situation which is being flagged up with regards to Jazz and other genres of music. Many are being deprived of seeing live music, while many don't want it. It's a hard thing to analyse properly.
One point, though. Can the owner of a pub or club who pays, say three hundred pounds for a small band, not enter this amount as an expense to attract trade in the account books, and claim against it as such? As non-profit, surely
the cost of entertainment would then be absorbed. Anyone who knows, could you please enlighten me.
Young players should definitely take notice as we have proven there are many gigs available.
From an agents point of view reliability is the absolute key and sometimes young musicians don't have the same commitment and drive. Hopefully we will be proved wrong at some stage in the future. Great article though.
Sol Walker, Director
Dusk 'til Dawn Entertainment Ltd
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