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The Things They Say!

This is a good opportunity to say thanks to BSH for their support of the jazz scene in the North East (and beyond) - it's no exaggeration to say that if it wasn't for them many, many fine musicians, bands and projects across a huge cross section of jazz wouldn't be getting reviewed at all, because we're in the "desolate"(!) North. (M & SSBB on F/book 23/12/24)

Postage

18445 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 309 of them this year alone and, so far this month (April 20 ) 43,

Reviewers wanted

Whilst BSH attempts to cover as many gigs, festivals and albums as possible, to make the site even more comprehensive we need more 'boots on the ground' to cover the albums seeking review - a large percentage of which never get heard - report on gigs or just to air your views on anything jazz related. Interested? then please get in touch. Contact details are on the blog. Look forward to hearing from you. Lance

From This Moment On

April

Wed 22: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 22: Nubiyan Twist @ Digital, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £28.75 (inc. bf).
Wed 22: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 22: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 7:30pm. Date, time & admission TBC.
Wed 22: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 23: FILM: Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me @ Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle. 6:15pm. Dir. Robert Clem (2025).
Thu 23: Castillo Nuevo Orquesta @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. £6.50. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 23: Eva Fox & the Sound Hounds @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 23: Jeremy McMurray’s Pocket Jazz Orchestra & Musicians Unlimited @ ARC, Stockton. 8:00pm. £19.00. inc. bf.

Fri 24: Noel Dennis Trio @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. Dennis, Mark Willams, Andy Champion. SOLD OUT!
Fri 24: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 24: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 24: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 24: Trio Grand @ Land of Oak & Iron, Winlaton. 6:00-9:00pm. Free.
Fri 24: Ben Vince + The Exu @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £14.33., £11.16, £8.00. A ‘jazz adjacent’ gig!
Fri 24: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ The Ship Isis, Sunderland. 7:30pm. £13.20 (inc. bf).
Fri 24: TBC @ The Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm.

Sat 25: Giles Strong Quartet @ Hindmarsh Hall, Alnmouth. 7:30pm. CANCELLED!
Sat 25: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ The Old Cinema Launderette, Durham. 7:30pm (7:00pm doors). £13.20 (inc. bf).
Sat 25: ‘Portrait in Evans’: Noa Levy & Alan Barnes w. Paul Edis Trio @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm. £24.00. Sage Two. ‘Portrait in Evans’. Levy, Barnes, Edis, Andy Champion & Steve Hanley.

Sun 26: Musicians Unlimited: Big Band Blast @ West Hartlepool RFC. 1:00-3:00pm . Free.
Sun 26: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00.
Sun 26: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: Ni Maxine + Nauta @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £17.51., £14.33., £11.16.
Sun 26: Joe Steels @ The Pele, Corbridge. 7:00pm. Free (donations direct to the musicians). Joe Steels & Friends.
Sun 26: C.A.L.I.E @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £16.00., £14.00., £7.00.

Mon 27: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 27: House of Blues @ the Globe, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £7.00., £5.00. advance. A student-led jazz session. ‘House of Blues’ is, perhaps, a misnomer.
Mon 27: Littlewood Trio @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £10.00 + bf, £7.00. + bf.

Tue 28: Long/Remon/Zilker @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Tom Remon plays Irish folk!

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

CD/Gig of the Year Choices

Gig of the Year
Hugh Cochrane: . The Impossible Gentlemen @ Zefferelli's, Ambleside
Ken Drew Marian Crispell & Raymond McDonald @ N'cle Uni.

Arun Ghosh @ Sage Gateshead

Laura Jurd/Paul Dunmall (jt)
Tony Eales Igor Butman - Moscow Jazz Orchestra @ Wigan Jazz Festival

Bobby Shew & LA Big Band @ LA Jazz Festival

Tommy Smith & SNJO Play Stan Kenton @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Chris Finch Trilok Gurtu, Paolo Fresu, Omar Sosa @ Sage Gateshead
Flore David Sanborn/Bob James @ Barbican (London Jazz Festival)
Steve Horowitz Arun Ghosh @ Sage Gateshead

Ollie Howell Quintet @ The Bridge, Newcastle

Courtney Pine @ Hoochie Coochie
Kath Jobes Lindsay Hannon Plus @ Sage Gateshead
Lance Keith Crombie Funeral/Wake @ Town Walls, Newcastle

Emma Fisk @ Whitley Bay Classic Jazz Party

Cecile McLorin Salvant & Daryl Sherman @ Whitley Bay Classic Jazz Party
Liz Michael Bublé @ O2
John Taylor Martin Stephenson/Martin Taylor @ Ashington Festival
Roly Veitch Graeme Wilson Quartet @ Lit and Phil



CD of the Year
Hugh Cochrane: . The Impossible Gentlemen – Recognised Aliens
Tony Eales Igor Butman - Scheherazade Tales

Tommy Smith & SNJO – In the Spirit of Duke

Zoe Gilby – Twelve Stories
Steve Horowitz John Escreet – Sabotage & Celebration

World Service Project – Fire in the Pet Shop

Foreign Motion – In Flight
Kath Jobes Zoe Gilby – Twelve Stories
Lance Buck Clayton Legacy Band – Claytonia

Cecile McLorin Salvant – Woman Child

Tommy Smith & SNJO – In the Spirit of Duke
Debra Milne Cecile McLorin Salvant – Woman Child

Lauren Kinsella & Thought Fox – My Guess
John Taylor Clare Teal – Jing-Jing-A-Ling
Roly Veitch Ed Bickert & Don Thompson – At The Garden Party
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4 comments :

Lance said...

Thanks go to those who found time to click a few buttons...

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 11:34:00 pm
Daryl Sherman (on F/b) said...

Happy new Year Lance-a Lot! Wishing you a healthy harmonious 2014. Hope to see you again before long.

Wednesday, January 01, 2014 10:14:00 am
Debra Milne said...

Happy New Year Lance & keep up the good work. My favourite gig of 2013 was Gwilym Simcock at Zefferelli's in Ambleside in August. Fantastic music from a top man in an intimate, friendly venue.

Wednesday, January 01, 2014 11:19:00 am
EmmaFiskJazzVio said...

Just seen your gig choices Lance - thanks!

Tuesday, January 07, 2014 2:17:00 pm

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