Bebop Spoken There

Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 2026)

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)

Postage

18383 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 247 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 17 ), 57

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

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Tyne Valley Big Band News

John Knapton has sent me a list of upcoming gigs by the Tyne Valley Big Band.
Monday 25th May Northumberland County Show Bywell Hall 2-4pm
Saturday 20th June Tynedale Beer Festival Corbridge Rugby Club 1pm -3pm
Thursday 18th June Phoenix Club Hexham Informal Joint Concert with our younger bands Tynedale Youth Jazz Ensemble and Tyne Valley Youth Big Band ?7-9pm
Saturday 27th June Haydon Bridge Beer Festival 5.30 pm-7.30pm
Sunday 12th July Music in the Park Gibside National Trust 1pm- 4pm.
Beer Festivals seem to be their natural habitat so take a bus or a train!
Lance.

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