Great North Big Band Jazz Festival (Day 3) @ North Shore. March 6

Due to your correspondent being indisposed, Bebop Spoken Here is indebted to Tony Eales and Bill Watson for providing a summary of events on the third and final day at this year’s Great North Big Band Jazz Festival.

Youth Section

Adjudicator’s award -- Christie Smith, trumpet from Kirklees Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Winning soloist -- Ollie Rath, trombone from Wakefield Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Best Section-- Rhythm Section from Durham County Youth Big Band.

Winning Band -- Durham County Youth Big Band (pictured above).

School Section

Best Section -- Brass Section of Abraham Darby Jazz Band.

Winning soloist -- Katie Roberts, Alto Sax from Burton Borough School Big Band.

Winning Band -- Abraham Darby Jazz Band (Pictured left).