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16408 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 288 of them this year alone and, so far, 85 this month (April 30).

From This Moment On ...

May

Fri 03: Dean Stockdale Trio @ The Old Library, Auckland Castle. 1:00pm.
Fri 03: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 03: Jake Leg Jug Band @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm.
Fri 03: Front Porch Blues Band @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:30pm.
Fri 03: Boys of Brass @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle. 8:30pm. £5.00.

Sat 04: Jeff Barnhart’s Mr Men @ St Augustine's Parish Centre, Darlington. 12:30pm. £10.00. Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club.
Sat 04: Jeff Barnhart @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free. Barnstorming solo piano!
Sat 04: NUJO Jazz Jam @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free (donations).
Sat 04: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Red Lion, Earsdon. 8:00pm.

Sun 05: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm. £7.50.
Sun 05: Sue Ferris Quintet plays Horace Silver @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm.
Sun 05: Guido Spannocchi @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

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

Tue 07: Calvert & the Old Fools @ Forum Music Centre, Darlington. 5:30-7:00pm. Free. Live recording session, all welcome.
Tue 07: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Stu Collingwood, Paul Grainger, Mark Robertson.
Tue 07: Suba Trio @ Riverside, Newcastle. 8:00pm (7:30pm last entry). £21.00. All standing gig.

Wed 08: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 08: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 08: Conor Emery: Jazz Trombone, Stage 3 Final Recital @ Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University. 7:00pm. All welcome, the venue is located in the lane behind Blackwell’s, Percy St., Haymarket.
Wed 08: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 09: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 09: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 09: Lewis Watson Quartet + Langdale Youth Jazz Ensemble @ Laurel’s Theatre, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm. £10.00.
Thu 09: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Dave Archbold (keys); Ron Smith (bass).

Wednesday, December 05, 2012

RIP Dave Brubeck.

Just heard the sad news that pianist/composer Dave Brubeck has died one day before his 92nd birthday. I don't think there is a jazz fan alive who hasn't, at one point, had strong feelings about Dave and his music. Personally I loved him and saw him many times in Newcastle as well as travelling to Leeds to hear him. Apart from the unusual time signatures he also composed such lovely pieces as In Your Own Sweet Way and Strange Meadowlark.
He didn't always swing, but when he did it was something else! and even when he wasn't swinging it was still something else!
The quartet with Paul Desmond, Gene Wright and Joe Morello was probably the most successful small group in jazz history - Wright (age 89) is now the sole survivor. 
The Brubeck legacy is in the hands of his sons Darius, Chris, Dan and Matthew. I had the honour of interviewing Darius two years ago and he told me then that Dave was still giving concerts and playing well.
I guess he was probably the last living jazzman to be known by the general public.
Rest In Peace.
Lance.
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4 comments :

Lance said...

I must retract that last statement as Marian McPartland herself is known throughout America and the world for her Piano Jazz Radio program and is actually 94! I'm sure she won't mind me mentioning it. I'm currently reading a fascinating biography of the lady and Dave Brubeck is frequently mentioned.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012 9:00:00 pm
Russell said...

On the same day thirty five years ago Roland Kirk died.

Thursday, December 06, 2012 11:56:00 am
Anonymous said...

Touched by the family response. It confirms what was already apparent from seeing TV interviews etc. - Dave Brubeck was an absolutely lovely, loyal and genuine guy.
Roly

Thursday, December 06, 2012 2:46:00 pm
John T. said...

My first ever "modern" gig was Brubeck at Newcastle City Hall. Cheap student seats on the stage and I was mesmerised by Joe Morello

Thursday, December 06, 2012 5:16:00 pm

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