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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 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

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

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Maine Street Jazzmen @ Rosie Malones

Olive Rudd (vcl); Iain MacAulay (tmb/vcl); Jim McBriarty (clt/alt/vcl); George Richardson (pno); Alan Rudd (bs); Mike Humble (dms).
With Herbie still away talking Turkey Iain MacAulay again provided the trombonology as well as a vocal or two - Sweet Georgia Brown being one of them. Young McBriarty also crooned a few tunes as well as playing clarinet and alto - Tin Roof Blues  being one of them. Nice vocal (inc. verse) and mellifluous alto - Rabbit Lives is no doubt been scrawled all over South Shields (Rabbit = Johnny Hodges). 
However, today' top accolade went to Olive for her rendition of I Wished On The Moon - thank you Olive.
The word down on the waterfront is that the Maine Street Jazzmen are returning to the Porthole, North Shields as of Monday October 17 for a regular lunchtime set.
Lance.
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