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16287 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 169 of them this year alone and, so far, 41 this month (Mar 18).

From This Moment On ...

March

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 28: Richard Herdman Quartet @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (alto sax); Alan Marshall (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Graham Thompson (keys); Steve Hunter (drums).

Fri 29: FILM: Soul @ The Forum Cinema, Hexham. 12:30pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free. POSTPONED!
Fri 29: Thundercat @ Newcastle City Hall.
Fri 29: John Logan @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sat 30: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 30: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Whitley Bay Library, York Road, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm.

Sun 31: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 31: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields NE30 1HJ. 3:00pm. Free. Lambert, Alan Law & Paul Grainger.
Sun 31: Sid Jacobs & Tom Remon @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. USA/London jazz guitar duo.
Sun 31: Bellavana @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

April
Mon 01: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 01: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.

Tue 02: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Dean Stockdale, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 03: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 03: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 03: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Sarah Ellen Hughes @ The Cherry Tree Restaurant, Jesmond.

Sarah Ellen Hughes (vcl), Paul Edis (pno), Mick Shoulder (bs), Adam Sinclair (dms).
Peter was in New York so I felt rather honoured to be allocated 'The Captain's Table'! Coupled with a warm welcome from Sarah Ellen I anticipated a pleasant evening was in store for me and I wasn't disappointed - well not much.
The Bayonne Ham, Turnip Remoulade, Purple Figs and Mustard were delicious. The Bavette Steak and Frites divine. The Créme Caramel, Vanilla Poached Pear was mouth meltable and the Black Sheep Bitter surely came from the Nectar Brewery.
Sarah Ellen Hughes and the Paul Edis Trio gelled so smoothly you'd have thought they'd been working together for years.
No, the rub was a noisy party upstairs who almost killed Little Boy Blue and two couples downstairs, close to the stage, and who were old enough to know better, who chatted non stop during the performance.
Nevertheless, our girl coped like the young pro she has quickly become and presented a selection of gassers that ticked the right boxes.
I'm not going to list them all but stand-outs included Come Rain or Come Shine with just bass accompaniment for the first chorus, a swingy Frim Fram Sauce, Bernstein's Some Other Time, Soon, a voice only intro to Get Out Of Town, the obligatory (it would seem) Secret Love, The End of a Beautiful Friendship and so many more.
There's no doubting SEH's jazz credentials she takes the melody for a stroll around the block then comes back home via a different route but never gets lost scatting and playfully exchanging fours with the trio en route.
Paul Edis played some clever solos - when does he not? Mick and Adam clearly enjoyed themselves as can be seen on the photo (sorry about the photo Paul - you would have been on it if your dad had been on lens duty!)
Great night - but that audience!
Lance.
PS: When I refer to 'That audience', needless to say, I don't include Gaby and her husband!

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