Bebop Spoken There

Art Blakey (to Terence Blanchard): ''You ain't Miles find your own shit to do!'' (DownBeat May, 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

18504 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 368 of them this year alone and, so far this month (May 7 ) 22

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

May

Wed 13: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 13: Jam session @ The Tannery, Hexham. 7:00pm. Free.
Wed 13: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 13: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 13: Hey Remember This @ Elder Beer, Heaton, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00. JNE.

Thu 14: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Philip Larkin’s Jazz Experiment.
Thu 14: Jerron Paxton @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). Superb country blues.
Thu 14: Solcade @ the Bridge Hotel, Newcastle. 7:00pm. EP launch. Rivkala & co..
Thu 14: Jacob Egglestone @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Egglestone (guitar); Jamie Watkins (bass); Jack Littlewood (drums) & guests.
Thu 14: 58 Jazz Collective @ The Blacksmith’s Arms, Hartlepool. 8:00pm. Free.
Thu 14: Paul Skerritt @ Angels' Share, St George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 2SX. 8:00pm. Free. Booking advised (0191 200 1975). Skerritt w. backing tapes.

Fri 15: Conor Emery Quartet @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Line-up Emery (trombone); Alix Shepherd (piano); John Pope (double bass); Abbie Finn (drums). SOLD OUT!
Fri 15: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 15: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 15: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 15: Gerry Richardson Quartet @ Sunderland Minster. 7:30pm. £13.01 adv., £15.00 on the door. Old Black Cat Jazz Club.
Fri 15: Puppini Sisters @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm. CANCELLED!

Sat 16: Sing Jazz! workshop @ The Globe, Newcastle. 1:30pm. £27.50. Tutor: Alexia Gardner. God Bless the Child - Lady Day!. Enrol at: learning@jazz.coop.
Sat 16: Kaberry Big Band @ the Seahorse Pub, Hillheads Rd., Whitley Bay NE23 8HR. From 7:30pm. £15.00
Sat 16: Lady Nade @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm. ‘Lady Nade sings Nina Simone’.

Sun 17: Glenn Miller & Big Band Spectacular @ Forum Theatre, Billingham. 7:30pm.
Sun 17: QOW Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £14.00., £12.00., £7.00. Spike Wells, Riley Stone-Lonergan & Eddie Myer.

Mon 18: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 18: Mark Williams Trio @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00.

Tue 19: GoGo Penguin + Daudi Matsiko @ Wylam Brewery, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £22.00 + £4.40 bf.
Tue 19: Danny Lowndes’ Hot Club @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £15.00 + £5.00 bf.
Tue 19: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Michael Young (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Mark Robertson (drums).

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Jazz North East Fundraiser Sunday January 26 - Full Line-up

THE JAZZ CAFÉ                                          BRIDGE HOTEL
All day pass inc. both venues £15 ---- Afternoon or evening pass inc. both venues £10.      
Afternoon                                        
1:00pm     Alan Law Trio                               Zoë Gilby Quartet
2:00pm     Burgess, Wilson & Burt               Matt Anderson Quartet
3:00pm     Alex Hutton Trio                           Jason Yarde & Friends         
4:00pm     Simon Spillett Quintet                   Bonga, Coxon, Sanders & Ward
Evening   
6:00pm     Beck, Collins, Grew & Pope        Graeme Wilson - Noel Dennis 
                                                                        Quintet
7:00pm     Jason Yarde Quintet                     Guitar Quartet with Burt, Coxon, 
                                                                      Sharkey  & Ward 
8:00pm     Jonathan Silk Quintet                   Corey Mwamba’s Improv Mashup
9:00pm     Paul Edis & Friends                       More Mwamba Mashup!
Matt Anderson - saxophones. Leading member of Leeds’ new young mainstream scene.
Mick Beck - tenor sax & bassoon. Highly respected improviser with a sound that strips paint
Ntshuks Bonga - alto sax. South African born artist bringing a township touch to free improv.
John Burgess - reeds. Versatile Scot equally at home with classic jazz and free music.
George Burt - guitar. The most innovative guitarist since the late Derek Bailey.
David Carnegie - drums. Welcome return to Tyneside for the brilliant Barbadian drummer
Andy Champion - double bass. Gateshead-born bassist building an international reputation.
Charlie Collins - drums. Sheffield-based percussionist bringing a powerful rhythmic sense to improv.
John Coxon - guitar. Star of drum & bass crew Springheel Jack, now committed to free improv.
Noel Dennis - trumpet. Warm-toned trumpeter back in the North East after a spell in Glasgow.
Paul Edis - piano. Brilliant exponent of the classic jazz piano tradition.
Zoë Gilby - vocals. One of the UK’s finest jazz singers, making waves with her new album.
Stephen Grew - piano. First Jazz North East appearance for highly original improvising pianist.
Alex Hutton - piano. London-based artist who recently played a stunning gig at the Lit & Phil.
Alan Law - keyboards. Tyneside player testing the boundaries between harmony and freedom.
John Pope - double bass. Rising star on the UK free jazz and experimental music scene.
Corey Mwamba - vibraphone. Brilliant young artist re-inventing the vibes vocabulary.
Martin Pyne - vibraphone. Inspirational vibes player & leader of acclaimed contemporary trio Busnoys.
Mark Sanders - drums. Widely recognised as one of Europe’s finest improvising percussionists.
Chris Sharkey - guitar. Combines astonishing technique with restlessly imaginative approach.
Mick Shoulder - double bass. Swinging bassist, equally at home with 1930s Hot Club or ‘60s post-bop jazz.
Jonathan Silk - drums. Driving force behind the contemporary Birmingham jazz scene.
Adam Sinclair - drums. Superb Tyneside drummer with a mastery of the whole jazz heritage.
Simon Spillett - tenor saxophone. Leading UK mainstream player, the musical heir of Tubby Hayes.
Adrian Tilbrook - drums. The North East’s premier drummer for 40 years, still pushing the boundaries.
Alex Ward - clarinet & guitar. Masterful across the board from minimalist improv to furious free rock.
Mark Williams - guitar. From sensitive accompaniment to full on pyrotechnics, Mark does it all.
Graeme Wilson - reeds. Building a personal style from the legacies of Lester Young & Coltrane.
Lloyd Wright - guitar. Leader of jazz-rock trio Legohead, pushing the music in new directions.
Jason Yarde - alto sax & electronics. Superbly innovative saxophonist, and highly acclaimed composer & arranger.
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