Graham Robinson (sax);
Steve Mounter (trombone); Paul Miskin (keys); Hank Hayes (banjo);
Chris Dobson (bass);
Yannik Tchicmi (drums); plus various other instruments which made an
appearance, such as mouthorgan. shakers, Flugelhorn (?) and a steel pan effect
from somewhere.
(Review by Ann Alex).
The Jazz Coop at the
Globe is making an honest attempt to present a broad array of music besides
straight jazz, and this gig proved the point.
This band is often to be heard on the streets of Newcastle, doing their
reggae, Afro jazz, and even 80’s pop, and tonight indoors they gave us all
three with good measure, in 2 long sets totalling about 2 hours 20
minutes. This was a fun night all round
and by the end most people were up dancing.
What’s not to like?
They were straight in
with tunes such as the Ghostbusters
theme, Red Wine, Tainted Love, Just Can’t
Get Enough, Let’s Work Together. Watermelon Man, a Buena Vista Social Club
number, and many other tunes I couldn’t put a name to, such as a song about
cats with ‘Meows’ in the words, reggae mentioning ‘power to the people’,
skilled Afro jazz numbers, a piece based on Prokofiev, and a version of a Duke
Ellington tune. All with lots of singing
from most of the band and many solos, yes, even from the banjo! A very enjoyable evening. Catch them on the streets soon, or go to
their next gig at Summerhill Bowling Club,
Ann
Alex
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