(Preview by Russell)
Kids can be obsessive about dinosaurs. They find them
in breakfast cereal packets. They find them in comics. They watch them on
screen. They cuddle them…the soft toy variety that is. This evening a New
Generation of dinosaur will be roaming the south bank of the River Tyne.
The walking-talking-breathing musical beast that is
Dinosaur will take centre stage in the intimate confines of Sage Two. See up
close the workings of a four-part musical creation; Laura Jurd, trumpet, Elliot
Galvin, keyboards, Conor Chaplin, bass and drummer Corrie Dick are Dinosaur.
All four of these young musicians have played on Tyneside in recent times and
this line-up is one of their regular gigs together. Trumpeter Laura Jurd is one
of the most talked about musicians on the British scene. Featured in the 2014
Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Jurd has been selected as a BBC Radio 3 New
Generation Artist (2015-17). The BBC’s hothouse development scheme will afford
the trumpeter the opportunity to a) compose, b) perform, and c) benefit from an
enhanced public profile.
Messrs Galvin, Chaplin and Dick, themselves
well-schooled musicians, will be part of an exciting, creative period. Tonight
at Sage Gateshead you have the opportunity to witness a real life dinosaur in
action. Fear not, it’s of the cuddly variety.
Talking of kids loving scary creatures…the Early Bird will be staying out late hoping to catch sight of a nocturnal dinosaur and to
play a set themselves. The Early Bird Band is a walking-talking (occasionally
grumpy!) group of talented teenagers beginning to make their mark on the north
east jazz scene. A series of regular performances in Newcastle at the Lit &
Phil and Jazz Café, and further afield at several County Durham locations, this
moveable beast (the line-up varies from a five piece to maybe six or seven on a
good day) will present a selection of transcribed classic tunes and original
material. One or more of these guys could well become household names. This is
your chance to be there and say: I heard them when they were young ’uns!
Contact Sage Gateshead’s ticket office on 0191 443 4661. It’s an eight o’clock
start. They’re a scarily talented lot – dinosaurs and birds.
Russell.
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