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16408 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 288 of them this year alone and, so far, 85 this month (April 30).

From This Moment On ...

May

Wed 08: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 08: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 08: Conor Emery: Jazz Trombone, Stage 3 Final Recital @ Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University. 7:00pm. All welcome, the venue is located in the lane behind Blackwell’s, Percy St., Haymarket.
Wed 08: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 09: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 09: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 09: Lewis Watson Quartet + Langdale Youth Jazz Ensemble @ Laurel’s Theatre, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm. £10.00.
Thu 09: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Dave Archbold (keys); Ron Smith (bass).

Fri 10: Michael Woods @ Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free. Country blues guitar & vocals. SOLD OUT!
Fri 10: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 10: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 10: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 10: Citrus @ The Head of Steam, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £11.25.
Fri 10: Zoë Gilby Quartet @ St Cuthbert’s, Crook. 7:30pm. £10.00.

Sat 11: Jeffrey Hewer Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 11: Alligator Gumbo @ The Witham, Barnard Castle. 7:30pm.
Sat 11: Milne-Glendinning Band @ Yarm Parish Church. 7:30pm.
Sat 11: Tom Remon & Laurence Harrison @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 12: GoGo Penguin @ Wylam Brewery, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). All standing gig.
Sun 12: Eva Fox & the Jazz Guys @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Downstairs. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 12: Satin Beige @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £TBC. Upstairs. R&B cello & vocals. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 12: Fergus McCreadie Trio @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm. £19.80.
Sun 12: Schmid/Wheatley/Prévost + Signe Emmeluth @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. JNE.

Mon 13: Emma Fisk & James Birkett @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm. £8.00.

Tue 14: ???

Thursday, October 06, 2011

CD review. Nick Pride and the Pimptones - Midnight Feast of Jazz


Nick Pride (gtr); Ian Paterson (bs); Oscar Cassidy (dms); Keith Nicholson (tpt); David Wilde (ten/fl).
Special guests - Graham Hardy (tpt/flg); Paul Edis (pno); Paul Loraine/James Peacock (keys); Alex Leathard/Chris Hibbard (tmb); Tom Quilliam (bar); Zoe Gilby/Jess Roberts/Susan Hamilton (vcls).
Anyone who thinks the Pimptones aren't a jazz force to be reckoned with should listen to this CD. Sure they're funky, sure they've got soul,  sure they wear suits - they even wash. But, most importantly, the band - and their guests on the disc - have got jazz chops. Close your eyes and you could be listening to a Blue Note vinyl recorded sometime between 1955 and tomorrow - but mainly today.
It's precise, it swings, it rocks, it jumps and the soloists go for it and get it!
Picking out an individual would be pointless as each has contributed so much - the rhythm section drive it like they had 32 wheels and as many gears! Out front the horns preach the gospel aided and abetted on three tracks by, individually, Zoe, Jess and Susan. Zoe we all know cuts it but the other two are up there with her.
Catch them live and buy the album - if you can't make a gig check out the samples - Samples here.
Lance.
Nick Pride & The Pimptones - Midnoght Feast of Jazz. Record Kicks RKXO36
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1 comment :

John Wheeler (on Facebook) said...

Just a quick note to say thank you for the Nick Pride & the Pimptones review but, moreover, thanks for ALL the reviews that you write. As a listener as much as a player in the NE it’s always good for me to hear who’s up to what and who’s playing where. And your little blogpost is where we all look. Keep up the good work marra!

Cheers
John

Saturday, October 08, 2011 2:54:00 pm

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