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15867 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 874 of them this year alone and, so far, 72 this month (Sept. 25).

From This Moment On ...

September

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Alice Grace Quartet @ King's Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm. All welcome.
Thu 28: Faye MacCalman + Snape/Sankey @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Thu 28: Zoe Rahman @ Jesmond United Reformed Church, Jesmond, Newcastle. 7:30pm. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Thu 28: '58 Jazz Collective @ Hops & Cheese, Hartlepool. 7:30pm.
Thu 28: Speakeasy @ Queen's Hall, Hexham. 7:30pm. £15.00. A Southpaw Dance Company presentation. Dance, audio-visuals, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, swing dancers etc.
Thu 28: Mick Cantwell Band @ Harbour View, Sunderland. 8:00pm. Free. Ace blues band.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.

Sat 30: John Pope Quintet + Late Girl + Shapeshifters @ Bobik's, Jesmond, Newcastle.
Sat 30: Papa G's Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A 'Jar on the Bar' gig.

OCTOBER

Sun 01: Smokin' Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm.
Sun 01: Dulcie May Moreno sings Portrait of Sheila @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00. Moreno sings Sheila Jordan with Giles Strong, Mick Shoulder & John Bradford.
Sun 01: Middlesbrough Jazz & Blues Orchestra @ Saltburn Community Hall. 2:00pm.
Sun 01: The Easy Rollers @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £13.70., £11.55.
Sun 01: Brand/Roberts/Champion/Sanders @ Blank Studios, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Sun 01: Papa G's Troves @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 02: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Mon 02: FILM: Wattstax; 50th Anniversary @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 8:00pm.

Tue 03: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 03: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. House trio: Michael Young (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Paul Wight (drums).

Wed 04: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 04: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 04: Paul Skerritt @ Vespa Italian Bar & Steakhouse, Primrose Hill, Jarrow. From 7:00pm. To book a table - 0191 483 3355.
Wed 04: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

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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