Bebop Spoken There

John Donegan: ''What you take in through your ears can come out through your fingers.'' (Notes to Which Direction October, 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

19,030 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 894 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Oct. 22) 73.

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

From This Moment On

October.

Mon 26: Sue Ferris Quintet @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm.
Mon 26: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 27: Alan Law @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 2:00pm. Free. Alan Law (piano) w. guest Ruth Lambert.
Tue 27: Eva Fox & the Sound Hounds @ Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. Free (donations).

Wed 28: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 28: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 28: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 29: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 29: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00.
Thu 29: Castillo Nuevo Orquesta @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. £6.50. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 29: Simon Taylor Band @ Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. £8.00.
Thu 29: King Bees @ The Harbour View, Roker, Sunderland. 8:00pm. Free. Superb Chicago blues band.

Fri 30: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 30: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 30: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.

Sat 31: Saltburn Big Band + Durham Alumni Big Band @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm.
Sat 31: East Coast Swing Band @ Cramlington Village Club, Park View, Cramlington NE23 6QJ. 7:30pm. £10.00. (from venue).

November

Sun 01: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm. £10.00.
Sun 01: Ian Bosworth Quintet @ Chapel, Middlesbrough. 1:00pm. Free. Quintet w. special guest Donna Hewitt (tenor sax, clarinet)
Sun 01: Sax Choir @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 01: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 01: Sarah Heneghan Trio : The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

America’s Jazz Times Honours Its Own

(Report by Russell)
The big names - and the next big name - dominate Jazz Times’ Readers’ Poll of 2015. The magazine’s January/February 2016 issue makes for interesting reading. One name stands out – Joey Alexander. Voted no.1 New Artist, check him out on YouTube. A pre-teen piano sensation, you won’t believe what you see and hear!
2015 Artist of the Year is about to embark on a Britain tour. Gregory Porter took the honours. His Gateshead International Jazz Festival appearance (April 15) sold out more than six months ago! Kamasi Washington’s The Epic won New Release. A veteran of  the music picked up Vocal Release. Octogenarian Tony Bennett beat Cécile McLorin Salvant for his collaboration with Bill Charlap The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern. Pat Metheny edged out George Benson. Guitarist Benson is soon to tour the UK     (Sage Gateshead is on his itinerary). Marcus Miller, recently at Sage Gateshead, topped a ‘big name’ Electric Bass list with Esperanza Spalding second and Stanley Clarke third.  Terence Blanchard didn’t win top prize but he did place third in both the Trumpet and Composer categories behind Wynton Marsalis and Maria Schneider respectively.
Jazz Festival and Jazz Club awards inevitably stayed out West; Newport and Village Vanguard the names. The Brits? Joe Temperley placed fourth to James Carter in the   Baritone Saxophone list and Dave Holland similarly finished just outside the medals, taking fourth place in the Acoustic Bass poll to Christian McBride.    
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1 comment :

Patti said...

I've just youtubed Joey Alexander - wow - absolutely amazing. Wonderful technical skills - and oozing with jazz feelings .......

Wednesday, March 02, 2016 5:50:00 pm

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