Bebop Spoken There
Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 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
18383 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 247 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 17 ), 57
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
Today marked the launch of this year’s summer season
of direct flights from Newcastle to New York. BBC Newcastle broadcast live from
Newcastle International Airport just minutes before the first flight took off
for the Big Apple. Vocalist Paul Skerritt could be heard entertaining those
lucky passengers prior to boarding singing New
York, New York.
1 comment :
Did Skerritt run across the tarmac and take his seat on board the Boeing 757-200?
I think the answer is 'no' unless he was parachuted down into South Shields. He's performing there tonight at Mambo's on Winchester St. - 7pm-9pm
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