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September
Sun 08: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 08: Giles Strong Quartet @ BAA Fest, Brownrigg Lodges, Bellingham. 2:40pm.
Sun 08: Eva Fox & the Jazz Guys @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 08: Graham Hardy’s Eclectic Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Mon 09: Mark Williams Trio @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm. £9.00.
Mon 09: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Tue 10: ???
Wed 11: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 11: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 11: The Tannery Jam Session @ The Tannery, Gilesgate, Hexham. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. A ‘second Wednesday in the month’ jam session.
Wed 11: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 12: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 12: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:30pm. £4.00. ‘A Great Day in Harlem’.
Thu 12: The Cuban Heels @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Pete Tanton & co.
Thu 12: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesborough. 8:30pm. Free. THC with guests Donna Hewitt, Bill Watson, Dave Archbold, Adrian Beadnell, Mark Hawkins.
Fri 13: Jeff Barnhart & Neville Dickie @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Two pianos, two pianists! SOLD OUT!
Fri 13: Noel Dennis Quartet @ The Old Library, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland. 1:00pm. £8.00.
Fri 13: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 13: Dilutey Juice @ Old Coal Yard, Byker, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £11.00. adv..
Fri 13: Ray Stubbs R & B All-stars @ The Forum, Darlington. 7:30pm. Classic blues.
Sat 14: Jeff Barnhart’s Silent Film Fest @ St Augustine's Parish Centre, Darlington. 12:30pm. Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club.
Sat 14: Customs House Big Band w. Ruth Lambert @ St Paul’s Centre, St Paul’s Gardens, Spennymoor DL16 7LR. 7:00pm (6:45pm doors). Tickets £10.00. from the venue or tel: 01388 813404. A ‘BYOB’ event.
Sat 14: Emma Wilson @ Claypath Deli, Durham. 7:00pm. £12.00. Acoustic blues.
Sat 14: Rat Pack - Swingin’ at the Sands @ Billingham Forum. 7:30pm.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Folk Degree Performances at Sage Gateshead, May 26 – 29
Preview: Jo Harrop w. Paul Edis Trio - Cherry Tree. TONIGHT! (June 3.)
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With every singer’s inspirational cushion behind her in the form of the Paul Edis Trio, what are you waiting for? Oh yes, the menu! Now, I’d happily diet on dried bread and water – some folk say I should have been doing that for years – to listen to Jo but that’s not on the menu at the Cherry Tree – instead, have a look at their fixed price menu.
If, in the hard to visualise scenario, Jo doesn't make you salivate then the food most surely will!
Io Harrop with the Paul Edis Trio @ The Cherry Tree Restaurant, 9 Osborne Rd., Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 2AE. 0191 2300024. June 3, 7.30pm. Free,
Lance.
Noemi Nuti Band @ The Globe Jazz Bar - May 30.
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CD Review: Keith Jarrett – Original Album Series (5 CD set)
Saturday, May 30, 2015
CD Review: Deborah Latz - Sur L’instant
CD Review: Gene Ess - Eternal Monomyth
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Friday, May 29, 2015
Strictly Rehearsing @ The Millstone. May 28
Thursday, May 28, 2015
CD Review: Devin Gray - RelativE ResonancE
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
The Bill Laurance Project @ Sage Gateshead. May 26
David Carnegie Quintet @ The Jazz Café, Newcastle - May 26.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The Three Tenors @ The Quakerhouse. May 24
The Bell & Bucket New Orleans Jazz Festival. May 25
Apology!
The Coop has so many jazz courses running, which is to their credit, but it does complicate life for us compilers!
Check them out here.
Lance.
Monday, May 25, 2015
CD Review: Troy Roberts - Secret Rhymes
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(Review by Lance).
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Mark Williams Trio @ The Globe Jazz Bar, Newcastle - May 23.
(Review by Lance).
Yuya Hunami Trio @ Jazz Cafe - May 22
Brand & Sanders + Faye MacCalman 4tet @ Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre – May 21.
EP Review: Priscilla Badhwar - Mademoiselle.
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Saturday, May 23, 2015
Tyne Valley Big Band News
Sunday 12th July Music in the Park Gibside National Trust 1pm- 4pm.
From the Blue Note Harrogate to Mississippi Goddam!
Snarky Puppy’s Bill Laurance Hits Sage Gateshead!
Yuya Honami Trio @ The Jazz Café - May 22.
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(Review by Lance/photo byMike Tilley).
Friday, May 22, 2015
Triptych @ The Lit & Phil. May 22
Thursday, May 21, 2015
CD Review: The Lalama Brothers - The Crepuscule Variations
Kurt Elling with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra @ Sage Gateshead. May 20
RIP Bob Belden
He even became the first American jazz musician to tour Iran!
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Jazz Café Jam - May 19.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Jazz North East presents: Capsule @ Bridge Hotel, Newcastle - May 17
Mark Toomey Quartet @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. May 17
Hot Sardines @ Sage Gateshead - May 18
Monday, May 18, 2015
Preview - Mark Williams' (rather special) Trio @ the Globe - Saturday May 23.
Kurt Elling for Sage Gateshead!!!
Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: The Blue Jazz Sextet: Saturday May 16
Sunday, May 17, 2015
CD Review: Leonard & Florin - Jazz
These Boots Are Made For Singing - Jazz Café Sampler @ Black Swan Bar and Venue, Newcastle
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Farewell Ray.
The arrangements are private at his request...but we will celebrate his life at a later date....
He considered the original compositions he wrote and played with Paul Gowland, Alan Law and Paul Wight to be his "legacy"...they can be found on Soundcloud under NE4 Jazz...or The Sid Scott Orchestra..
(Proud to be) Mrs Sylvia Truscott....
Ruth Lambert Trio @ St. Cuthbert's Centre, Crook - May 15.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Ida Lupino and Cole Porter’s Piano
CD Review: Buddy Rich - Birdland
Nick Pride and the Pimptones @ Hoochie Coochie - May 15.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Music Students’ Final Year Recitals @ Culture Lab. May 13
Music Students’ Final Year Recitals @ The Jazz Café. May 12
Pilgrim St. Set @ Hoochie Coochie - May 14.
R.I.P. BB King
(Photo courtesy of Andy Hudson - see comments - taken at Capital Jazz Festival)
Sad News on Ray Truscott.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Mississippi Swamp Dogs
Here is my review from 2013.
If they ever decide to hit the road beyond Watford then let's hope the North East is included.
Lance.
CD Review: Joshua Breakstone - 2nd Avenue: The Return of The Cello-Quartet
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
CD Review: Michael Oien - And Now
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
No Millstone Session on May 21
Lance.
CD Review: Michael Dees - The Dream I Dreamed
Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ The Keys, Darlington. May 10
Ray Chester’s Music Library Heard at Gateshead Old Town Hall. May 9
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Monday, May 11, 2015
Bill Smith/Barry Soulsby Funeral Arrangements.
See also.
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Fellow reedman Barry Soulsby will be laid to rest two days later at Whitley Bay Crem at 2.15pm.
See also.
May they both Rest In Peace knowing they provided us with a wealth of great jazz.
Lance.
May Improvisers Workshop Cancelled
Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: Anita’s New Voices: May 10
CD Review: Phil Robson - The Cut Off Point
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(Review by Lance.)
CD Review: Nicola Farnon Trio - A Day at the Market
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Sunday, May 10, 2015
Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: The Anita Wardell Quartet - Saturday May 9
Jason Isaacs and the Ambassadors of Swing @ The Biscuit Room - May 9
CD Review: The Consequence Of You - The Dave Miller Trio with Rebecca Dumaine
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Support their big day (night)!
Saturday, May 09, 2015
The Early Bird Sessions @ The Lit & Phil. May 9
Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. May 8
CD Review: Matt Owens - The Aviators’ Ball
Linda Sharrock Group/Knotts/MacCalman and Pope @ Black Swan, Newcastle. - May 7, A JNE ‘Women Make Music’ presentation
Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: Folk Meets Jazz: Thursday May 7
Friday, May 08, 2015
Early Bird Session @ The Lit and Phil
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- Folk Degree Performances at Sage Gateshead, May 26...
- Preview: Jo Harrop w. Paul Edis Trio - Cherry Tree...
- Noemi Nuti Band @ The Globe Jazz Bar - May 30.
- CD Review: Keith Jarrett – Original Album Series (...
- CD Review: Deborah Latz - Sur L’instant
- CD Review: Gene Ess - Eternal Monomyth
- Strictly Rehearsing @ The Millstone. May 28
- CD Review: Devin Gray - RelativE ResonancE
- The Bill Laurance Project @ Sage Gateshead. May 26
- David Carnegie Quintet @ The Jazz Café, Newcastle ...
- The Three Tenors @ The Quakerhouse. May 24
- The Bell & Bucket New Orleans Jazz Festival. May 25
- Apology!
- CD Review: Troy Roberts - Secret Rhymes
- Mark Williams Trio @ The Globe Jazz Bar, Newcastle...
- Yuya Hunami Trio @ Jazz Cafe - May 22
- Brand & Sanders + Faye MacCalman 4tet @ Black Swan...
- EP Review: Priscilla Badhwar - Mademoiselle.
- Tyne Valley Big Band News
- From the Blue Note Harrogate to Mississippi Goddam!
- Snarky Puppy’s Bill Laurance Hits Sage Gateshead!
- Yuya Honami Trio @ The Jazz Café - May 22.
- Triptych @ The Lit & Phil. May 22
- CD Review: The Lalama Brothers - The Crepuscule Va...
- Kurt Elling with the Scottish National Jazz Orches...
- RIP Bob Belden
- Jazz Café Jam - May 19.
- Jazz North East presents: Capsule @ Bridge Hotel, ...
- Mark Toomey Quartet @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. May 17
- Hot Sardines @ Sage Gateshead - May 18
- Preview - Mark Williams' (rather special) Trio @ t...
- Kurt Elling for Sage Gateshead!!!
- Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: The Blue Jazz Sextet: Satu...
- CD Review: Leonard & Florin - Jazz
- These Boots Are Made For Singing - Jazz Café Sampl...
- Farewell Ray.
- Ruth Lambert Trio @ St. Cuthbert's Centre, Crook -...
- Ida Lupino and Cole Porter’s Piano
- CD Review: Buddy Rich - Birdland
- Nick Pride and the Pimptones @ Hoochie Coochie - M...
- Music Students’ Final Year Recitals @ Culture Lab....
- Music Students’ Final Year Recitals @ The Jazz Caf...
- Pilgrim St. Set @ Hoochie Coochie - May 14.
- R.I.P. BB King
- Sad News on Ray Truscott.
- Mississippi Swamp Dogs
- CD Review: Joshua Breakstone - 2nd Avenue: The Ret...
- CD Review: Michael Oien - And Now
- No Millstone Session on May 21
- CD Review: Michael Dees - The Dream I Dreamed
- Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ The Keys, Darlington. ...
- Ray Chester’s Music Library Heard at Gateshead Old...
- Bill Smith/Barry Soulsby Funeral Arrangements.
- May Improvisers Workshop Cancelled
- Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: Anita’s New Voices: May 10
- CD Review: Phil Robson - The Cut Off Point
- CD Review: Nicola Farnon Trio - A Day at the Market
- Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: The Anita Wardell Quartet ...
- Jason Isaacs and the Ambassadors of Swing @ The Bi...
- CD Review: The Consequence Of You - The Dave Mille...
- Support their big day (night)!
- The Early Bird Sessions @ The Lit & Phil. May 9
- Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. May 8
- CD Review: Matt Owens - The Aviators’ Ball
- Linda Sharrock Group/Knotts/MacCalman and Pope @ B...
- Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: Folk Meets Jazz: Thursday ...
- Early Bird Session @ The Lit and Phil
- Jazz Latin Groove @ Empty Shop, Durham - May 7.
- RIP Barry Soulsby
- Windows Expand Central Arcade Store in Newcastle
- CD Review: Partikel – String Theory
- Ashington Cancelled Tonight!
- Jazz Café Jam Session - May 5.
- CD Review: Samuel Blaser Quartet - Spring Rain
- R.I.P Bill Smith
- Tim Garland Quartet @ Sage Gateshead - May 4
- A Reminder: Folk/Jazz @ The Globe This Thursday
- Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: The Yuya Honami Trio: Satu...
- Book Review: Music is Forever - Dizzy Gillespie, t...
- Darlington’s Crown Inn Glory
- This Month's Oscars
- Situations Vacant
- RIP Marty Napoleon
- International Jazz Day/Anniversary Celebration @ T...
- International Jazz Day/Anniversary Celebration @ T...
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