The picture’s no better this year, but concern at the wider canvas has been overtaken today by the sad news of the death of Keith Crombie, owner, proprietor, and chucker-out in chief at Newcastle’s Jazz Café. (I have personal experience of this, having once been refused entry on the whimsical grounds that I looked too old, which seemed pretty ironic coming from a man who had the appearance of Methuselah.)
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Howlin' Wolf: “He [Charlie Patton] was a nice guy, but he just loved the bottle--like all the rest of the musicians. He was a great drinker.” – (DownBeat December 16, 1967).
Frank Zappa: “Those kids [US students] wouldn't know music if it came up and bit 'em on the ass.” – (DownBeat October 3, 1969).

Today Tuesday April 24
Afternoon
Classic Swing - The Ship, Front St., Monkseaton NE25 8DP. 1pm. Free.
Evening
Maine Street Jazzmen - Royal British Legion Club, West Jesmond Ave., Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 3EX. 8:30pm. £5.
Gerry Richardson Trio - The Fox, West End Terrace, Hexham NE46 3DB. Tel: 01434 603681. 8:30pm. Free (collection). Richardson; Garry Linsley (alto sax) & Adam Sinclair (drums).
To the best of our knowledge, details of the above events are correct but may be subject to alteration.

Sunday, December 30, 2012
From Paul Bream's Jazz Alert
The picture’s no better this year, but concern at the wider canvas has been overtaken today by the sad news of the death of Keith Crombie, owner, proprietor, and chucker-out in chief at Newcastle’s Jazz Café. (I have personal experience of this, having once been refused entry on the whimsical grounds that I looked too old, which seemed pretty ironic coming from a man who had the appearance of Methuselah.)
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- Piano Jazz Xmas Tracks
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- Roller Trio + Legohead @ The Cluny. December 18
- Frosty The Snowman Exposed
- Send me your list(s)
- Jazz Esquires @ The Porthole
- Jazz North East Update.
- R.I.P.Ana Grace
- A Not so Merry Christmas at The Corner House
- Liverpool's First International Jazz Festival.
- CD Review: MILES DAVIS – “Original Album Series – ...
- Lindsay Hannon Plus/Jam Session @ Splinter @ The B...
- Sector 7: The Sage: Friday December 14.
- Ian Shaw: The Sage, Friday December 14th
- That Was The Year That Was.
- CD Review: Roos Jonker ‘Mmmmm’
- Happy Hour in Hong Kong.
- Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Hoochie Coochie Thursd...
- Gigs cancelled over holidays.
- New Brunswick Battle of The Blues 2013
- RIP Ravi Shankar
- The 3 B's @ The Sage. Tuesday Dec. 11.
- Preview - Friday night @ The Sage.
- This is What I Do - Gerry Richardson's Big Idea @ ...
- Graeme Wilson Quartet - The Music of John Coltrane...
- ASHINGTON JAZZ CLUB Final word on 2012.
- The Death of Jazz (sic)
- The Earth Moves for Daryl in Japan!
- CD Review: Bruut.
- Two Days Left for Sarah Ellen Hughes.
- New Century Update.
- Rendezvous Jazz @ The Porthole. December 7
- Jazz At Oberlin.
- Santa's Last Stand - Celebrations at Ned Kelly's.
- Take It To The Bridge Jazz Workshop, The Chilling...
- Brubeck Family Statement
- Winter Weather Blues
- RIP Dave Brubeck.
- Ned Kelly's Blues Live on Hong Kong Radio
- The B's Are Back!
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