Charlie Philp (guitar), Joe Reeve (tenor & alto saxophones) & Bev Morris (double bass) + Dominic Lodge (drums), Robbie Sherratt (violin), Courts Winfield (keyboards)
(Review by Russell).
The Tyne Trio, the Quayside Quartet, the Jesmond Sextet. An ailing, absent vocalist, the plot thickens. The core trio, formed in 2015, consisting of Newcastle University students Charlie Philp, guitar, Joe Reeve, saxophone and bassist Bev Morris, put together a sextet for this second evening of jazz at Jesmond Library during this year’s Jesmond Residents Community Association Festival. Alto saxophonist Dominic Lodge took the drum chair, thus the quartet, known as the Quayside Quartet, represented two-thirds of the musicians on the stand. The trio and quartet work the function circuit across Newcastle and for this public concert performance drafted in friends Robbie Sherratt, violin and keyboards man Courts Winfield to present two sets as a sextet to another sizeable festival gathering.
Vocalist Gina Devine was indisposed on the evening. In time-honoured fashion the show went ahead and Ms Devine will, no doubt, be heard singing at a later date. The printed set list (an indication of someone being organised!) read: STANDARDS/BALLADS (Possibly in order, who knows?). Coltrane’s Mr PC opened the programme. All Blues followed, an extended blow on Ain’t Misbehavin’ featured Joe Reeve on tenor and again on Take the A Train, the latter number heard Robbie Sherratt open up on violin.
A new name to BSH, Bev Morris, proved to be consistently good throughout the evening. Solid, no nonsense double bass playing, Morris is one to watch. His rhythm partner, Dom Lodge, known to BSH as a saxophonist, occupied the drum chair to good effect, handling variously bossas, calypsos, swing and blues. Courts Winfield (keyboards) read the charts, supported the frontline and took the occasional solo. So What and Night in Tunisia hit the jackpot; Morris at the right tempo, bandleader Charlie Philp fluent on guitar and Sherratt cutting loose on the former, Morris and Sherratt impressing once more on the latter.
It is clear that Charlie Philp put a lot of work into the two jazz nights at Jesmond Library, hopefully, he’ll do it all again next year.
Russell.
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