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15867 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 874 of them this year alone and, so far, 72 this month (Sept. 25).

From This Moment On ...

September

Wed 27: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 27: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 27: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Alice Grace Quartet @ King's Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm. All welcome.
Thu 28: Faye MacCalman + Snape/Sankey @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Thu 28: Zoe Rahman @ Jesmond United Reformed Church, Jesmond, Newcastle. 7:30pm. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Thu 28: '58 Jazz Collective @ Hops & Cheese, Hartlepool. 7:30pm.
Thu 28: Speakeasy @ Queen's Hall, Hexham. 7:30pm. £15.00. A Southpaw Dance Company presentation. Dance, audio-visuals, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, swing dancers etc.
Thu 28: Mick Cantwell Band @ Harbour View, Sunderland. 8:00pm. Free. Ace blues band.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.

Sat 30: John Pope Quintet + Late Girl + Shapeshifters @ Bobik's, Jesmond, Newcastle.
Sat 30: Papa G's Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A 'Jar on the Bar' gig.

OCTOBER

Sun 01: Smokin' Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm.
Sun 01: Dulcie May Moreno sings Portrait of Sheila @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00. Moreno sings Sheila Jordan with Giles Strong, Mick Shoulder & John Bradford.
Sun 01: Middlesbrough Jazz & Blues Orchestra @ Saltburn Community Hall. 2:00pm.
Sun 01: The Easy Rollers @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £13.70., £11.55.
Sun 01: Brand/Roberts/Champion/Sanders @ Blank Studios, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Sun 01: Papa G's Troves @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 02: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Mon 02: FILM: Wattstax; 50th Anniversary @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 8:00pm.

Tue 03: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 03: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. House trio: Michael Young (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Paul Wight (drums).

Monday, September 28, 2015

House of the Black Gardenia @ The Globe. September 27

Bobbi Charleston (washboard & vocals), Richard Burns (trumpet), David Gray (trombone), Wayne Keith (clarinet, tenor saxophone & flute), Ben Imrye (piano), Jack Foster (banjo & guitar), Neil Hopper (double bass & sousaphone) & Kit Haigh (drums) + Katja Roberts (violin)
(Review by Russell)
September’s ‘vintage jazz’ night at the Globe presented something markedly different to the norm…the musicians on the bandstand were in their twenties with maybe one or two just the wrong side of thirty. No, your correspondent wasn’t under the influence, ne’er a drop. The House of the Black Gardenia is a band of young, talented musicians playing a music created some sixty or seventy years before anyone of them were born. Indeed few, if any, of their parents would have been born!
Washboard was the focal point of the evening (Are you sure you weren’t p*****? Ed). A qualification is required – the fabulous Bobbi Charleston was the focal point. This young lady has star appeal, a great voice, a presence. Baby Don’t Tear My Clothes, one of many vocal numbers during the evening, illustrated Charleston’s spot-on delivery, as did Viper Mad, and how the girl knew about Jelly Roll is anyone’s guess! Viper Mad evoked an era of the speakeasy, flappers and floozies. Ms Charleston and the boys in the band made the effort by dressing for the occasion, as did the audience – a predominately young audience dancing to each and every tune. All had their dancing shoes on – quite literally. Boy, they could dance! Making them take to the floor was the music (vipers David Gray trombone – slide and valve! and reeds man Wayne Keith).
Slow Drag Blues featured the impressive Richard Burns (trumpet) and pianist Ben Imrye. Great feel to it, the band on the money. The boys in the engine room didn’t flag all night; Jack Foster (guitar and banjo), Neil Hopper (double bass and sousaphone) and Kit Haigh (drums) were the business. The original, darker version of Why Don’t You Do Right? was sleazily slow (Keith, clarinet). All the while the dancers shimmied and Bobbi Charleston opined: I Wish I Could Shimmie Like My Sister Kate. Kate must be one hell of a mover! Oh, speaking of movers…Katja Roberts joined the band for one number playing violin. A fine player, but just the one tune – she spent the rest of the night on the dance floor. What a fabulous dancer! Damn these two left feet!
This Newcastle Jazz Co-op gig at the Globe ticked all the boxes – a friendly crowd, great atmosphere, superb dancers and a fabulous band. Next month’s vintage session – Sunday 27 October – features Dave Rae’s Levee Ramblers. Doors at seven, band on before eight. Five pounds, bargain.
Russell.                    

2 comments :

carstairs said...

Pity I was laid up with a chest infection. Obviously I missed something good!

Patti D. said...

Me too - I was laid up with two wee grandsons to look after!! I mustn't miss the band the next time they're here .....

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