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Gregg Field: "If I play an aggressive fill, he [Sinatra] might look back with a huge grin on his face. But if we don't do something right, we get the ray, and his ray makes Benny Goodman's ray look like Mother Theresa's ''- (Down Beat June 1995).

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Sonny Simmons: "I always had a big sound ever since I started. Playing on the street kept my ideas and my sound alive. Some people dug it, and some people didn't" - (Down Beat June 1995).

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Today Monday September 26

Afternoon.
Jazz in the Afternoon - Crescent Club, 1 Hudleston, Cullercoats NE30 3OS. 1pm. Free.
Evening.
Sleuthing in the Jazz Age - Central Library, Newcastle. 5pm. Free but ticketed. Discover more...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Another one bites the dust

Roly  posted the following notice on his website:
BLAYDON JAZZ CLUB 
BLAYDON CIU CLUB SADLY CLOSED on 31/1/13
Our sincere thanks to Alan & Lisa at the CIU club for their unswerving support.
WE ARE PRESENTLY TRYING FOR A NEW VENUE
MORE INFO SOON WE HOPE 
The Custom House Big Band provisional for Thurs 7th March is cancelled.
We wish Roly every success in finding a new venue.
Lance.
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1 comment :

  1. Damn shame. No-one could have worked harder than Roly to keep this venue going whilst keeping the quality up to the highest level. I wish him luck in finding a suitable new venue, and also hope that the faithful crowd of regulars (and more) will continue to support what is one of the best jazz clubs anywhere.

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Bebop Spoken Here -- Here, being the north-east of England -- centred in the blues heartland of Newcastle and reaching down to the Tees Delta and looking upwards to the Land of the Kilt.
Not a very original title, I know; not even an accurate one as my taste, whilst centred around the music of Bird and Diz, extends in many directions and I listen to everything from King Oliver to Chick Corea and beyond. Not forgetting the Great American Songbook the contents of which has provided the inspiration for much great jazz and quality popular singing for round about a century.
The idea of this blog is for you to share your thoughts and pass on your comments on discs, gigs, jazz - music in general. If you've been to a gig/concert or heard a CD that knocked you sideways please share your views with us. Tell us about your favourites, your memories, your dislikes.
Lance (Who wishes it to be known that he is not responsible for postings other than his own and that he's not always responsible for them.)
Contact: lanceliddle@gmail.com I look forward to hearing from you.

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