At the North Shields Jazz Band Ball!

(Preview by Russell)

Jazz at the Exchange! It’s like old times. Mike Durham’s series of classic jazz concerts at the then Saville Exchange on Howard Street in North Shields set the standard and now, in 2016, the rejuvenated Exchange venue is once again to host jazz. On Saturday, October 22, three of the region’s top bands unite to present a triple bill of jazz and blues. The hall and its raked seats are as before with cabaret style seating in front of the stage. The jazz starts at seven o’clock with the now legendary Rae Brothers. Mac and Dave know their Bolden from their Beiderbecke, steeped in the jazz of New Orleans. A jumpin’ blues session with Brian Lynham’s No Time for Jive follows at 8:15, and to round off the evening, Maureen Hall’s Rendezvous Jazz take to the stage at nine thirty.

The entertainment is scheduled to finish at 10:30, perhaps a shade later if you demand an encore! The Exchange is a matter of five minutes’ walk from North Shields Metro Station. Admission is £10.00. (seating at a table) and £8.50. if you prefer to sit in the raked seating to the rear of the hall. Give it a try, if you make it a success, you never know, jazz at the Exchange could once more be a regular evening gig at the coast.  

Russell.