Bebop Spoken There

Joe Alterman: ''All I wanted to do growing up was to sound like Erroll Garner playing "Poor Butterfly." I thought that was the coolest sound I'd ever heard.'' (DownBeat November, 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

19,061 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 925 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Oct. 30) 104.

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

October.

Sat 31: Saltburn Big Band + Durham Alumni Big Band @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm.
Sat 31: East Coast Swing Band @ Cramlington Village Club, Park View, Cramlington NE23 6QJ. 7:30pm. £10.00. (from venue).

November

Sun 01: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm. £10.00.
Sun 01: Ian Bosworth Quintet @ Chapel, Middlesbrough. 1:00pm. Free. Quintet w. special guest Donna Hewitt (tenor sax, clarinet)
Sun 01: Sax Choir @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 01: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 01: Sarah Heneghan Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 02: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 02: Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn House Hotel. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).

Tue 03: Alan Law @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 2:00pm. Free. Alan Law (piano) w. guest tba
Tue 03: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Stu Collingwood, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.
Tue 03: Customs House Big Band @ The Masonic Hall, Ferryhill. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 04: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 04: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 04: An Evening of Erykah Badu @ Holy GrAle, Durham. 7:30pm. £3.00.; £2.50. A Durham University Jazz Society event.
Wed 04: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 05: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 05: Hejira - Celebrating Joni Mitchell @ Alnwick Playhouse. 7:30pm.
Thu 05: Cut Capers @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors).
Thu 05: Northern Reaches @ Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. Free (donations). Pete Tanton, Joe Steels, Laurence Blackadder, John Hirst.
Thu 05: Fergus McCreadie @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.

Fri 06: Mike Durham’s International Classic Jazz Party @ Village Hotel, West Allotment. 12 noon. Day 1/3.
Fri 06: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 06: Jazz Night: Bridget Metcalfe @ Saltburn House Hotel. From 6:00pm. Tickets: £40.00 (inc. a two-course meal & glass of Prosecco). Tel: 01287 658977.

Monday, March 07, 2011

Great North Big Band Jazz Festival @ North Shore, Sunderland. March 6th

This year's Big Band Jazz Festival, the eighth, proved to be bigger and better than ever. North Shore, Sunderland University Students' Union, once more offered the services of its staff and facilities for the duration of the two days of competition.
Sunday, the second day of competition and the concluding day of the three day weekend feast of big band jazz, featured the schools' section. Four entrants battled it out to claim the crown for 2011. First up was Northumberland Schools' Intermediate Jazz Orchestra with the welcome inclusion of a male vocalist. Prudhoe Community High School proved to be a polished outfit and Tudhoe Grange School, regular participants over the years, performed with credit; the programme included Wipe Out and I Heard It Throught the Grapevine. Last year's winners - Gateshead's Little Big Band - had it all to do and did well with Take the A Train and Mr Cool in the pad.
The judges - saxophonists Paul Jones and Mick Donnelly - deliberated long and hard. Having reached a verdict, prizes were awarded and several performers received commendations. The award of best band went to Prudhoe Community High School. Much wooping and high fiving ensued. Handshakes and photographs taken it was time for the winners to perform with Jones and Donnelly - what a treat for all concerned!
The weekend could not have gone better with attendances up markedly, no fewer than sixteen bands competing on Saturday and a concert performance on Friday evening at the Bonded Warehouse (a Students' Union satellite venue) featuring the best of the region's young talent in the company of Paul Jones and Mick Donnelly.
For the record: Saturday's Open Section award winning band was Durham University Big Band and vocalist Ruth Lambert was presented with a special award for her performance with the excellent Customs House Big Band. Those commended and or in receipt of individual awards should feel free to contact Bebop Spoken Here and their names will be recorded for posterity. Russell.
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1 comment :

Daniel Rothwell said...

Hi, I've only just been made aware of this [pretty much a year later], I won the best soloist award that day, Trombone from Huddersfield University :)

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