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17372 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 656 of them this year alone and, so far, 61 this month (Sept. 17).

From This Moment On ...

September

Thu 19: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 19: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Ragtime piano. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 19: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesborough. 8:30pm. Free. THC with guests Kevin Eland, Dan Johnson, Jeremy McMurray, Ron Smith.

Fri 20: Lindsay Hannon’s Tom Waits for No Man @ Gala Theatre, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00.
Fri 20: Rob Hall & Chick Lyall @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free (donations). SOLD OUT!
Fri 20: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 20: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 20: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 20: Leeway @ 1719, Hendon, Sunderland. 7:30pm. The Old Black Cat Jazz Club. CANCELLED!
Fri 20: Gaz Hughes Trio @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. Opus 4 Jazz Club.

Sat 21: Jason Isaacs @ Seaburn STACK, Seaburn. 1:00-2:45pm. Free.
Sat 21: Vieux Carré Hot Four @ The Beehive, Hartley Lane, Earsdon Whitley Bay NE25 0SZ. 4:30pm-6:30pm.
Sat 21: Baghdaddies @ Two by Two, Albion Row, Byker, Newcastle NE6 1RQ. 6:00pm.
Sat 21: Milne-Glendinning Band @ The Northumberland Club, Jesmond, Newcastle. 7:00pm. SOLD OUT!
Sat 21: Jude Murphy & Alan Law @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 22: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 22: Jason Isaacs @ St James’ STACK, Newcastle. 2:30-4:30pm. Free.
Sun 22: Dulcie May Moreno Quartet @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm.
Sun 22: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 22: Richard Herdman @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 22: Remy CB Band @ Blues Underground, Nelson St., Newcastle. 8:30pm. Free. Remi, 2024 Newcastle Uni graduate, superb soul/blues voice!

Mon 23: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 23: Paul Booth with the Paul Edis Trio @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00. A Blaydon Jazz Club 40th anniversary concert! SOLD OUT!

Tue 24: Dulcie May Moreno Quartet @ Newcastle House Hotel, Rothbury. 7:30pm. £12.00. (£10.00. adv. from Tully’s of Rothbury). Coquetdale Jazz.
Tue 24: Sarah Gillespie @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £16.50. Duo performance with Chris Montague.

Wed 25: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 25: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 25: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 25: Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK: Glenn Miller & Big Band Spectacular @ Middlesbrough Theatre. 7:30pm.

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

CD Review: Mike Gibbs + Twelve Play Gil Evans

Mike Gibbs (composer, arranger & conductor), Finn Peters (alto saxophone & flute), Julian Siegel (tenor & soprano saxophones, bass clarinet), Lluis Mather (tenor & soprano saxophones, clarinet), Percy Pursglove (trumpet & flugelhorn), Robbie Robson (trumpet & flugelhorn), Joe Auckland (trumpet & flugelhorn), Mark Nightingale (trombone), Sarah Williams (bass trombone & tuba), Jim Rattigan (French horn), Hans Koller (piano), Michael Janisch (double bass) & Jeff Williams (drums)
(Review by Russell)
Mike Gibbs’ new CD commemorates the centenary of the birth of arranger/composer Gil Evans. The project, instigated by Gibbs and pianist Hans Koller, secured enthusiastic support from musician and Whirlwind Recordings label boss Michael Janisch.
Twelve of the finest musicians working on the British jazz scene were recruited to play a couple of gigs in London and then go into the studio for a day to document Gibbs’ labour of love. Ten tracks comprising of arrangements by Evans and Gibbs illustrate the fine art of the composer/arranger. Arrangements for the ensemble are typical Gil Evans; layered brass, a spotlight for the soloist (brass or reeds). Gibbs’ arrangements complement the American master’s approach, producing a cohesive narrative to Play Gil Evans.
The opening Bilbao Song (comp. Kurt Weill/arr. Evans) is a down beat affair. Evans’ Las Vegas Tango struts the boards, lifting the mood with magnificent solo contributions from Mark Nightingale (trombone) and Julian Siegel (tenor) framed by biting section work from the trumpets of Percy Pursglove, Robbie Robson and Joe Auckland.
Gibbs’ arrangement of Carla Bley’s distinctive Ida Lupino, re-points the tune, mindful to retain its allure. The rhythm section comes into its own on Sister Sadie (arr. Evans). A witty re-working of the Horace Silver standard swings effortlessly in the capable hands of Koller, bassist Janisch and ace American drummer Jeff Williams. Ornette Coleman’s Ramblin’ (arr. Gibbs) reminds the listener of the composer’s mainstream jazz roots and Gibbs’ arrangement underscores the tunes’ blues undercurrent heard to great effect in Finn Peters’ alto work. Evans’ playful arrangement of St Louis Blues features more from Peters, Janisch excels, as does the ensemble marshalled by the consistently excellent Williams. Evans’ treatment of Rodgers and Hart’s Wait till You See Her closes the CD in much the same way as the opening track - on a satisfying down beat note.
Mike Gibbs + Twelve will launch the album at Kings Place, London in October at the inaugural Whirlwind Recordings Festival. Play Gil Evans, engineered and edited by Alex Bonney and produced by Gibbs, Koller, Janisch and Bonney, is released August 12 on Whirlwind Recordings WR4639.                           

Russell.   

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