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Fri 19: Cia Tomasso @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. ‘Cia Tomasso sings Billie Holiday’. SOLD OUT!
Fri 19: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 19: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 19: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 19: Tweed River Jazz Band @ The Radio Rooms, Berwick. 7:00pm (doors). £5.00.
Fri 19: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Seventeen Nineteen, Hendon, Sunderland. 7:30pm.
Fri 19: Levitation Orchestra + Nauta @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £11.00.
Fri 19: Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ The Witham, Barnard Castle. 8:00pm. ‘Ella & Ellington’.
Sat 20: Record Store Day…at a store near you!
Sat 20: Bright Street Band @ Washington Arts Centre. 6:30pm. Swing dance taster session (6:30pm) followed by Bright Street Big Band (7:30pm). £12.00.
Sat 20: Michael Woods @ Victoria Tunnel, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Acoustic blues.
Sat 20: Rendezvous Jazz @ St Andrew’s Church, Monkseaton. 7:30pm. £10.00. (inc. a drink on arrival).
Sun 21: Jamie Toms Quartet @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm.
Sun 21: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 21: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Holy Grale, Durham. 5:00pm.
Sun 21: The Jazz Defenders @ Cluny 2. Doors 6:00pm. £15.00.
Sun 21: Edgar Rubenis @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Blues & ragtime guitar.
Sun 21: Tweed River Jazz Band @ Barrels Ale House, Berwick. 7:00pm. Free.
Sun 21: Art Themen with the Dean Stockdale Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £10.00. +bf. JNE. SOLD OUT!
Mon 22: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Tue 23: Vieux Carre Hot 4 @ Victoria & Albert Inn, Seaton Delaval. 12:30-3:30pm. £12.00. ‘St George’s Day Afternoon Tea’. Gig with ‘Lashings of Victoria Sponge Cake, along with sandwiches & scones’.
Tue 23: Jalen Ngonda @ Newcastle University Students’ Union. POSTPONED!
Wed 24: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 24: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 24: Sinatra: Raw @ Darlington Hippodrome. 7:30pm. Richard Shelton.
Wed 24: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 24: Death Trap @ Theatre Royal, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Rambert Dance Co. Two pieces inc. Goat (inspired by the music of Nina Simone) with on-stage musicians.
Thu 25: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 25: Jim Jams @ King’s Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Jim Jams’ funk collective.
Thu 25: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 25: Death Trap @ Theatre Royal, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Rambert Dance Co. Two pieces inc. Goat (inspired by the music of Nina Simone) with on-stage musicians.
Thu 25: Jeremy McMurray & the Pocket Jazz Orchestra @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm.
Thu 25: Kate O’Neill, Alan Law & Paul Grainger @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 25: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Richie Emmerson (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Garry Hadfield (keys).
Sunday, February 22, 2015
The Road to Hong Kong with Colin Aitchison - Part Five.
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- Sunday Night @ The Farm
- The Lindsay Hannon Plus @ Jazz Café - Feb 27.
- More on Maurizio Minardi
- More Jam @ The Globe. February 22
- Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ The Millstone Feb.26.
- CD Review: Carsten Dahl - Bach Goldberg Variations
- Bradley Johnston Trio @ The Cherry Tree.
- Tom Green Septet @ Jazz Café - Feb. 24
- CD Review: Adam Birnbaum Trio - Three of a Mind
- CD Review: ISQ - Too
- Clark Terry (1920 - 2015)
- Budtones @ The Globe -Feb. 15.
- The Road to Hong Kong with Colin Aitchison - Part ...
- Noel Dennis Trio @ Jazz Café - Feb. 20
- Coming Soon: Folk Meets Jazz @ the Jazz Co-op on T...
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- Last Day in New Orleans
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- Pilgrim St. Set @ Hoochie Coochie February 19.
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- The Road to Hong Kong with Colin Aitchison Part Three
- The Dave Weisser Orchestra @ The Chillingham. Febr...
- Mardi Gras With Dr. John
- RIP Peter Byers
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- Jazz Café Jam - February 17
- Apologies!
- CD Review – Lonely City by Allegra Levy
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- On The Road with JT
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- CD review: Ant Law – Zero Sum World
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- Take it to the Bridge @ The Chillingham. February 11
- Bradley Johnston Quartet @ The Jazz Café. February...
- John Coltrane @ Newcastle City Hall - November 1961
- Jazz Duo @ Hallbankgate Tonight.
- Dean Stockdale Trio @ The Globe - Feb. 13.
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- Mini-Workshop with Zoe Rahman @ Newcastle Universi...
- Zoe Rahman @ Newcastle University - Feb. 12
- Kathryn ‘Mississippi’ Lowdon
- Improvisers Workshop @ Jazz Café - February 10
- CD Review: Paul Jones - Short History.
- CD Review: Noemi Nuti - Nice To Meet You
- CD Review: Will Butterworth Trio - Live
- Barnard Castle Jazz
- Jason Isaacs @ Hoochie Coochie.
- New Century Ragtime Orchestra @ Caedmon Hall.Feb. 7.
- Paul Skerritt Band @ Ashington Jazz Club - February 4
- Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: The Safe Sextet - Feb. 7
- CD Review: Glenn Wilson - Timely.
- Paul Edis Trio @ The Jazz Café. February 6
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- EP review: The Graeme Wilson Quartet – Pleasureland
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- Take it to the Bridge @ The Chillingham. Feb.4
- Alister Spence Quartet & Paul Taylor @ Newcastle U...
- Jazz Café Jam - February 3.
- CD Review: Charles McPherson - The Journey
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- THE JAZZ & BLUES POCKET ORCHESTRA - New Venue
- NCRO Concert SOLD OUT!
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4 comments :
Great stuff, Colin! First the bestselling book. Then Ned Kelly's Last Stand - the Movie!
Well said, Colin. Most of what is marketed as "jazz" today would not be recognised as such by Armstrong, Parker, Ellington et al. I'm both amused and saddened when I read a "jazz" magazine nowadays to realise that I've never heard of 95% of the people referred to, and the other 5% are people like Jamie Cullum...........
I do so agree. The difference is that where once becoming a jazz musician was a vocation - it has now become a career move. There is no doubt that there have never been so many highly skilled instrumentalists - they have fluency - but often have nothing to say. There are of course exceptions - but they are exceptions.
We are in an era of striving to perform - the heroic solo. Never mind any emotional content - just watch the technique.
Jazz education is also teaching that anyone can write original material. This is complete tosh. One can learn it to a degree but there is no doubt that the ability to be able to produce original compositions is given to very few - and in fact often has no direct relationship of high level technique. For example Tadd Dameron - not a great soloist - but what fantastic originals.
Europe is rather different to the UK in terms of audiences. Much greater age range and musically literate.
Finally an almost complete disinterest among many younger musicians about the history of jazz, its performers, and its sounds.
I agree with everything you say, Peter, particularly your points about European audiences and musicians. I am continually astonished at the level of ignorance demonstrated by jazz musicians (actually, both young and old) and audiences in respect of the music they profess to love.
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