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Bebop Spoken There

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17372 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 656 of them this year alone and, so far, 61 this month (Sept. 17).

From This Moment On ...

September

Thu 19: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 19: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Ragtime piano. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 19: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesborough. 8:30pm. Free. THC with guests Kevin Eland, Dan Johnson, Jeremy McMurray, Ron Smith.

Fri 20: Lindsay Hannon’s Tom Waits for No Man @ Gala Theatre, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00.
Fri 20: Rob Hall & Chick Lyall @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free (donations). SOLD OUT!
Fri 20: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 20: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 20: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 20: Leeway @ 1719, Hendon, Sunderland. 7:30pm. The Old Black Cat Jazz Club. CANCELLED!
Fri 20: Gaz Hughes Trio @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. Opus 4 Jazz Club.

Sat 21: Jason Isaacs @ Seaburn STACK, Seaburn. 1:00-2:45pm. Free.
Sat 21: Vieux Carré Hot Four @ The Beehive, Hartley Lane, Earsdon Whitley Bay NE25 0SZ. 4:30pm-6:30pm.
Sat 21: Baghdaddies @ Two by Two, Albion Row, Byker, Newcastle NE6 1RQ. 6:00pm.
Sat 21: Milne-Glendinning Band @ The Northumberland Club, Jesmond, Newcastle. 7:00pm. SOLD OUT!
Sat 21: Jude Murphy & Alan Law @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 22: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 22: Jason Isaacs @ St James’ STACK, Newcastle. 2:30-4:30pm. Free.
Sun 22: Dulcie May Moreno Quartet @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm.
Sun 22: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 22: Richard Herdman @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 22: Remy CB Band @ Blues Underground, Nelson St., Newcastle. 8:30pm. Free. Remi, 2024 Newcastle Uni graduate, superb soul/blues voice!

Mon 23: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 23: Paul Booth with the Paul Edis Trio @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00. A Blaydon Jazz Club 40th anniversary concert! SOLD OUT!

Tue 24: Dulcie May Moreno Quartet @ Newcastle House Hotel, Rothbury. 7:30pm. £12.00. (£10.00. adv. from Tully’s of Rothbury). Coquetdale Jazz.
Tue 24: Sarah Gillespie @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £16.50. Duo performance with Chris Montague.

Wed 25: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 25: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 25: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 25: Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK: Glenn Miller & Big Band Spectacular @ Middlesbrough Theatre. 7:30pm.

Thursday, August 05, 2010

Keith Stephen's Hot Club Trio w. Steve Andrews @ Ashington Jazz Club August 4.

Steve Andrews (ten/alt/clt.whistle), Keith Stephen (gtr/bjo), Roly Veitch (gtr/vcl), Bruce Rollo (bs.)
Suffering from withdrawal symptoms, (No Splinter at The Bridge etc.) We ventured further north to The Elephant at Ashington expecting to be charmed by Caroline Irwin vocals and Keith Stephen's Hot Club Trio. The Trio were on fine form but Caroline had a sore throat and had been replaced by the "slightly less than petite" Steve Andrews.
However! We received a very warm welcome at the door and joined quite a large audience for what turned out to be a very enjoyable evening.
The Trio - Keith Stephen who makes and plays his own instruments, Guitars and Banjos! - with our very own (Blaydon) Roly Veitch on rhythm guitar and vocals and Bruce Rollo on Bass began the proceedings with a Django number Rue Vingt Six and I imagined myself round the fire in a Gypsy encampment, very exciting.
The Trio were then joined by their guest of very short notice Mr Steve Andrews with a selection of instruments namely alto and tenor Sax, (I think?) clarinet and penny whistle. I will not list all of the numbers but a delightful smattering of Stardust was followed by such numbers as Say It Isn't So with Roly vocals. Swing Gitane another Django piece and various others from that well known Song Book.
In the interval Roly had a request to sing one of his Canny Tyne Side songs, I have forgotten the name of the woods involved but some poor soul made the mistake of falling for a strumpet called Rose and paid the price. Very Entertaining. (Ed-The Ha'penny Woods of Bedlington)
The Second half included one of Roly's own compositions Calypso Jim, one or two more from the book and Nuages (That means Clouds in French) another Django number and then the evening came to an end with Keith on Banjo (and singing) plus Steve on Alto playing Sheik of Araby.
We may have initially been disappointed by the absence of Caroline but Steve played with such feeling and sensitivity with the excellent backing of the trio that we felt very glad we had ventured out to hear something rather different to out normal taste and had enjoyed it greatly.
J & K
PS: Other numbers, I'm told on authority, included; Swing Gitane, Swing 39, Minor Swing, There Will Never be Another You, China Boy, Exactly Like You, I Saw Stars, I'm Confessin', Sweet Sue.
PPS: Photo courtesy of Peter S

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