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Jazzmeia Horn: "Sometimes my grandmother visits me in my dreams when I feel like I want to give up or I'm too tired, just for inspiration and encouragement." - (Jazzwise, Dec., Jan., 2019/20).

Today Thursday December 5
Afternoon
Jazz
Vieux Carré Jazzmen - Holystone, Whitley Road, Holystone NE27 0DA. Tel: 0191 266 6173. 1:00pm. Free.
Evening
Jazz
Maine Street Jazzmen - Sunniside Social Club, Hollywell Lane, Sunniside, Gateshead NE16 5NJ. Tel: 0191 488 7347. 8:30pm. Free.
Tees Hot Club w. Middlesbrough Jazz & Blues Orchestra - Dorman’s Club, Oxford Road, Middlesbrough TS5 5DT. Tel: 01642 823813. 8:30pm. Free.
New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band - Oxbridge, Oxbridge Lane, Stockton on Tees TS18 4AW. 8:30pm. £2.50.
Blues/Soul/Funk/Etc.
Jools Holland’s R&B Orchestra - Newcastle City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle NE1 8SF. Tel: 0844 8112121. 7:30pm. £47.50. & £34.00. Second night of two.
Chris Farlowe & the Norman Beaker Band + Teresa Watson Band - Newcastle Labour Club, Leazes Park Road, Newcastle NE1 4PF. Tel: 0191 232 8049. 7:45pm (doors). £22.00. (£19.00. adv.).
To the best of our knowledge, details of the above events are correct but may be subject to alteration.

2 comments :
I recently bought, second hand, a Derek Smith CD 'Dark Eyes' on the Prestige label (released 1983) with the great George Duvivier on double bass and Gus Johnson on drums. Take the A Train, Misty and Lover Come Back to Me are but a few of the swinging standards played with brio not dissimilar in approach to Oscar Peterson. I see that Smith celebrated his birthday last Friday (August 17)
Have just returned home to England after a wonderful time visiting Uncle Derek in New Jersey. He is still playing and publishing great stuff. I will let him know you are asking about him.
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