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Josh Weir: I love the writing on bebop spoken here... I think the work you are doing is amazing.

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16287 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 169 of them this year alone and, so far, 41 this month (Mar 18).

From This Moment On ...

March

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 28: Richard Herdman Quartet @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (alto sax); Alan Marshall (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Graham Thompson (keys); Steve Hunter (drums).

Fri 29: FILM: Soul @ The Forum Cinema, Hexham. 12:30pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free. POSTPONED!
Fri 29: Thundercat @ Newcastle City Hall.
Fri 29: John Logan @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sat 30: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 30: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Whitley Bay Library, York Road, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm.

Sun 31: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 31: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields NE30 1HJ. 3:00pm. Free. Lambert, Alan Law & Paul Grainger.
Sun 31: Sid Jacobs & Tom Remon @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. USA/London jazz guitar duo.
Sun 31: Bellavana @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

April
Mon 01: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 01: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.

Tue 02: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Dean Stockdale, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 03: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 03: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 03: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Djangologie @ The Corner House. February 23.

Emma Fisk (violin), James Birkett (guitar), Giles Strong (guitar) & Mick Shoulder (double bass)
Jazz North East's latest concert featured the welcome return of Djangologie. The band has undergone something of a transformation of late with a minor change of name (formerly Djangology) and the two guitar chairs previously occupied by Paul Donnelly and Dave Harris have been taken by James Birkett and Giles Strong. 
Bass player Mick Shoulder is a big fan of Django Reinhardt and it his passion for the music of the Manouche that makes this band the success it is. The Hot Club style works well in the hands of first class players and this quartet is a first class outfit. 
Coquette, Belleville, NuagesMinor Swing - all great tunes associated with Django - were a joy to listen to. Violinist Emma Fisk is a virtuoso player, likewise James Birkett and together they knocked out cracking solos on Coquette, Birkett again on Belleville and unsung rhythm guitarist Giles Strong featured on Nuages with Fisk producing a wonderful coda. The nuances of the music weren't lost on the audience although Shoulder's schoolboy French was lost on many of those present! 
Douce AmbianceStompin' at Decca and Sheik of Araby were in the pad, the latter featuring some dazzling fretwork from Birkett with Shoulder impressing, as did, yet again, Fisk the Fiddler. Shoulder brought along one or two original pieces - Django's Stomp and In My Quiet Place were stand-out numbers - and there was a genuine empathy between all four musicians with this material and the classic Hot Club numbers. A real highlight was Oh, Lady Be Good with steaming ensemble work, brilliance from Fisk and brilliance from Birkett. 
This was an evening of exemplary musicianship at the Hot Club du Heaton. Djangologie's next engagement is a week on Saturday evening (March 3) at Northumbria University. A great night is guaranteed.
Russell.

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