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Bebop Spoken There

Sullivan Fortner: ''I always judge it by the bass player: If the bass player is happy, it's going to be a good night". (DownBeat, February 2025).

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)

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17805 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 17 years ago. 126 of them this year alone and, so far, 51 this month (Feb.16).

From This Moment On ...

February 2025

Wed 19: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 19: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 19: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 20: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, Holystone. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 20: James Birkett & Emma Fisk @ King’s Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Free.
Thu 20: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £4.00. Subject: Jazz Milestones - 1975.
Thu 20: Renegade Brass Band @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 20: Orange Claw Hammer + Peony @ The Globe, Newcastle.7:30pm. Orange Claw Hammer play Captain Beefheart.
Thu 20: Jeremy McMurray & the Pocket Jazz Orchestra @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm. Featuring special guest Zoë Gilby.

Fri 21: JazzMain @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. SOLD OUT!
Fri 21: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 21: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 21: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 21: Joe Steels Trio @ The Pele, Corbridge. 7:00pm. £10.00. TBC.
Fri 21: Emma Rawicz w. Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.

Sat 22: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 12:30-2:30pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sat 22: Jason Isaacs @ Seaburn STACK, Seaburn. 3:30pm-5:30pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sat 22: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 22: Mississippi MacDonald @ Claypath Deli, Durham. 7:00pm. Blues.
Sat 22: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Old Cinema Laundrette, Durham. 7:45pm. £16.50. SOLD OUT!
Sat 22: Michael Woods @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Country blues guitar & vocals.

Sun 23: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 23: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Sun 23: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 23: Mark Williams Trio @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm.
Sun 23: Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 23: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 23: Jazz Jam Sandwich! @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 23: Mississippi MacDonald @ Georgian Theatre, Stockton. 3:00pm. Blues.
Sun 23: Mu Quintet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sun 23: Jazz Jam @ Fabio’s, Saddler St., Durham. 8:00pm. Free. A Durham University Jazz Society promotion. All welcome.

Mon 24: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 24: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30pm. Free.

Tue 25: ?

Wed 26: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 26: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 26: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

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

Sunday, November 09, 2014

Classic Jazz Party - Day 3

I'm not going to be able to make this, the final day of a fantastic weekend, so I'm going to torture myself even further by listing what I'll be missing!
Lance.
12 Noon – 12.30pmFiddlesticks.
Based on the great Joe Venuti’s Blue Four (and yes, he also had a Blue Six), you will enjoy this session of what may fairly be termed the Chamber Music of Jazz. Emma Fisk is certainly the most brilliant star to rise in recent years! Emma Fisk (violin); Mauro Porro (reeds); David Boeddinghaus (piano); Martin Wheatley (guitar); Frans Sjöström (bass saxophone).
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12.30pm – 1.30pm‘May it please you – Ben Pollack.’
Drummer and bandleader Ben Pollack may be little-known today, but his career began as far back as 1923 with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Josh will explain and illustrate how his bands launched many star players such as Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman and Harry James. Duke Heitger, Andy Schumm (trumpets); Kris Kompen (trombone); Matthias Seuffert, Lars Frank, Mauro Porro (reeds); Emma Fisk (violin);  Keith Nichols (piano); Jacob Ullberger (guitar); Phil Rutherford (brass bass); Josh Duffee (drums). Janice Day, vocal.
1.30pm – 2.00pmJabbo Returns.
The Jabbo Smith tribute at last year’s Party was such a success that a further session has been arranged ‘by popular demand’! Menno Daams(trumpet); Jean-François Bonnel (reeds); Keith Nichols (piano); Martin Wheatley (banjo, guitar); Phil Rutherford (brass bass).
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2.00pm – 3.00pmUnion Rhythm Kings.
If you were not one of the ‘Early Birds’ who heard this very successful band’s first session on Thursday, you will appreciate the versatility of this all-star group which was formed in Sweden by Frans in 2007. Bent Persson (trumpet); Kris Kompen (trombone); Lars Frank (reeds); Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano); Jacob Ullberger (banjo, guitar); Frans Sjöström (bass saxophone); Nicholas Ball (drums).
3.00pm – 4.00pmCount Basie Small Groups.
One of Basie’s first classic recordings was with a small band, but he made many more, especially in the 1950s.  Matthias and his group take you through some of this great repertoire. Enrico Tomasso (trumpet); Matthias Seuffert (reeds); Martin Litton (piano); Henry Lemaire (guitar); Malcolm Sked (bass); Richard Pite (drums).
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4.00pm – 5.00pmAndy Schumm’s  Fat Babies.
Andy hails from MilwaukeeWisconsin, and is another who took up music when very young. He became a ‘Bixophile’ early on but his marvellous talents as an improviser and arranger are wide-ranging, as you will hear this afternoon. Menno Daams, Andy Schumm (trumpets); Alistair Allan (trombone); Jean-François Bonnel, Lars Frank, Claus Jacobi (reeds); David Boeddinghaus (piano); Henry Lemaire (banjo, guitar); Malcolm Sked (bass, brass bass); Josh Duffee (drums).
DINNER
7.30pm – 8.00pmThe Professor – Morten Gunnar Larsen.
Morten is one of the most distinguished Norwegian jazz musicians, holding awards from his home country as well as the U.S.A., where he spent several years involved in such shows as ‘One Mo’ Time’ and ‘Jelly Roll! - the Music and the Man.’ 
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8.00pm – 9.00pm: Rico’s Louis.
We all know that Rico, at a young age, met Louis Amstrong. But few could have foretold how magnificently he was to follow the inspiration of his mentor. The breadth, the audacity and the passion of Rico’s playing never fail to thrill. Enrico Tomasso, Bent Persson (trumpets); Alistair Allan (trombone); Jean-François Bonnel, Claus Jacobi, Mauro Porro (reeds); David Boeddinghaus (piano); Martin Wheatley (banjo, guitar); Henry Lemaire (bass); Nicholas Ball (drums).
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9.00pm – 9.30pmChu Berry.
Chu Berry’s career was alas short; he lost his life in a car accident in 1941, and so is less well known than he deserves. Fortunately, Matthias possesses the sensitivity – and virtuosity – to keep Berry’s music alive so that you can experience it yourselves. Duke Heitger (trumpet); Matthias Seuffert (tenor saxophone); Martin Litton (piano); Henry Lemaire (bass); Richard Pite (drums). Janice Day, vocal.
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9.30pm – 10.00pmRed Nichols – The Vitaphone Film.
Rediscovery and restoration of many short musical films made in the 1920s & 30s has made great strides in recent years. Josh and his musicians re-enact one of the best, which featured Eddie Condon and Pee Wee Russell as well as Nichols himself. Andy Schumm (trumpet); Graham Hughes (trombone); Lars Frank (reeds); Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano); Martin Wheatley (banjo, guitar); Frans Sjöström (bass saxophone); Josh Duffee (drums).
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10.00pm – 11.00pmSmack – Fletcher Henderson 1930 / 32.
Fletcher Henderson recorded profusely in the 1920s, but there is a curious gap between May 1929 and October 1930.  Claus leads this session devoted to the new band, a ‘powerhouse’ which foretold the Swing Era that was to come a few years later. Enrico Tomasso, Duke Heitger, Menno Daams (trumpets); Kris Kompen, Graham Hughes (trombones); Matthias Seuffert, Jean-François Bonnel, Claus Jacobi (reeds); Keith Nichols (piano); Jacob Ullberger (banjo, guitar); Malcolm Sked (bass); Richard Pite (drums).
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11.00pm – ????: Victory Pub Jam.
The tireless Enrico Tomasso directs this final Jam Session. The extensive, all-star personnel promises a fitting climax to this excellent Jazz Party! Enrico Tomasso, Bent Persson (trumpets); Kris Kompen, Alistair Allan (trombones); Mauro Porro, Jean-François Bonnel (reeds); Emma Fisk (violin); David Boeddinghaus (piano); Martin Wheatley (banjo, guitar); Malcom Sked (bass, brass bass); Josh Duffee (drums).

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