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Bebop Spoken There

Maurice J. Summerfield: "Over dinner one night Barney [Kessel] told me about his seminar The Effective Guitarist, and in 1972 my company presented the first of twelve annual UK seminars in Newcastle upon Tyne." - (Just Jazz Guitar, September 1997)

The Things They Say!

Hudson Music: Lance's "Bebop Spoken Here" is one of the heaviest and most influential jazz blogs in the UK.

Rupert Burley (Dynamic Agency): "BSH just goes from strength to strength".

'606' Club: "A toast to Lance Liddle of the terrific jazz blog 'Bebop Spoken Here'"

The Strictly Smokin' Big Band included Be Bop Spoken Here (sic) in their 5 Favourite Jazz Blogs.

Ann Braithwaite (Braithwaite & Katz Communications) You’re the BEST!

Holly Cooper, Mouthpiece Music: "Lance writes pull quotes like no one else!"

Postage

15087 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 106 of them this year alone and, so far, 4 this month (Feb. 1).

From This Moment On ...

February

Sat 04: Alligator Gumbo @ St Augustine's Parish Centre, Darlington. 12:30pm.
Sat 04: Play Jazz! workshop @ The Globe, Newcastle. 1:30pm. Tutor: John Pope - Up Your Rhythm Game. £25.00. Enrol at: www.jazz.coop.
Sat 04: King Bees @ Grainger Market, Newcastle. 6:30pm (doors). Live music, comedy, DJs, food stalls. £10.00. advance, £15.00. on the door. Blues band King Bees on stage 9:45-11:15pm. A Great Market Caper event.
Sat 04: Jives Aces @ The Witham, Barnard Castle. 7:30pm.
Sat 04: Renegade Brass Band @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors).
Sat 04: Rendezvous Jazz @ Red Lion, Earsdon. 8:00pm. £3.00.

Sun 05 Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Spanish City, Whitley Bay. 12 noon.
Sun 05: Rivkala @ Cumberland Arms, Newcastle. 6:00pm.
Sun 05: Jive Aces @ Fire Station, Sunderland. 7:30pm.
Sun 05: Dale Storr @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Sun 05: Jam No.13 @ Fabio's, Saddler St., Durham. Free. Durham University Jazz Society jam session. All welcome (students & non-students alike).

Mon 06: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Tue 07: Jam session @ Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. House trio: Alan Law (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Rob Walker (drums). Jam session reverts to a first & third Tuesday in the month schedule.

Wed 08: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 08: Jam session @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free. TBC.
Wed 08: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 08: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 08: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

Thu 09: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 4:00pm (this week only). Free.
Thu 09: Indigo Jazz Voices @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:45pm. £5.00.
Thu 09: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Fri 10: Alan Barnes w Dean Stockdale Trio @ Bishop Auckland Town Hall. 1:00pm. £7.00. SOLD OUT!
Fri 10: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 10: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 10: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 10: Alan Barnes w Dean Stockdale Trio @ Traveller's Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. £12.00.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

ROLLER TRIO Nominated for MOBO award and named a 2012 MERCURY PRIZE ALBUM OF THE YEAR + Band announce Autumn Tour

The meteoric rise of Roller Trio continues unabated as the Leeds twenty-somethings, described by Gilles Peterson as “…the new sound of UK jazz”, have been nominated for best jazz act at the 2012 MOBOS as well as having their debut album named a 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize ‘Album of the Year’ all within just 18 months of their first gig together. Tour includes The Cluny, Newcastle on Dec. 18.
“The Mighty Roller Trio” NME.com
“Dark, menacing, bass heavy - the new sound of UK jazzzzzzz!” Gilles Peterson, BBC 6 Music
“…the trio's formidable playing and composing power suggest a very bright future.” The Guardian **** Stars
“What sets this young group apart is how often they favour melody over muscle. Memorable tunes such as R-O-R and Where’s My Whip will resonate with listeners who have never darkened a jazz club door” The Times **** Stars
“Sidesteps every pigeonhole, mingling rock back beats, Indian flavoured harmonies and film noir paciness….  A gleeful pleasure” Daily Telegraph **** Stars,
Oct 20 -  F-Ire Festival Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, 6pm & 10pm/£17.50/ 0845 6027 017
Oct 29  -  Jazz In The Round, the Cock pit, Marylebone/ 8pm/£8/ 020 7258 2925
Nov 1  - 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize, Roundhouse, Camden,
Nov 16  - Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston, 8.30pm/£10/ 020 7254 4097
Dec 5  - Soup Kitchen, MANCHESTER 7.30pm/£7/0161 236 5100
Dec 10 - Komedia, BRIGHTON 8.30pm/£7.50/ 0845 293 8480
Dec 11 -  The Louisiana, BRISTOL 7.30pm/£7/ 01179304254
Dec 12  - Brudenell Social Club, LEEDS 8pm/£7/ 0113 245 5570
Dec 13  - The Lexington, LONDON 7.30pm/£8.50/020 7837 5371
Dec 18  - Schmazz, The Cluny, NEWCASTLE 8pm/£7/0191 2304474
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1 comment :

Anonymous said...

Yes! Schmazz and Paul Bream do it again!
Congratulations!
Everybody should turn out for this one, and make it a Christmas party!

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:01:00 pm

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