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December
Sun 03: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:30pm. £7.50.
Sun 03: The Central Bar Quartet @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00. The Central Bar Quartet plays Lou Donaldson’s Gravy Train. Featuring Jamie Toms.
Sun 03: Paul Skerritt @ Smith’s Arms, Carlton, Stockton-on-Tees. 7:00pm.
Sun 03: Johnny Hunter Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sun 03: Jam session @ The Schooner, Gateshead. 8:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Mon 04: Northern Monkey Brass Band @ People’s Kitchen, Bath Lane, Newcastle. From 5:30pm. On-street gig supporting the work of the People’s Kitchen charity. Wrap up warm! Donate!
Mon 04: Michael Young Trio w Lindsay Hannon @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 7:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: James Birkett Trio @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £8.00.
Mon 04: Durham University Jazz Orchestra + Durham University Big Band @ Durham Castle DH1 3RW. 8:30pm. £6.00.; £5.00. concs; £4.00. DSM. ‘Jazzy Christmas’.
Tue 05: Customs House Big Band @ All Saints Church, Cleadon. 7:00pm. Concert in the church hall. BYOB.
Tue 05: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Michael Young, Paul Grainger, Sid White. The best free show in town!
Wed 06: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 06: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 8:00pm. Free. Note later start time, concert performance (open to the public).
Wed 06: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.
Thu 07: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free CANCELLED!
Thu 07: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Spanish City, Whitley Bay, Newcastle. 12 noon - 4:00pm. £26.00 (inc 3-course meal in in St Mary's Lighthouse Suite). SOLD OUT!
Thu 07: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm. All welcome.
Thu 07: Thursday Night Prayer Meeting @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.Donations. Feat. Mark Sanders.
Thu 07: Indigo Jazz Voices @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:45pm. £5.00. Downstairs.
Thu 07: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.
Fri 08: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 08: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 08: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 08: Hayley's Little Big Band @ Woodland Village Hall, Bishop Auckland. 7:00pm. £12.00.
Fri 08: Sleep Suppressor + Redwell @ Head of Steam, Neville St., Newcastle. 8:00pm. £10.00. (£8.00. adv); £5.00. student.
Fri 08: Hot Club du Nord @ St Cuthbert's Church, Shadforth, Co. Durham.
Fri 08: Têtes de Pois + Nauta @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00., £8.00.
Sat 09: Castillo Nuevo Trio @ Revoluçion de Cuba, Newcastle. 5:30pm. Free.
Sat 09: Abbie Finn Trio @ Claypath Deli, Durham. 7:00pm.
Sat 09: Hayley's Little Big Band @ Middleton & Todridge Village Hall, Morpeth. 7:30pm. £12.00., £6.00.
Sat 09: Paul Skerritt @ Slaley Hall, Hexham NE47 0BX. 7:30pm. From £42.00.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Elaine Binney and the "Carnival of Crows." Wooden Doll, North Shields
The Jazz Rascals are now The Carnival of Crows - not a name that rolls easily off the tongue.
Elaine explained - Folk are perplexed when they see "Jazz". Is it Trad? Is it Modern? Is it way out? They are confused.
So, for the moment, it Is Carnival of Crows - albeit a work in progress..
I ordered a pint of Oxford Gold and asked the Landlord if the Sunday afternoons were regular gig? " yes" he replied, adding perhaps a little too hastily, "It isn't always jazz though."
Maybe Elaine was right to remove 'Jazz' from the band's name!
The room was indeed crowded seemingly contradicting my claim that grass roots jazz was in crisis. However, 90% of the audience, I guess, were friends and family of the band. Indeed, as the children danced in front of the band, I began to think these Rascally Crows must have done more begatting than the twelve tribes of Israel combined!
I jest - The Music.
It was their tried and tested repertoire and it still sounded good as Elaine floated through it with ease. Vocalist Eliza added some wordless sounds that had a really evocative effect. Eliza does them well soaring effortlessly above the ensembles - I even listened to my second Summertime in a row without cringing too much (lie!) and her chorus on Ain't Misbehavin' was bizarre but beautiful.
Elaine herself was on fire playing some sizzling choruses that made me fear thar the fiddle could soon be in flames.
Fritz Kreisler may have been turning in his grave but five will get you ten that Stephane wasn't!
This was a good afternoon. Great band, crowded room, good beer - what did the Bridge hold? Over to Russell.
Photos.
Lance.
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- CD Review - Kekko Fornarelli Trio: Kube Room of Mi...
- Ray Stubbs on Louisiana Red.
- ACV @ Cluny 2. February 28
- Hong Kong Happenings
- CD Review. Zoe Rahman - Kindred Spirits.
- Preview - Marcus Roberts @ The Gateshead Internati...
- I Get a Kick Out of Ruth @ The Cherry Tree.
- R.I.P Louisiana Red
- Tonight at the Cherry Tree.
- Where Are You? Joe Montague Quartet - Splinter @ T...
- Jazz Café Sunday
- Tonight @ The Bridge and elsewhere
- R.I.P Red Holloway
- Favourite YouTube Clips.
- Djangologie @ The Corner House. February 23.
- Martha High and Speedometer @ Hoochie Coochie. Thu...
- Mike Papapavlou & Ruairidh Patfield @ King’s Hall,...
- RIP Frank Carson
- Betty Carter - Social Call
- Tomorrow night - Surfeit of Riches.
- Student Performances @ King's Hall, Newcastle Univ...
- Congratulations to John and Jenn
- CD Review. Curtis Stigers - Let's go Out Tonight.
- Paul Edis Sextet CD Launch details
- Peter Papprill Funeral Arrangements - Thursday Feb...
- Ex Extreme - Splinter @ The Bridge (Hotel). Sunday...
- Tonight @ The Cherry Tree
- Tonight
- All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group Aw...
- More on BBC 4's Jazz Weekend
- CD Review - Paul Edis Sextet: There Will Be Time
- FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ ON BBC4 – I DIDN’T FORGET IT
- Jazz on BBC4 tonight.
- The Exchange Orchestra - Download review.
- Goodbye Pete Papprill
- Bebside Big Band @ St.Nicholas Church Hall, Gosfor...
- Mo Scott Band @ Hoochie Coochie.
- Good Blues Tonight at Hoochie Coochie
- Update on Sheila Jordan Story
- Close enough for jazz
- A Look Ahead to GIJF - The Peggy Lee Project
- CD Review: Andrew Linham Quartet - Abandoned Silence
- CD Review: Seamus Blake Quintet Live at Smalls
- Wilbur’s Fate @ The Bridge Hotel. February 12.
- Update on Great North Big Band Jazz Festival
- Elaine Binney and the "Carnival of Crows." Wooden...
- Goodbye Whitney Houston.
- Use it or Lose it - Grass Roots Jazz in crisis.
- Happy Birthday Eric
- Claude Calling.
- Kate Peters Septet @ Hoochie Coochie - Thursday Fe...
- Sidney Bechet on Tyneside.
- We need some gigs like this up here!
- CD Review: Greg Spero – ‘Acoustic’ blujazz 2011
- Customs House Big Band Open Rehearsal New Crown Ho...
- Situations Vacant
- Greg Spero to Play Zeffirelli's
- BBC 4 Jazz Weekend.
- The Jazz Series (Scottish).
- 10th Anniversary Line up announced for this year’s...
- Identify the tenor player.
- Hemsley Arts Centre's First Jazz 'n' Swing Weekend...
- God is in the house. Paul Edis Trio @ Cherry Tree ...
- CD Review. Renegade Brass Band - Radio Rebelde.
- Tonight at the Cherry Tree.
- Causeway Update.
- Anth Purdy @ The King’s Arms, Seaton Sluice. Sunda...
- Renegade Brass Band @ Hoochie Coochie
- Multiple Choices Today
- Symphonic Django @ Cadogan Hall, Chelsea. Friday F...
- Nicholas Brothers. The greatest dance sequence.
- CD Review: Various Artists - Spiritual Jazz 2: Europe
- Simon Spillett @ The Corner House
- An Invitation From Brian Bennett (OBE?)
- Tomorrow night - Thursday Feb. 2 - at Corner House.
- Blaydon Bulletin
- CD Review: Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra - "Eme...
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