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

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

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15229 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 248 of them this year alone and, so far, 61 this month (March 20).

From This Moment On ...

March

Sat 25: Vermont Big Band @ Walker Community Centre, Walker, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Fundraiser for Benfield Juniours Football Club. Hot food available, BYOB.
Sat 25: John Logan & Friends @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Rat Pack, Motown etc. 8:00pm. Free (donations).

Sun 26: Musicians Unlimited @ Park Inn, Hartlepool. 1:00pm.
Sun 26: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 3:00pm.
Mar 26: Pop Jazz @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. 'Jazzified' tunes by the likes of Sylvester, Bowie, the Monkees etc., feat. Alan Law, David Gray, Richard Herdman & Jude Murphy.
Sun 26: Outlines @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. JNE promotion (upstairs).

Mon 27: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Tue 28: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 28: Sanaz Lavasani Trio @ Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre. 8:00pm. £12.00 (£10.00. adv).

Wed 29: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 29: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 29: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 29: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

Thu 30: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library. 2:30-4:30pm. £2.00. All welcome.
Thu 30: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. Back to 1:00pm stomp off. Free.
Thu 30: '58 Jazz Collective @ Hops & Cheese, Hartlepool. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 30: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Harbour View, Sunderland. 8:00pm.
Thu 30: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Fri 31: Lewis Watson Quartet @ Bishop Auckland Town Hall. 1:00pm. SOLD OUT!
Fri 31: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 31: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 31: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm. CANCELLED! Back next week (April 7).
Fri 31: Jasmine Myra + Waclaw Zimpel @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Fri 31: The Revolutionaires @ The Shack, Boldon Colliery. 7:30pm. £10.00. The Revolutionaires' big band (horn section) line-up.
Fri 31: Andrew McCormack @ Maltings, Berwick. 8:00pm. £20.00.

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Josh Kemp Quartet @ The Globe Jazz Bar - November 26

Josh Kemp (tenor); Martin Shaw (trumpet); Matt Ratcliffe (Nord C20); Dave Walsh (drums).
(Review by Lance).
This wasn't quite the anticipated line-up. We knew in advance that Martin Shaw was stepping in for Steve Fishwick, what we didn't know was that neither Tim Giles nor Ross Stanley were with us either. Those who'd been impressed by Stanley's recent appearances in the area with Nigel Price must have been particularly disappointed. However, in fairness to Ratcliffe he proved to be a more than able dep and, by the end of the evening, it was a case of "Ross who?" Likewise with Dave Walsh.

Understandably, some of the numbers weren't as tight as they could have been, jazz has always maintained a sense of looseness and, indeed, frequently none the worse for that. Such was the case here and the well-attended gig was given the stamp of approval by the crowd after the opening number.
As it said on the tin, this was classic Blue Note with a contemporary feel. Kemp is a no-nonsense sax man what we used to call a tough tenor a sort of updated version of Ike Quebec, Arnett Cobb or Lockjaw Davis. Lots of fire in his belly but also a degree of tenderness when playing a ballad. Having heard Shaw several times over the years we had no worries. He delivers the goods without fail.
Walsh, a teacher at Leeds College of Music, laid down the funk whilst Ratcliffe, from Derby, although not as flamboyant a player as Ross Stanley, took care of the business in his own way.
As the night progressed the music gelled more and more. The mix of Kemp originals and the occasional standard made for a varied programme. Stirred Not Shaken was a cocktail comprising Sweet Georgia Brown, Straight no Chaser and a dash of original Kemp. It worked a treat. My One and Only Love saw both horns in a romantic mode whilst the closer, Home Cooking began with Shaw and Kemp exchanging 8's and finished with collective improvisation between the pair.
Other originals included a piece dedicated to The Angel of the North, a funky Turn on the Dark and Effervescence. This latter piece, Kemp pointed out, was good value for money as you got 20% extra each bar - it was in 5/4 time! Perhaps this was a hangover from Black Friday.
Much of the music was from Kemp's current CD -  Rare Groove.
Well done Jazz Coop for bringing such a band to the Globe even though it wasn't quite the expected personnel.
Lance.

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