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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 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

18395 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 259 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 30 ), 69

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

March

Tue 31: Bede Trio @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Albert Hills Wright (alto sax); Finn Carter (piano); Michael Dunlop (double bass).

April

Wed 01: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 01: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 01: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 02: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Musicians playing classical & orchestral music.
Thu 02: The Noel Dennis Band @ Prohibition Bar, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2RU. 7:00pm (doors). £10.84. Quartet plus special guest Zoë Gilby. Over 21s only.
Thu 02: Renegade Brass Band @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 02: Shalala @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £7.00. adv..
Thu 02: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Fri 03: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 03: King Bees @ Billy Bootleggers, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). Free. Chicago blues.

Friday, April 02, 2010

The Latest Goings-on at Ned Kelly's Last Stand - from Colin Aitchison.

Another musician came by from the cruise ship Queen Victoria, a reat tenor player from the UK, called Tim Faulkner...it has been a week of good musicians just passing by, we even had a couple of the horn players from the Tom Jones band, a knock out trombone player sat in with us, but I did not have a camera - pity. Tim Faulkner with the China Coast Jazzmen.
Here is a clip of a jam session with some musicians from the US 7th Fleet Band, great atmosphere, but wild, a lot of the guys were not playing their first instruments, but fun, more like New Orleans than Hong Kong, will send some more stuff over soon. Musicians (?) from the US 7th Fleet band having fun at Ned Kelly's.
Colin.
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2 comments :

Lance said...

I think Colin should have some kind of award for keeping the flag flying for British and North-east jazz way out east.
Maybe his name should be on the Chop Suey Roll of Honour...
Well done Colin, your dad (Hughie) would be proud of you.

Friday, April 02, 2010 1:41:00 pm
Colin said...

Thanks Lance,
I am always amazed by the large number of young people who come along and enjoy themselves, and Ned Kelly's is 39 years old this coming December, Jazz seven nights a week with a resident band plus whoever drops by, where can you find a gig like this, these days!!!! Speaking of Chop Suey, I must send you some pictures of the Chop Suey Jazz Band at Neds, so a Roll of Honour would be perfect!!!!!

Saturday, April 03, 2010 7:27:00 pm

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