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Bebop Spoken There

Branford Marsalis: "As ignorance often forces us to do, you make a generalisation about a musician based on one specific record or one moment in time." - (Jazzwise June 2023).

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Hudson Music: Lance's "Bebop Spoken Here" is one of the heaviest and most influential jazz blogs in the UK.

Rupert Burley (Dynamic Agency): "BSH just goes from strength to strength".

'606' Club: "A toast to Lance Liddle of the terrific jazz blog 'Bebop Spoken Here'"

The Strictly Smokin' Big Band included Be Bop Spoken Here (sic) in their 5 Favourite Jazz Blogs.

Ann Braithwaite (Braithwaite & Katz Communications) You’re the BEST!

Holly Cooper, Mouthpiece Music: "Lance writes pull quotes like no one else!"

Postage

15491 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 512 of them this year alone and, so far, 133 this month (May 31).

From This Moment On ...

Mon 05: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Tue 06: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 06: Jam session @ Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. House trio: Stu Collingwood (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Sid White (drums).

Wed 07: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 07: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 07: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 07: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

Thu 08: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free. CANCELLED! BACK ON JUNE 15.
Thu 08: Easington Colliery Brass Band @ The Lubetkin Theatre, Peterlee. 7:00pm. £10.00.
Thu 08: Faye MacCalman + Blue Dust Archive @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Thu 08: Dilutey Juice + Ceramic @ The Ampitheatre, Sea Road, South Shields. 7:00pm. Free. A South Tyneside Festival event.
Thu 08: Lara Jones w. Vigilance State @ Lubber Fiend, Blandford Square, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Thu 08: Michael Littlefield @ the Harbour View, Roker, Sunderland. 8:00pm. Free. Country blues.
Thu 08: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Fri 09: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 09: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 09: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 09: Castillo Nuevo @ Revolución de Cuba, Newcastle. 5:30-8:30pm.
Fri 09: Emma Rawicz @ Sage Gateshead. 8:00pm.

Sat 10: Front Porch Three @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. Americana, blues, jazz etc.
Sat 10: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A 'Jar on the Bar' gig.

Sun 11: WORKSHOP: Tim Richards' Jazz Piano Workshop @ JG Windows, Newcastle. Time TBC. Further details tel. 0191 232 1356.
Sun 11: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:30pm. Free.
Sun 11: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 3:00pm.
Sun 11: Groovetrain @ Innisfree Sports & Social Club, Longbenton NE12 8TY. Doors 6:30pm. £15.00 (£7.00. under 16).
Sun 11: Jeffrey Hewer Collective @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 12: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Papanosh @ The Bridge July 27

Raphaël Quenehen (alto & soprano sax); Quentin Ghomari (trumpet, trombone); Sebastian Palis (accordion, keyboards); Thibault Cellier (bass); Jérémie Piazza (drums).
(Review by Steve H/Photo courtesy of Ken Drew).
The city of Newcastle has quite an affinity with French players, the local football team seems to be made up almost entirely of  French speakers. For the second time in almost as many weeks a band from across the water graced us with their presence and what a joy it was. The upstairs room at The Bridge was adequately filled but it should have been packed to the rafters for this wonderfully inventive and creative band.  
The upstairs room was bathed in sunshine as the first set kicked off with Chameau(Camel)  which had definite hints of the Miles Davis 70’s  electronic era about it. Next up was Icelandic inspired  Skatefulk  this piece was anything but cold starting with a rousing drum solo from Piazza and progressing with whistles and then simultaneous alto and soprano blowing from Quenehen not forgetting some funky electronic keyboard wizardry – fantastique. Fairly fittingly as we were after all above The Tyne the next song  was Aupres des douces eaux (Close to the Water ) this featured a dreamy trumpet solo from composer Ghomari and the entire piece really did evoke the feeling of the title. Baleze featured a machine gun like  drum solo from Piazza and the set concluded with a Mingus composition Peggy’s Blue Skylight this had everything including  Spanish vocals from Quenehen and much  hooting, tooting  and  hand clapping from all and sundry with a New Orleans feel thrown in. At the interval Quenehen presumably as breathless as everyone else mimed the  introductions to his fellow band members.
Set two began with Strawberry of K a film noir style alto solo which  gave way to a cacophony of sound which at times made it feel like there was a  big band   in the room. A marvellous organ solo from Palis performed on the electronic keyboard sounded like Jimmy Smith with knobs on so that the absence of his Hammond Organ was hardly missed (which sadly couldn’t make it up the stairs and the round the corner  to the top room ).  I couldn’t quite catch the name of the next song but it had almost a Procol Harum type keyboard feel to it until Palis decided to conduct the band using his entire body. As he swayed and gesticulated the band played to his every movement. What followed was even more remarkable as the metaphorical baton was passed  to audience member Chris Calver who concluded the piece with considerable aplomb (see photo.)
A terrific bass solo from Cellier introduced Mingus’s Reincarnation of a Lovebird and this also featured a triumphant tenor solo from Quenehen. A tribute to the late great Bass player Charlie Haden La Pasionaria  seemed heartfelt and was indeed quite emotional. The grand finale Gibril Circus evoked feelings of silent movies and the band looked as though they were enjoying themselves as much as the audience who broke into rapturous applause at the conclusion of Le Gig – C’est Magnifique.
The evening really had all in terms of musical styles (bebop , hard bop, funk, big band etc etc) but what made it so exciting was that they were performed in no particular order. You never knew what was going to be around the corner (apart from sadly the aforementioned trapped Hammond Organ) everything was  played with an enthusiasm  and ebullience that could not help but carry you away if only The Toon’s Frenchmen could emulate their Papanosh  compatriots then maybe the 47 year trophy drought could be ended.  
Steve H.

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