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September
Wed 27: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 27: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 27: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.
Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Alice Grace Quartet @ King's Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm. All welcome.
Thu 28: Faye MacCalman + Snape/Sankey @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Thu 28: Zoe Rahman @ Jesmond United Reformed Church, Jesmond, Newcastle. 7:30pm. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Thu 28: '58 Jazz Collective @ Hops & Cheese, Hartlepool. 7:30pm.
Thu 28: Speakeasy @ Queen's Hall, Hexham. 7:30pm. £15.00. A Southpaw Dance Company presentation. Dance, audio-visuals, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, swing dancers etc.
Thu 28: Mick Cantwell Band @ Harbour View, Sunderland. 8:00pm. Free. Ace blues band.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.
Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Sat 30: John Pope Quintet + Late Girl + Shapeshifters @ Bobik's, Jesmond, Newcastle.
Sat 30: Papa G's Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A 'Jar on the Bar' gig.
OCTOBER
Sun 01: Smokin' Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm.
Sun 01: Dulcie May Moreno sings Portrait of Sheila @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00. Moreno sings Sheila Jordan with Giles Strong, Mick Shoulder & John Bradford.
Sun 01: Middlesbrough Jazz & Blues Orchestra @ Saltburn Community Hall. 2:00pm.
Sun 01: The Easy Rollers @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £13.70., £11.55.
Sun 01: Brand/Roberts/Champion/Sanders @ Blank Studios, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Sun 01: Papa G's Troves @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Mon 02: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Mon 02: FILM: Wattstax; 50th Anniversary @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 8:00pm.
Tue 03: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 03: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. House trio: Michael Young (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Paul Wight (drums).
Saturday, September 01, 2012
The 6 and 2 Threes Sextet @ The Sage. August 31
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- Scarborough Jazz Festival September 28 - Evening.
- A Tribute to Bill Evans and Scott La Faro - Scarbo...
- Paul Edis Trio: The Music of Bill Evans @ Queen’s ...
- Redemption Jazz @ Hoochie Coochie. Friday Sept. 27.
- FIRING THE FURNACE Adventures in Sound
- The Gershwins and me by Michael Feinstein
- Ken Vandermark Trio @ The Cluny. 25 September
- RIP Billy Barnes
- Book Review: Road Rat's Tips. The musician's guide...
- Seven Jazz.
- Paul Edis’ Improvisation & Ear Training Workshop ...
- Soothing the Savaged Breast
- Corner House Cancelled Tonight.
- Krzysztof Urbanski @ The Bridge
- CD Review:Torben Waldorff -: Wah-Wah
- CD Review: Dan Block - Duality.
- Taco Bells & others @ Morden Tower. September 21
- Take it to the Bridge @ The Chillingham. September 19
- Young Collective Jam @ Hoochie. Thursday Sept. 20
- Memorabilia
- Fighting to Keep Jazz Alive
- Jazz At The Wool Club
- The All Star Big Band & Orchestra.
- Blaydon News.
- ROLLER TRIO Nominated for MOBO award and named a 2...
- Darlington Jazz Club Looking Good!
- Zoe Gilby Quartet @ The Bridge
- CD Review: Present Day The Original Unit
- Alan Silva (synthesizer) & Roger Turner (drums) @ ...
- Science Proves That Pop Music Has Actually Got Worse.
- The Wild Flower Sextet
- Identity Parade.
- VOTNJO Concert on YouTube.
- The Girls In The Band - Official Trailer
- CD Review: Preservation Hall Jazz Band - St. Peter...
- The Blaydon Aces @ St Mary’s Heritage Centre. Sept...
- Budtones @ Hoochie.
- Humble Request.
- Ear Training and Improvisation @ The Lit and Phil.
- All You Jazz Singers Out There – Be Prepared For A...
- CD Review: Yaron Herman - Alter Ego.
- Mike Durham Mailshot
- Wylam Songbook Course Fully Booked
- Jazz Jam Sessions: A First-Timer's Guide.
- Radio York Preview Scarborough Jazz Festival
- Someone - Sarah Ellen Hughes Big Band
- The Voice of the North Jazz Orchestra @ The Sage, ...
- Lindsay Hannon Plus @ Ashington Jazz Club. Wednesd...
- Tonight at The Sage Gateshead - Not to be missed!
- A Cast Of Thousands – Ruth Lambert’s Buskers Night...
- Vote in the 26th British Jazz Awards.
- CD Review: Allison Neale - Melody Express.
- Pete Gilligan's Jam Session @ Hoochie Coochie. Thu...
- CD Review - Vitor Pereira Quintet: Doors.
- Grecian God of Tenor @ Blaydon - Vasilis Xenopoul...
- Search for best unsigned blues musicians goes nati...
- Mrs Biggs
- CD Review – Kurt Elling 1619 Broadway, The Brill B...
- This is simply "Amazon"
- Sassafrazz @ The Cherry Tree.
- Ian Forbes breaks wrist in car accident.
- CD Review: John Surman – Saltash Bells (ECM 279 8108)
- Farewell Maggie Ross
- CD Review: Arild Andersen / Tommy Smith and The Sc...
- New Century Ragtime Orchestra @ The Dolphin Centre...
- FRED HERSCH - SOLO PIANO UK TOUR
- Prom 59 - The Broadway sound.
- CD Review - Graham Dechter: Takin' it There.
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2 comments :
As a friend to many members of the night's band I can safely tell you they are NOT the henchmen jazz sextet. I also called them on a number of the topics you raised here and after speaking to them the lack of audibility, particularly for the saxophone player and announcements was down solely to the sound guys as they had apparently said not to use a clip on mic (or indeed any form of mic)
(continued) Also, as a musician myself, I believe it is disheartening to read a review that blames the band themselves for what was clearly a bad call on the sound engineer's part. I have worked at the sage in performances on numerous occasions but let me tell you the sound engineering standards in ability and personality have been par at best - and that's being generous. Could you not also talk about the technical ability of the musicians rather than getting hung up on what was not their fault? How were the solos? How did the band work together and react off each other? What did the crowd thing of it all? Are these not the most important questions?! A rather damning review for an up an coming group of musicians / students don't you think? Great boost to confidence and self esteem. Hmm you know what, I think I'm going to go have a talk with them and blame them for global warming or the global recession...hell why not!?
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