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Trevor Mires: ''My mum is a Dean Martin fan: I'm not, so I would grab my skateboard and get out of the house whenever I heard "Everybody Loves Somebody, Sometime." ". (Jazzwise, April 2025).

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

17957 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 17 years ago. 278 of them this year alone and, so far, 34 this month (April 14).

From This Moment On ...

April 2025.

Sun 20: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Sun 20: Salty Dog @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 20: Spilt Milk @ STACK, Exchange Sq., Middlesbrough. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Nolan Brothers (vocal harmonies).
Sun 20: Tweed River Jazz Band @ The Barrels Ale House, Berwick-upon-Tweed. 7:00pm. Free.
Sun 20: C.A.L.I.E @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 21: Newcastle Record Fair @ Copthorne Hotel, Newcastle. 10:00am. Going in search of the Buddy Bolden cylinder…
Mon 21: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 22: Abbie Finn Trio @ Newcastle House Hotel, Rothbury. 7:30pm. Coquetdale Jazz.

Wed 23: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 23: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 23: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. CANCELLED!

Thu 24: Mary Coughlan @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm. £33.80. Blues, jazz etc.
Thu 24: Darlington Big Band @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Fri 25: Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. SOLD OUT! Duo performance.
Fri 25: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 25: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 25: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 25: Andrea Vicari Trio @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00. Vicari (piano); Andy Champion (double bass); Russ Morgan (drums).
Fri 25: Jason Isaacs @ STACK, Exchange Sq., Middlesbrough. 4:00-6:00pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Fri 25: Red Kites Jazz @ Land of Oak & Iron, Winlaton Mill. 6:00-9:00pm. Free.
Fri 25: Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 7:30pm. £15.00. at the door; £14.35. (inc £0.35 bf) online, in advance.
Fri 25: Struggle Buggy @ The White Room, Stanley. 7:45pm. Rhythm & blues.
Fri 25: Paul Skerritt Big Band @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm. £20.30., £18.00. All-star big band.
Fri 25: Andrea Vicari Trio @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. Vicari (piano); Andy Champion (double bass); Russ Morgan (drums). An Opus 4 Jazz Club event.

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

Monday, July 11, 2016

Jazz In The Afternoon - Crescent Club, Cullercoats. July 11

(Review by Lance).
July = Wimbledon, The Tour de France and the Hong Kong invasion. Murray's won Wimbledon, Froome's looking good in Le Tour and the Hong Kong/Italian axis have conquered north east England!
As you will have gathered from the previous post, Blaydon happily surrendered and, this afternoon, Cullercoats too welcomed the invaders, The audience, many of whom, I'm sure, served in the Home Guard or the Land Army in the second (or was it the first?) World War, loved it. It may well have been the First World War as everyone seemed to know the words to It's a Long Way to Tipperary and Pack up Your Troubles in Your Old Kitbag  when Sarony and Broddle did their Flanagan and Allen routine.
The house quartet got things rolling with Lover Come Back to me followed by Acker Fleck playing Stranger on the Shore.
The Italian contingent of Pellini and Valussi and, our Man in Hong Kong - Colin Aitchison - took to the stage, disregarded the calendar, and played Sunday even though it was Monday proving that music is timeless. Colin took the vocal and played what can only be described as 'hot trumpet' Chet Baker's never darkened Colin's door although maybe the former Ellington trumpet man Harold Baker has. His dad would have liked to think so! 
Valussi we remembered from last year (as well as the hilarious account of his birthday earlier this year) and his Goodmanesque clarinet playing is outstanding for 364 days of the year. Pellini has a big big sound that reminded me of Ike Quebec. That full tone came to the fore again when Colin and Red took Lazy River to Wallsend and back.
John Broddle, the poor man's Bing Sinatra, threatened to See me in my dreams  but, instead, went Underneath the Arches with Sarony. Who said that 'vaudeville is dead?' it is now!
The delightful Teresa sang It had to be You. I thought she was singing to me but, after the raffle ticket she sold me turned out to be a dud, I realised she wasn't. Sometimes I'm Happy brought the set to a close and, although I didn't win the raffle, the kiss and the cuddle from Teresa made me feel as though I had!
Colin Aitchison, apart from his regular gig at Ned Kelly's in Kowloon, also has a radio show on RTHK - Vintage Chart Toppers. The first series has just finished but there is a second series in the offing and, guess what? yours truly has been interviewed! Watch this space...
Back on the stand drummer Rillands took the mic. Roy Gibson the keys and we had a whole lot of shakin' going on!
The ladies were letting it all hang out on the dance floor and I'm sure it was just coincidence that Red Pellini suddenly remembered he had to catch a flight back to Rome this very afternoon!
Miles Watson, he of the Jazz Esquires, sang and played The Darktown Strutters Ball - no politically correct protests made! He stayed on stage and Colin and he had a good old blast on one of those good old good ones they both excel on.
It was a great afternoon and, if I've concentrated too much on the guests, I Apologise. The house band were brilliant. Chester on piano, later, dusted off his trombone and blew some nice things. Smoother, more modern than is his norm.
Fleck matched his fellow reedmen whilst Rillands and Hallam were right there on the money.
If you do like to be beside the seaside then this is the place. Fish and Chips, Icecream and Kiss Me Quick hats outside and great music inside.
Photos.
Lance.
PS: The Kiss Me Quick Hats, I'm told, are now more explicit!
Derek Fleck (ten/clt); Brian Chester (pno/tmb); John Hallam (bs); Ollie Rillands (dms/vcl) + Colin Aitchison (tpt/vcl); Red Pellini (ten); Franco Valussi (clt); Neville Sarony (vcl); Miles Watson (tpt/vcl); Teresa Armstrong (vcl); Roy Gibson (pno); John Broddle (vcl).

1 comment :

Unknown said...

I wish I could have been there! Next time maybe Colin? Janice x

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