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Bebop Spoken There

Phillip Lutz: ''That [sight-reading], in turn, led to session work that was well-paying but unsatisfying and, after 18 months, he [John McLaughlin] unceremoniously quit. But he fortuitously hooked up with a couple of fellow northerners, organist Mike Carr and drummer Jackie Denton. They provided entrée to London's premier jazz club, Ronnie Scott's, periodically playing opening sets''. (DownBeat, December 2024).

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Hudson Music: Lance's "Bebop Spoken Here" is one of the heaviest and most influential jazz blogs in the UK.

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The Strictly Smokin' Big Band included Be Bop Spoken Here (sic) in their 5 Favourite Jazz Blogs.

Ann Braithwaite (Braithwaite & Katz Communications) You’re the BEST!

Holly Cooper, Mouthpiece Music: "Lance writes pull quotes like no one else!"

Simon Spillett: A lovely review from the dean of jazz bloggers, Lance Liddle...

Josh Weir: I love the writing on bebop spoken here... I think the work you are doing is amazing.

Postage

17586 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 860 of them this year alone and, so far, 5 this month (Dec. 2).

From This Moment On ...

December

Mon 09: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 09: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Wheatsheaf, Benton Sq., Whitley Road, Palmersville NE12 9SU. Tel: 0191 266 8137. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 09: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
Mon 09: Trio Grand @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free.
Mon 09: James Birkett Trio @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00.

Tue 10: Customs House Big Band @ All Saints Church Hall, Cleadon. 7:30pm. £6.00. The CHBB’s annual Xmas concert featuring Ruth Lambert. A BYOB gig!

Wed 11: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 11: Cath Stephens’ improvisation workshop @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 4:30-6:00pm. Collaborative group focusing on vocal improvisations.
Wed 11: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 11: The Tannery Jam Session @ The Tannery, Gilesgate, Hexham. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Second Wednesday in the month.
Wed 11: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 12: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Spanish City, Whitley Bay. 12 noon. £27.00. (inc. three -course meal).
Thu 12: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 5:00-6:45pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Thu 12: Stuart Turner @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 12: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesborough. 8:30pm. Free. Guests: Jeremy McMurray (keys); Mark Toomey (alto sax); Donna Hewitt (tenor sax); Kevin Eland (trumpet); Ron Smith (bass).

Fri 13: Dean Stockdale Trio @ Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland. 1:00pm. £8.00.
Fri 13: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 13: Bellavana @ Revoluçion de Cuba, Newcastle. 3:00-5:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: Joe Steels Trio @ The Pele, Corbridge. 7:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: Customs House Big Band @ Stocksfield Community Association. 7:00pm. Featuring Ruth Lambert.
Fri 13: Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Xmas @ St Cuthbert’s Centre, Crook. 7:30pm. £15.00.
Fri 13: Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £19.00. + bf. First night of two.
Fri 13: Ransom Van @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Fri 13: Boys of Brass @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle. 9:00pm. £10.00.

Sat 14: Jambone @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 6:15pm. Free but ticketed.
Sat 14: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm.
Sat 14: Red Kites Jazz @ Staiths Café, Autumn Dr., Gateshead. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 14 Lapwing Jazz Trio @ Three Sheets to the Wind, Alnwick. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 14: Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £19.00. + bf. Second night of two.
Sat 14: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 15: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 12 noon. £8.50. Xmas party feat. Musicians Unlimited + Customs House Big Band. SOLD OUT!
Sun 15: Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Xmas @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 2:00pm.
Sun 15: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 15: Mitch Laddie Band @ Tyne Bar, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 4:00pm. Free. Superb blues power trio.
Sun 15: Leeway @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 15: Tweed River Jazz Band @ Barrels Ale House, Berwick. 7:00pm. Free.
Sun 15: Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Xmas @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.
Sun 15: Alligator Gumbo @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

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

Thursday, November 24, 2016

EFG London Jazz Festival 2016.

(Press Release)
Over 2000 artists played 300 gigs and concerts to packed houses in more than 50 venues, from clubs to concert halls, in every corner of the capital.  
We saw dramatic new commissions, breath-taking re-imaginations, and exquisite musicianship of all kinds, edge-of-the-seat solos and plenty more besides.  
There were free performances enjoyed by thousands, concerts and workshops specifically for children and young people, and a fantastic mass-participation premiere with participants from ages 12 to 81. 
This was the 2016 EFG London Jazz Festival.

HIGHLIGHTS
Very hard to pick just a few from such an array of amazing concerts but these included…

Jazz Voice – the opening gala moved to the Royal Festival Hall in this, its ninth year, and promptly sold it out. The first of the EFG Excellence Series, this glittering show saw dazzling performances from Kandace Springs and Jacob Collier, who each played further shows in the Festival, as well as MOBO-winner Lady Leshurr, all compered with great gusto by Jay Rayner.

Miguel Atwood Ferguson – Suite for Ma Dukes - the European premiere of a far-reaching and intensely personal project paying tribute to the work of the late hip hop producer and beatmaker J Dilla. Miguel Atwood Ferguson pulled together an ensemble of UK musicians for ‘a sonic collage that took the music through unexpected twists and turns’ (thisisjazzstandard.com), which was passionately received by the sold-out crowd.

Robert Glasper Experiment – the pioneering US pianist, who refuses to be genre-defined, played two consecutive sold-out nights at Camden’s iconic KOKO and was joined onstage by guests including Lianne La Havas and Omar. ‘There is tremendous punch and urgency in the outstanding musicianship’ (Gigwise)

Norma Winstone - the stars came out to help Norma celebrate her 75th birthday. Accompanied by the ECM Trio and the Royal Academy of Music, the Cadogan Hall audience were treated to ‘a spectacular celebration of a world class musician’ (LondonJazzNews). We also saw significant milestones celebrated for two other leading British jazz musicians, with Tim Garland’s toasting his half-century with a Wigmore Hall concert that was ‘a highpoint of his stellar career’ (Jazzwise), and a rare solo piano recital from Mike Westbrook marking his 80th birthday.

Jason Moran – the keyboard maestro’s UK premiere of a commission from Wroclaw, the European City of culture’s Jazztopad festival – where the piece had first been performed the preceding evening – and the Polish Cultural Institute in London. 
‘An impressive response, and a rich reward for all the work that goes into arranging such international presentations – this one was three years in the making. Not your regular jazz gig: and that’s one of the things festivals are for.’ (LondonJazzNews)

Jan Garbarek with Trilok Gurtu – playing to a crammed Royal Festival Hall; the master saxophonist was accompanied by the wonderful percussionist, who was even playing a steel bucket at one point.
‘Garbarek is as close to perfection as it’s humanly possible to achieve’ (LondonJazzNews)

Donny McCaslin – the stellar quartet who were David Bowie's Blackstar band, led by McCaslin’s fiery saxophone, roaring through an emotional set, ‘whipping up an electrical storm of beats and spaced-out synths’. (Jazzwise)

Make it/Break it – our ambitious new mass participation work saw nearly 100 amateur musicians from the ages of 12 through to 81, under the direction of Chris Sharkey, rehearse for a full day ahead of a one-off performance to a packed Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall – the culmination of many months’ work, since the project’s debut at Sage Gateshead in April.
TAKING THE FESTIVAL ON THE ROAD
For the second year, we brought the Festival to outer-London boroughs; bringing free music and events from international stars and local artists to celebrate the high streets in Kingston, Twickenham, South NorwoodWoolwichLeytonIlford and Tooting. We’ve seen over 100 free events featuring artists including Adam Ben Ezra, Perhaps Contraption, Allan Harris and Randolph Matthews. 
We also saw artists touring the UK off the back of their Festival shows - including Robert Glasper Experiment to Gateshead, Hull, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham. Anthony de Mare’s intriguing Re-Imagining Sondheim visited Southampton and Manchester, Madeleine Peyroux took in Saffron Walden and Birmingham, and we saw MOBO award-winners Binker & Moses opening for The Bad Plus in Leeds, Bristol and Gateshead.

OUR DIGITAL REACH
We are proud that the Festival was once again the host for the ambitious and ground-breaking BBC Music Jazz pop-up station, working in collaboration with a vast array of BBC radio stations in partnership with Jazz FM. The success of last year’s station meant that this year the broadcast output doubled to 96 hours, featuring live content from the Festival alongside other highlights. Listen to it all on the BBC iPlayer here.

#JAZZLIFE
Following the success of the previous two years, we have again featured a hashtag as the centre of the Festival’s marketing campaign this year, and - at time of writing - have seen this reach over 14,000,000 people, and hashtag impressions of an astounding 72,054,050– that's over 70 million!  Whoever said jazz was an ever-decreasing audience – you were wrong!

2017

Next year’s Festival will be a very special one – it’s our 25th birthday; we run from Friday 10 – Sunday 19 November 2017. Do join our e-list, or check out efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk for updates through the year.

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