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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

18383 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 247 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 17 ), 57

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

Mon 30: Gerry Richardson Quartet @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm.
Mon 30: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

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.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Maine Street Jazzmen (and woman) @ Rosie Malone's.

Olive Rudd (vcl); Ray Harley (tpt); Herbie Hudson (vcl/hca/vcl); Jim McBriarty (cly/vcl); George Richardson (pno); Alan Rudd (bs); Mike Humble (dms).
There were withdrawal symptoms all round amongst the regular Thursday afternoon gang after missing a week of good time dixieland jazz. However, when Hot Lips Harley stomped off Way Down Yonder in New Orleans all was well again. Whispering Jim McBriarty did the vocal on this one. Jim also whisked us around the metaphorical dance floor with The Varsity Drag.
Maybe it was the absence makes the heart grow fonder syndrome but all 7 seemed to be absolutely at the top of their game today and whether it were Jim's melodically sound solos, Ray's textbook technique (plus a lot of phraseology that you won't find in Arban!), Herbie's tailgate or his blues harp blast on See-See Rider or George's exquisite piano work, or Alan and Mike's sympathetic support - whatever this was one of the better ones.
Plus we had "Maxine Fitzgerald-Holiday" excelling on Swing That Music, Some of These Days, My Melancholy Baby and Bourbon Street.
This was a good one.
Lance.
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