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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: Miners' Picnic @ Woodhorn, Ashington. Music inc. Northern Monkey Brass Band (3:00-3:50pm); New York Brass Band (4:00-4:55pm).
Sat 10: Jeffrey Hewer @ The Vault, Darlington Covered Market, Darlington. 6:00-8:00pm. Free.
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: Jeremy McMurray's Pocket Jazz Orchestra @ Ropner Park, Stockton TS18 4EF. 2:00-4:00pm. Free.
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.
Sun 11: Jam No. 19 @ Fabio's Bar, Saddler Street, Durham. 8:00pm. Free. All welcome. A Durham University Jazz Society event.
Mon 12: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Tue 13: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 13: Infusion Trio @ Forum Music Centre, Darlington. 7:30pm.
Tue 13: Alice Grace & Pawel Jedrzejewski @ Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre. 8:00pm. £12.00 (£10.00. adv.).
Wed 14: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 14: NUJO Final Jazz Jam @ Bar Loco, Newcastle. 6:30pm. Free. Newcastle University Jazz Orchestra's final jam session of the academic year. All welcome.
Wed 14: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 14: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 14: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.
Thu 15: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 15: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library. 2:30-4:30pm. £2.00. All welcome.
Thu 15: Castillo Nuevo @ Revolución de Cuba, Newcastle. 5:30-8:30pm.
Thu 15: Alexander Ord Trio @ Tynedale Beer & Cider Festival, Tynedale Rugby Club, Corbridge. Evening, time TBC.
Thu 15: Têtes de Pois + Nauta @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. Time TBC.
Thu 15: Indigo Jazz Voices @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:45pm. £5.00.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
R.I.P. Al Belletto
He will be sadly missed.
Obituary.
Lance.
CDs of 2014
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Book (s) of the Year


CD Review: Hansu-Tori - An Improvised Escape.

Monday, December 29, 2014
Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Hoochie Coochie - Dec. 28
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Big Band Sunday
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Brassy B Brave Baltically Brass Conditions @ Monument. December 27
The Boneshakers’ Fourth Annual Boxing Day Blues Party @ The Tyne Bar.
Friday, December 26, 2014
Buddy De Franco (Feb. 17, 1923 - Dec. 24, 2014)
CD Review: Woven Entity

Thursday, December 25, 2014
So how did you spend Xmas Day?
Whiplash Update
We've already shown you a preview.
Here, now, is the official trailer.
Lance
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Requiem by the River - Jazz Esquires @ The Porthole

King Bee @ Hoochie Coochie - Dec. 23
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Esquires say "Goodbye Porthole, Hello Maggie Bank
RIP Joe Cocker (May 20, 1944 - Dec. 22, 2014)
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Obituary.
Lance.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Harlem Hot Stompers @ Boston Spa - Dec. 20
Roly Veitch-Jeremy McMurray Quartet with Steve Andrews @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. December 21
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Send us your Favourite Things of 2014
Lance.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jazz Radio All the Way
Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ Black Swan - Newcastle Arts Centre: December 20
Mark Williams/Paul Susans @ Jazz Café - Dec. 20
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Alter Ego @ The Globe - Dec. 19

CD Review: Vance Thompson's Five Plus Six - Such Sweet Thunder
Friday, December 19, 2014
Preview - Len (not Benny!) Goodman's Big Band Bonanza
CD Review: Jakob Dinesen - Yasmin

Thursday, December 18, 2014
CD Review: Ruth Lambert Trio – Three
Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Jazz Café. December 17
Tenth Anniversary Bash @ Sage Gateshead. Dec. 17

(Report by Lance)
Talk about a party? This was a party! OMG just so much happening! We know that when Sage Gateshead throws a party it's going to be the best thing ever outside of Buckingham Palace and the White House. In fact the only thing that shaded it for London 2012 was that Roz Rigby didn't arrive by helicopter with 007 - where was Eddie Bellis when you needed him?
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Jamming @ The Jazz Café - Dec. 16
All we need now is the bread...
Photos.
Lance.
Tonight! Ruth Lambert CD Launch
CD Review: Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian – Hamburg '72
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Snowmen from Prague visit the Bell & Bucket. December 16
Jazz gigs at the Globe in January and February 2015
Durham Alumni Take on the Yorkshire Suite. Dec. 14
Choose your Gig of the Year
Monday, December 15, 2014
DooWop (and more) Spoken Here!
The show covered many aspects of her career but, for me, this is THE Track (not sung on the show) - Am I Blue?
Lance.
This Sunday at Blaydon.
Roly.
Hello 2015 - New Year’s Eve Party at the Jazz Café Pink Lane, Newcastle.
Splinter Jam Session @ The Bridge. Dec. 14.
Digital Review: Big Chief - Blues in Twos

Sunday, December 14, 2014
Jeremy Platt Jazz Soul Moment @ The Globe Dec. 13
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Groovin' @ The Globe Tonight
Lance.
Radio Russell: A Duke, a Doctor, a Surrealist and a Welshman
Brother Strut @ Hoochie Coochie. Dec. 12
Friday, December 12, 2014
Situation Vacant: Jazz Services Recruiting For New Project Director
The Big Chris Barber Band @ Sage Gateshead. December 11
Thursday, December 11, 2014
CD Review: Michael Mantler – The Jazz Composer's Orchestra Update

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
New Years Eve @ The Cherry Tree
Jazz London Radio Calling...
EP Review: Circus FM
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Porter Quartet @ Lit & Phil. Dec. 8

(Review by Lance).
Shiver @ Splinter - Dec. 7
CD Review: Roller Trio – Fracture

Monday, December 08, 2014
The Barber of Sage Gateshead
Budtones: Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: December 6
Sunday, December 07, 2014
Keith Stephen’s Hot Club Trio w. Caroline Irwin – Christmas @ Ashington Jazz Club. Dec. 3
Matt Anderson & Jiannis Pavlidis @ The Jazz Café. December 6
CD Review: Jim Rattigan/Thomas Gould/Liam Noble - Triplicity
Saturday, December 06, 2014
Paul Edis Trio @ The Jazz Café. December 5
Friday, December 05, 2014
First there was the Titanic...
PS: The pub itself winds up on January 4.
Matt Anderson & Paul Edis @ The Lit & Phil. December 5
Cozyjo’s Cozy Christmas Concert @ Washington Arts Centre. December 4
Alex Garnett's Bunch of 5 - Andromeda
Thursday, December 04, 2014
Bebop Spoken Here’s Faves Score in Downbeat Poll
CD Review: Darrell Katz and the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra – Why Do You Ride?
Samuel Eagles Quartet @ The Globe - Dec. 3

(Review by Lance)
I'm not going to review this gig save for saying that it lived up to, and beyond, the expectations raised by listening to their CD. I raved about it in my review but did our readers take note? Did they ....! Well those sad souls missed out big time! The band replicated the album live and the few believers in attendance seemed to concur.
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
CD Review: Samuel Eagles Quartet - Next Beginning - LIVE TONIGHT @ THE GLOBE NEWCASTLE (8pm £10)!

(I make no apologies for re-posting this CD review as the band are appearing tonight at the latest Jazz Co-op gig at The Globe. If they are only half as good as they are on the CD it would still be one helluva gig! However, I confidently expect them to be even better live! Don't miss out! - Lance)
Samuel Eagles (alt/sop); Ralph Wyld (vib); Fergus Ireland (bs); Eric Ford (dms).
(Review by Lance).
Jazz Café Jam - Dec 2.
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
CD Review: Fini Bearman - Porgy and Bess.

CD Review: Maurizio Minardi - Piano Ambulance.

(Review by Lance).
Monday, December 01, 2014
Leash: Splinter @ the Bridge Hotel. Nov. 30

(Review by Lance/photo courtesy of Ken Drew).
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- R.I.P. Al Belletto
- New York or Newcastle there's a NYE Party for you!
- CDs of 2014
- Book (s) of the Year
- CD Review: Hansu-Tori - An Improvised Escape.
- Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Hoochie Coochie - Dec. 28
- Big Band Sunday
- Brassy B Brave Baltically Brass Conditions @ Monum...
- The Boneshakers’ Fourth Annual Boxing Day Blues Pa...
- Buddy De Franco (Feb. 17, 1923 - Dec. 24, 2014)
- CD Review: Woven Entity
- So how did you spend Xmas Day?
- Whiplash Update
- Overheard...
- Requiem by the River - Jazz Esquires @ The Porthole
- King Bee @ Hoochie Coochie - Dec. 23
- Esquires say "Goodbye Porthole, Hello Maggie Bank
- RIP Joe Cocker (May 20, 1944 - Dec. 22, 2014)
- Joke
- Harlem Hot Stompers @ Boston Spa - Dec. 20
- Roly Veitch-Jeremy McMurray Quartet with Steve And...
- Send us your Favourite Things of 2014
- Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jazz Radio All the Way
- Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ Black Swan - Newcastle...
- Mark Williams/Paul Susans @ Jazz Café - Dec. 20
- Alter Ego @ The Globe - Dec. 19
- CD Review: Vance Thompson's Five Plus Six - Such ...
- Preview - Len (not Benny!) Goodman's Big Band Bonanza
- CD Review: Jakob Dinesen - Yasmin
- CD Review: Ruth Lambert Trio – Three
- Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Jazz Café. December 17
- Tenth Anniversary Bash @ Sage Gateshead. Dec. 17
- Jamming @ The Jazz Café - Dec. 16
- Tonight! Ruth Lambert CD Launch
- CD Review: Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian...
- Snowmen from Prague visit the Bell & Bucket. Decem...
- Jazz gigs at the Globe in January and February 2015
- Durham Alumni Take on the Yorkshire Suite. Dec. 14
- Choose your Gig of the Year
- DooWop (and more) Spoken Here!
- This Sunday at Blaydon.
- Hello 2015 - New Year’s Eve Party at the Jazz Café...
- Splinter Jam Session @ The Bridge. Dec. 14.
- Digital Review: Big Chief - Blues in Twos
- Jeremy Platt Jazz Soul Moment @ The Globe Dec. 13
- Groovin' @ The Globe Tonight
- Radio Russell: A Duke, a Doctor, a Surrealist and ...
- Brother Strut @ Hoochie Coochie. Dec. 12
- Situation Vacant: Jazz Services Recruiting For New...
- The Big Chris Barber Band @ Sage Gateshead. Decemb...
- CD Review: Michael Mantler – The Jazz Composer's O...
- New Years Eve @ The Cherry Tree
- Jazz London Radio Calling...
- EP Review: Circus FM
- Porter Quartet @ Lit & Phil. Dec. 8
- Shiver @ Splinter - Dec. 7
- CD Review: Roller Trio – Fracture
- The Barber of Sage Gateshead
- Budtones: Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: December 6
- Keith Stephen’s Hot Club Trio w. Caroline Irwin – ...
- Matt Anderson & Jiannis Pavlidis @ The Jazz Café. ...
- CD Review: Jim Rattigan/Thomas Gould/Liam Noble - ...
- Paul Edis Trio @ The Jazz Café. December 5
- First there was the Titanic...
- Matt Anderson & Paul Edis @ The Lit & Phil. Decemb...
- Cozyjo’s Cozy Christmas Concert @ Washington Arts ...
- Alex Garnett's Bunch of 5 - Andromeda
- Bebop Spoken Here’s Faves Score in Downbeat Poll
- CD Review: Darrell Katz and the Jazz Composers All...
- Samuel Eagles Quartet @ The Globe - Dec. 3
- CD Review: Samuel Eagles Quartet - Next Beginning ...
- Jazz Café Jam - Dec 2.
- CD Review: Fini Bearman - Porgy and Bess.
- CD Review: Maurizio Minardi - Piano Ambulance.
- Leash: Splinter @ the Bridge Hotel. Nov. 30
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