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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 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

18395 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 259 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 30 ), 69

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

March

Tue 31: Bede Trio @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Albert Hills Wright (alto sax); Finn Carter (piano); Michael Dunlop (double bass).

April

Wed 01: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 01: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 01: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 02: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Musicians playing classical & orchestral music.
Thu 02: The Noel Dennis Band @ Prohibition Bar, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2RU. 7:00pm (doors). £10.84. Quartet plus special guest Zoë Gilby. Over 21s only.
Thu 02: Renegade Brass Band @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 02: Shalala @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £7.00. adv..
Thu 02: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Fri 03: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 03: King Bees @ Billy Bootleggers, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). Free. Chicago blues.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Jazz Café Update

The refurbished Jazz Café opened to an exciting start for the New Year and quickly established itself as a vital live venue and a new daytime Café of real quality. From the start we welcomed the whole Jazz community and made space for promotions by Jazz North East , Schmazz and the Pink Lane Jazz Coop. Our commitment to live events continues with the launch of a larger more flexible venue upstairs at the Jazz Café on April 4th. We celebrate this step forward by hosting the Late Night Club of the Sage International Jazz Festival on the weekend of April 4th and 5th.
Upstairs at the Jazz Café is a small unique venue which will have a priority on live performance. It is licensed for Music, Theatre, Dance and Cinema and has a late bar licence. It is available for hire for private and public events and has the advantage of both technical and catering support. As a complete self contained venue this will become an important low budget creative space for the presentation of new shows in Newcastle.
So expect a broad range of original live events from traditional music to the more challenging performance art. The new Jazz Café is not just jazz, but it will take forward the lively spirit of creative improvisation.  
New web address www.jazzcafe-newcastle.co.uk  New phone 0191 2229882
Jazz Café 25-27 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne. 2 minutes from the Central Station.
Open from 11am daily. Closed Sunday and Monday. 
Upcoming gigs.

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