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Tue 03: Customs House Big Band @ The Masonic Hall, North St., Ferryhill DL17 8HX. 7:00pm. Free.
Tue 03: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Dean Stockdale, Paul Grainger, John Hirst.
Tue 03: Bold Big Band @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm.
Wed 04: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 04: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 2:30-4:30pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Wed 04: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 8:00pm. Concert. Free. .
Wed 04: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 04: Kat Eaton @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle. 8:15pm. Soulful vocals, excellent band.
Thu 05: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 05: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £4.00. ‘George - named musicians, vocalists & composers (Chisholm, Duke, Lewis, Shearing, Benson, Melly, Gershwin et al)’.
Thu 05: Jools Holland’s R & B Orchestra @ Newcastle City Hall. 7:30pm.
Thu 05: Indigo Jazz Voices @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:45pm. Free.
Thu 05: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesborough. Guest band special with the Middlesbrough Jazz and Blues Orchestra 8pm. Free.
Fri 06: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 06: Sue Ferris Quintet @ The Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. Opus 4 Jazz Club.
Sat 07: New Century Ragtime Orchestra @ St Augustine's Parish Centre, Darlington. 12:30pm. Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club.
Sat 07: Play Jazz! workshop @ The Globe, Newcastle. 1:30pm. £25.00. Tutor: Steve Glendinning. Enrol at: learning@jazz.coop.
Sat 07: Hot Club du Nord @ St. Cuthbert’s Church, Shadforth DH6 1LB. Tel: 01429 823400. 7:30pm. £15.00. (inc. refreshments).
Sat 07: NUJO Jazz Jam @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £3.00.
Sat 07: Bellavana @ Revoluçion de Cuba, Newcastle. 7:45-9:45pm. Free.
Sat 07: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Red Lion, Earsdon. 8:00pm. £3.00.
Sat 07: Bluebell Swing @ Repas7 by Night, West St., Berwick. 8:00pm.
Sun 08: The New ’58 Jazz Collective @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free. A ‘second Sunday in the month’ residency.
Sun 08: Learning & Participation Showcase @ The Globe, Newcastle. 1:30pm. Free. Multi-genre event followed by a jam session. All welcome.
Sun 08: Zoë Gilby Quintet @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00.
Sun 08: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Sun 08: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 08: Jason Isaacs @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle. 5:00pm. SOLD OUT!
Sun 08: Paul Skerritt @ The Black Candle, South Shields. 6:30pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Sun 08: Redwell @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 08: Durham University Big Band + Durham University Jazz Orchestra: Jazzy Christmas @ Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, North Bailey, Durham DH1 3ET. 7:30-9:30pm. £7.00., £6.00. concs., £5.00. Durham Student Music member. Durham University Jazz Ensembles’ annual charity event.
Sun 08: Jools Holland’s R & B Orchestra @ The Globe, Stockton. 7:30pm.
Sun 08: Mick Beck, Dominic Lash, Paul Hession @ the Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm (doors 7:30pm) JNE. £10.
Mon 09: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 09: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Wheatsheaf, Benton Sq., Whitley Road, Palmersville NE12 9SU. Tel: 0191 266 8137. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 09: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
Mon 09: James Birkett Trio @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00.
Tue 10: ???
Reviewers wanted
Saturday, December 31, 2016
In La La Land at the Tyneside
The Glenn Miller Orchestra (Ray McVay, MD) @ Sage Gateshead – Dec 30
Friday, December 30, 2016
Bebop Spoken Here's Post of the Year.
Lunchtime Jazz at the Lit and Phil – Spring 2017
Thursday, December 29, 2016
CD Review: Camilla George - Isang
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
In the Mood for the Glenn Miller Story?
Alphonse Mouzon (November 21, 1948 – December 25, 2016)
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
King Bee @ Hoochie Coochie
On the 12 gigs of '16...
Vieux Carré Jazzmen News
Monday, December 26, 2016
Memories of Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon. Part Two - The Tally Ho, Kentish Town.
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Memories of Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon. Part One - The Bluebell, Felling.
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Merry Christmas to Jazzers Everywhere.
CD Review: Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis – A Narrow Escape
Jazz Coop Xmas Party 2016 @ The Globe, Newcastle - December 22
Vintage CDs of 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
Lee Morgan Documentary.
King Bee Xmas Party 2016 @ Hoochie Coochie - December 22
Thursday, December 22, 2016
And the Beat Goes On @ Caedmon Hall, Gateshead – December 20
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
CD Review: Frank Kimbrough - Solstice
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Monday, December 19, 2016
No Smokin' Without Fire
New Century Ragtime Orchestra @ Brunswick Methodist Church. Dec 19
George MacDonald & James Birkett with the Roly Veitch Trio @ The Black Bull December 18.
'Let it Snow' - Claire Martin w. Northern Sinfonia @ Sage Gateshead - December 18
Sunday, December 18, 2016
A Jazz Christmas Carol @ Ushaw College. Dec 17
Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Newcastle Arts Centre - December 17
The police sirens were going, the ambulances were trying to get through the traffic, the pavements were awash with mini-skirts and tee shirts. The carousers had taken over the city centre. Was this typical of the Saturday before Christmas in Newcastle? No, just typical of any Saturday night in Newcastle.
Things were more sedate in the Arts Centre, well they would be, wouldn't they? The start was slightly delayed as many of the fans were stuck in traffic or unable to get parked.
Eventually, the annual juggernaut started rolling and...
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Up with the Larks @ The Lit & Phil. Dec 17
Ruth Lambert & Alan Law @ The Jazz Café. Dec 16
Christmas at the Black Swan with the Strictly Smokin’ Big Band. Dec 16
Zoë Gilby Trio @ The Jazz Café. Dec 16
Quiz & Quiche
Friday, December 16, 2016
The Gala Big Band @ Durham Town Hall - December 15
Preview: Claire Martin w. Royal Northern Sinfonia - Let it Snow.
Identify the Professors.
Johann Haidenbauer.
However, I don't know how they look like - and therefore cannot tell whether they are on this picture.
Finally, there is a live recording of Pete Deuchar from the Antibes 1963 festival which one can listen to and/or download - in case you or others on Bebop Spoken Here are interested in this!
Johann
CD Review: Peter Kavanaugh - Look For the Silver Lining
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Simon Spillett gets the nod for 'Services to Jazz 2016'
What the Dickens? A Jazz Christmas Carol!!!
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
CD Review: Newport All Stars - Tribute to Duke.
The Jazz North East Fluid Orchestra - a 50 years celebration @ Newcastle Arts Centre - December 13
Monday, December 12, 2016
Cameron Vale @The Bridge - December 12
Identity Crisis
Budtet @ Prohibition Bar, Gateshead - December 11
The Blue Jazz Quartet @ The Globe, December 10
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Preview: Jazz North East presents Schmazz with THE JAZZ NORTH EAST ‘FLUID’ ORCHESTRA
Faye MacCalman, Graeme Wilson, James Mainwaring (reeds); Graham Hardy (trumpet); Mark Williams (guitar); Beatrix Ward-Fernandez (theremin); Corey Mwamba (vibes); Aby Vulliamy (viola & backing vocals); Johnny Richards (keyboards); Andy Champion (bass); Steve Hanley (drums); Zoë Gilby (voice)
Chillin’ with the Cello - Ayanna Witter-Johnson @ The Jazz Cafe December 9
Saturday, December 10, 2016
CD Review: New York Brass Band - Hardcore Horn
Friday, December 09, 2016
McVay and the Swing Time Jivers coming to Sage Gateshead
Barber packs ‘em in at Sage Gateshead
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- In La La Land at the Tyneside
- The Glenn Miller Orchestra (Ray McVay, MD) @ Sage ...
- Bebop Spoken Here's Post of the Year.
- Lunchtime Jazz at the Lit and Phil – Spring 2017
- CD Review: Camilla George - Isang
- In the Mood for the Glenn Miller Story?
- Alphonse Mouzon (November 21, 1948 – December 25, ...
- King Bee @ Hoochie Coochie
- On the 12 gigs of '16...
- Vieux Carré Jazzmen News
- Memories of Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon. Part Two -...
- Memories of Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon. Part One -...
- Merry Christmas to Jazzers Everywhere.
- CD Review: Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis – A Narr...
- Jazz Coop Xmas Party 2016 @ The Globe, Newcastle -...
- Vintage CDs of 2016
- Lee Morgan Documentary.
- King Bee Xmas Party 2016 @ Hoochie Coochie - Decem...
- And the Beat Goes On @ Caedmon Hall, Gateshead – D...
- CD Review: Frank Kimbrough - Solstice
- Ten Favourite UK CDs of 2016
- No Smokin' Without Fire
- New Century Ragtime Orchestra @ Brunswick Methodis...
- George MacDonald & James Birkett with the Roly Vei...
- 'Let it Snow' - Claire Martin w. Northern Sinfonia...
- A Jazz Christmas Carol @ Ushaw College. Dec 17
- Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Newcastle Arts Centre ...
- Up with the Larks @ The Lit & Phil. Dec 17
- Ruth Lambert & Alan Law @ The Jazz Café. Dec 16
- Christmas at the Black Swan with the Strictly Smok...
- Zoë Gilby Trio @ The Jazz Café. Dec 16
- Quiz & Quiche
- The Gala Big Band @ Durham Town Hall - December 15
- Preview: Claire Martin w. Royal Northern Sinfonia ...
- Identify the Professors.
- CD Review: Peter Kavanaugh - Look For the Silver L...
- Simon Spillett gets the nod for 'Services to Jazz ...
- What the Dickens? A Jazz Christmas Carol!!!
- CD Review: Newport All Stars - Tribute to Duke.
- The Jazz North East Fluid Orchestra - a 50 years c...
- Cameron Vale @The Bridge - December 12
- Identity Crisis
- Budtet @ Prohibition Bar, Gateshead - December 11
- The Blue Jazz Quartet @ The Globe, December 10
- Preview: Jazz North East presents Schmazz with THE...
- Chillin’ with the Cello - Ayanna Witter-Johnson @ ...
- CD Review: New York Brass Band - Hardcore Horn
- McVay and the Swing Time Jivers coming to Sage Gat...
- Barber packs ‘em in at Sage Gateshead
- Emma Fisk and James Birkett @ St Cuthberts Church,...
- CD Review: Chicago Stompers - Sing...It's Good for...
- EP Review: Medeljazz Quartet - Yesternow.
- Alter Ego @ The Fox Inn, Hexham. Dec 6
- Jazz Café Jam Session - December 6
- Saturnalia Festival @ Sage Gateshead
- HTrio @ The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle - December 4
- RIP Herbert Hardesty
- Kathryn Williams & Anthony Kerr @ The Globe: Decem...
- Jazz is heading to Staindrop
- Preview: Indigo Jazz Voices @ The Globe: This Thur...
- Change of Venue
- CD Review: Chris Ingham Quartet - Dudley.
- Last of the jam…for this year
- Jambone @ St James’ & St Basil’s Church. Dec 2
- The Italian Job @ The Black Swan November 29
- CD Review: Leandro Cabral Trio - Alfa
- BABMUS return to Jazz Café
- Alter Ego @ Empty Shop, Durham - December 1
- Paul James Band w. Laura Adam 'Sisters of Swing' -...
- Line-Up Revealed For Gateshead International Jazz ...
- Sage Gateshead: Sisters of Swing, Barber and Major...
- CD Review: Andrea Claburn - Nightshade
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