Bebop Spoken There

Gary Bartz: ''Music is nature's gift to man. It's the only religion. We're living in a terrible era, but what a beautiful thing music is. Look how it brings us together like religion is supposed to; and with no language barriers.'' (Jazzwise September, 2026)

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

18878 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 742 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Sept. 4.) 21.

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

September.

Fri 11: Esther Bennett @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 1:00pm. £10.00. Esther Bennett (vocals); Rick Laughlin (piano); Mick Shoulder (double bass).
Fri 11: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 11: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 11: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 11: Ray Stubbs’ R&B All Stars @ The White Room, Stanley. 7:45pm. £14.09 (inc. bf).

Sat 12: Tees Bay Swing Band @ Blacksmith’s Arms, Hartlepool. 1:30pm. Free. Open rehearsal.
Sat 12: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ The White Room, Stanley. 7:45pm. £16.26 (inc. bf).

Sun 13: 58 Jazz Collective @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00-3:00pm. Free.
Sun 13: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 13: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 13: King Bees @ Shape Patisserie, Darlington. 3:00pm. Free. Duo (Michael Littlefield & Scott Taylor). A Rhythm & Blues Fringe event. Blues excellence.
Sun 13: Alligator Gumbo @ The Cluny. 5:00pm. £17.15.; £11.43; £5.72.
Sun 13: Eternal Triangle + Andy Champion @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. JNE.

Mon 14: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 15: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Ben Lawrence, Paul Grainger, Bailey Rudd.

Wed 16: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 16: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 16: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 17: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 17: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00.
Thu 17: Front Porch Blues @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 17: Miles 100 @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00., £10.00., £7.00. Jack Courtney (trumpet); Sue Ferris (tenor sax); Tom Atkinson (guitar); Alan Law (piano); Deon Krishnan (bass); Jeff Armstrong (drums). A night of Miles Davis.
Thu 17: Amphitrio @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £7.00. Andrei Petrache (piano); Mike Alex (double bass); Philip Goron (drums).

Sunday, December 01, 2013

Claire Kelly Trio – Salsa Café November 30.

Claire Kelly (Vocal)  Mark Williams (Guitar) John Pope (D Bass)
(Review by Kath Jobes).
Claire has been absent from the jazz scene for some time, but appears to be on good form now she is back for a short while before she heads off travelling to foreign lands.  She introduced the band as the ‘the lovely Mark Williams’ and ‘THEE Pope’ and set away on a pleasant evening of ‘dinner Jazz’ with a quiet and gentle version of You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To, followed by Some Of My Best Friends Are Blues, with simply splendid solos from the boys… and I would expect nothing less from these accomplished musicians.  Claire certainly hit her ‘lucky Star’ with Mr Ugly and Morning as she gently moved on to Masquerade, some Beautiful Love and ended the set on Like Someone in Love.  A lovely mellow start to the evening, as I ate a superb dinner with jazz friends and it’s great to see a growing audience of Jazz regulars at the Salsa Café. 
Set two gave us water to drink with Agua de Beber, and Claire simply sparkled as she sang a happy blues number – The Blues Are Out of Town, with yet more skilful solos from Mark Williams and Thee Pope.  No Moon At All was exquisite and Day In Day Out again displayed the lightning fast fingers of Mr Williams at his best.  Johnny Dankworth’s blues number Unlucky Woman  hit the spot, but Everybody Wants to be A Cat from the Aristocrats brought back nice childhood memories as we were moved on to Love and Let’s Slip Away. 
We were then given a rare treat as Lindsay Hannon took to the stage and sang  But Beautiful… and it really was… I’m so looking forward to seeing her next Friday at No 28!  The last number of the night was another delight... away from the usual Jazz… the bonus of an Artic Monkeys number – When the Sun Goes Down… well sadly the sun did go down and the night came to an agreeable close…
If you missed it.. Claire is singing at Pizza Express on New Year’s Eve… and if you are looking for something to do on a Sunday Afternoon, there will be a regular Jam Session starting up at Salsa Café from Sunday December 8 – 3pm ‘til 7… bring your instruments and come along for a play or have a sing or if you don’t do either come for a listen, great jazz, lovely atmosphere, sumptuous food, plentiful drink and great staff and company… what more could you ask for? 
Kath J.
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