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Sting: "It was great. They [the River City Jazzmen] all wore blue suits. The band had been together for about twenty years, which was the same age as the suits." - (Melody Maker Sept. 22, 1979).

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Daily: July 6 - October 27

Precarity John Akomfrah’s film (2017, 46 mins) about Buddy Bolden - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BA. Tel: 0191 478 1810. Screenings at intervals during the day. Part of Akomfrah's exhibition Ballasts of Memory. Exhibition (daily) July 6 - October 27. 10:00am-6:00pm. Free.

Today Monday October 21

Afternoon

Jazz

Precarity John Akomfrah’s film (2017, 46 mins) about Buddy Bolden (see centre column).

Jazz in the Afternoon - Cullercoats Crescent Club, 1 Hudleston, Cullercoats NE30 4QS. Tel: 0191 253 0242. 1:00pm. Free admission.

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool - Tyneside Cinema, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle NE1 6QG. Tel: 0191 227 5500. 3:00pm/5:30pm. Screening of Stanley Nelson's documentary film (2019, cert. 15, 1hr 55mins).

Evening

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To the best of our knowledge, details of the above events are correct but may be subject to alteration.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Paul Edis Sextet - Splinter @ The Bridge.

Paul Edis (pno): Chris Hibbard (tmb); Graham Hardy (tpt/flug); Graeme Wilson (ten); Mick Shoulder (bs); John Hirst (dms).
My Heart Belongs To Daddy, one of only two non-originals - Black Orpheus being the other - got the set rolling in fine style. Tightly arranged with a distinct west coast feel to it -as "our man in Hong Kong" Colin Aitchison, here on a fleeting visit, astutely pointed out. The soloists are brilliant but the band's ultimate strength is in the arrangements and the compositions mainly by Edis. One piece, the title of which escapes me, had a distinct Mingus feel, another an Ellingtonian concept whilst still maintaining Edis' own individuality throughout.
It was good to meet up with Colin (pictured on the left with myself) again and pleased that he can return to somewhere east of Suez with good memories of jazz today in the north-east (and the taste of some fine real ale).
Colin, incidentally, can be heard on trumpet tomorrow (Monday) afternoon at the Crescent Club in Cullercoats and tomorrow night at the Corner House, Heaton with the Vieux Carré Jazzmen.

Lance.

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1 comment :

JERRY said...

Enjoyed a new (to me) original: Revel in Ravel (?)
Special mention, also, to John Hirst whom I have only heard in the relatively hushed confines of the Cherry Tree. Here he really cut loose on Angular, Not Like Me and Blues for Dad. Never mind Revel in Ravel - his drumming was a revelation, too! Well done!
JERRY

Monday, July 11, 2011 5:18:00 pm

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Bebop Spoken Here -- Here, being the north-east of England -- centred in the blues heartland of Newcastle and reaching down to the Tees Delta and looking upwards to the Land of the Kilt.
Not a very original title, I know; not even an accurate one as my taste, whilst centred around the music of Bird and Diz, extends in many directions and I listen to everything from King Oliver to Chick Corea and beyond. Not forgetting the Great American Songbook the contents of which has provided the inspiration for much great jazz and quality popular singing for round about a century.
The idea of this blog is for you to share your thoughts and pass on your comments on discs, gigs, jazz - music in general. If you've been to a gig/concert or heard a CD that knocked you sideways please share your views with us. Tell us about your favourites, your memories, your dislikes.
Lance (Who wishes it to be known that he is not responsible for postings other than his own and that he's not always responsible for them.)
Contact: lanceliddle@gmail.com I look forward to hearing from you.

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