Bebop Spoken There

Ron Carter quoting Sonny Rollins: ''What we call jazz - that's keeping the world in equilibrium. I don't care what kind of music you like out here today. It all comes from jazz.'' (DownBeat August, 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

18799 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 663 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Aug. 12) 32.

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

August

Thu 13: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 13: Eva Fox & the Sound Hounds @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 13: 58 Jazz Collective @ The Blacksmith’s Arms, Stranton, Hartlepool. 8:00pm. Free. CANCELLED! Back on Aug. 27.
Thu 13: Paul Skerritt @ Angels' Share, St George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 2SX. 8:00pm. Free. Booking advised (0191 200 1975). Skerritt w. backing tapes.

Fri 14: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 14: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 14: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 14: John Settle Quartet @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 1:00pm. £9.00. John Settle (vibes); Rick Laughlin (piano); Mick Shoulder (double bass); Tim Johnston (drums).
Fri 14: Bold Big Band @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £8.00 + bf.

Sat 15: Tees Bay Swing Band @ Blacksmith’s Arms, Hartlepool. 1:30pm. Free. Open rehearsal.
Sat 15: Jake Leg Jug Band @ The White Room, Stanley. 7:45pm. £16.26.

Sun 16: Vintage Explosion @ Cliffe Park, Roker, Sunderland SR6 8DB. 5:00-10:30pm. £44.00 (inc. bf).

Mon 17: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 18: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Joe Steels, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 19: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 19: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Sleuthing in the Jazz Age

(Preview by Russell).
Newcastle-based author Fiona Veitch Smith will be talking about, and reading from, her Poppy Denby Investigates series of ‘Jazz Age’ novels on Thursday, 22nd September and again on Monday of next week, 26 September. On Thursday Veitch Smith will be at the book launch of her second novel in the series – The Kill Fee – in Blackwell’s Bookshop, 141 Percy Street, Newcastle at 6:00pm. Meet the author and listen to some live jazz.
Next week the author will be at Newcastle City Library to talk about her debut novel The Jazz Files (shortlisted for the 2016 Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Award) and authenticity in period crime fiction. Tickets are free for the event starting at 5:00pm. To book your place telephone 0191 277 4100. 
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2 comments :

Steven T said...

Coincidentally I'm reading a book set in 1919 New Orleans featuring a cast of characters including a 'chubby faced young horn-player on second cornet, who had not yet changed the pronunciation of his name to the French form Louey, and was still known...as Lil' Lewis Armstrong'.
It's called 'the Axe-mans Jazz' by Ray Celestin and I'm only a couple of chapters in, but so far so good.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 8:07:00 pm
Lance said...

See Pages/Book Reviews in left hand column. Ray Celestin has written a sequel published this month - Dead man's Blues.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 9:25:00 pm

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