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July
Sat 27: BBC Proms: BBC Introducing stage @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 12 noon. Free. Line-up inc. Nu Groove (2:00pm); Abbie Finn Trio (2:50pm); Dilutey Juice (3:50pm); SwanNek (5:00pm); Rivkala (6:00pm).
Sat 27: Nomade Swing Trio @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sat 27: Mississippi Dreamboats @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sat 27: Milne-Glendinning Band @ Cafédral, Owengate, Durham. 9:00pm. £9.00. & £6.00. A Durham Fringe Festival event.
Sat 27: Theon Cross + Knats @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 10:00pm. £22.00. BBC Proms: BBC Introducing Stage (Sage Two). A late night gig.
Sun 28: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm.
Sun 28: Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band @ Fonteyn Ballroom, Dunelm House (Durham Students’ Union), Durham. 2:00pm. £9.00. & £6.00. A Durham Fringe Festival event.
Sun 28: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Nomade Swing Trio @ Red Lion, Alnmouth. 4:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Jazz Jam Sandwich! @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 28: Jeffrey Hewer Collective @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sun 28: Milne Glendinning Band @ Cafédral, Owengate, Durham. 9:00pm. £9.00. & £6.00. A Durham Fringe Festival event.
Mon 29: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Tue 30: ???
Wed 31: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 31: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 31: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
August
Thu 01: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:30pm. £4.00.
Thu 01: Funky Drummer @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 01: Elsadie & the Bobcats @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Fri 02: Mainly Two @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free (donations). SOLD OUT!
Fri 02: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 02: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 02: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 02: Pete Tanton’s Chet Set @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm. POSTPONED!
Friday, March 31, 2017
Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ The Millstone. March 30
CLARE TEAL, GOGO PENGUIN AND SHOBALEADER ONE LEAD A STELLAR LINE UP AT GATESHEAD INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND
Thursday, March 30, 2017
JNE are Stalling Again.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
The Northern Monkey Brass Band @ The Fox, Hexham. March 28
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RIP Arthur Blythe.
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CD Review: Thundercat Presents "Drunk"
CD Review: Akua Dixon - Akua's Dance
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
As I was saying about Bob Dylan....
ARW (Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman) play the music of Yes @ Manchester 02 Apollo, March 25.
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I argued the case for their inclusion on a Jazz site when I reviewed Yes at Newcastle City Hall almost a year ago and it seems every emerging Jazz guitarist in particular, owes some debt to prog rock. But what about these three?
CD Review: Gianni Bianchini - Type 1
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CD Review: Torben Waldorff – Holiday on Fire
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Monday, March 27, 2017
Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra @ Ronnie Scott's - March 16
Maine Street Jazzmen at Seaton Sluice Social Club - March 26
RIP Bob Erdos
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Lance.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
BBC Radio 3 - Hitting the High Notes.
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Judge for yourselves.
Lance
SSBB w. Scarlet Street @ Hoochie Coochie - March 19
Saturday, March 25, 2017
James Harrison & Caroline Bagley @ Jazz Café - March 24
Mick Shoulder’s Swing Manouche avec Picasso, Miró et al @ Bishop Auckland Town Hall - March 24
CD Review: Partikel - Counteraction.
Friday, March 24, 2017
Street Scene
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Andchuck @ Hoochie Coochie - March 23
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(Review/photos by Russell)
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Archipelago @ King’s Hall, Newcastle University - March 23
Gateshead International Jazz Festival celebrates Lena Horne centenary
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
CD Review: Keith Oxman - East of The Village
An embarrassment of riches @ The Jazz Café - March 21
GIJF 2017 - Not long now...
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A whole host of goodies in store with something for just about everyone.
Programme.
Lance
(See you there.)
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Before Tubby there was Harry
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Triggerlawross @ The Globe March 18
Monday, March 20, 2017
Red House refurbishments
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Dean Stockdale Trio @ Blaydon Jazz Club - March 19
Early Birds @ Jazz Café - March 16
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Sunday, March 19, 2017
The Family Band @ Jazz Café - March 17
Thinking about Jazz Record Requests @ Sage Gateshead - March 18
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Breaking News - RIP Chuck Berry.
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CD Review: Erin Dickins - Vignettes
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Track 1: Erin Girl For Rhythm//Jumping With Symphony Sid. A clever merging of the two riff tunes with Erin sounding smoky and swingy. The nightclub chanteuse/the girl next door. All but two of the tracks on Vignette has Erin accompanied by a sole multi-instrumentalist - in this case - Paul Jost, a world class singer himself who pitches in on drums, vocal bass and harmonica.
Thinking about Gabi & Steve @ Sage Gateshead - March 17
Friday, March 17, 2017
Daniel John Martin with Mick Shoulder’s Swing Manouche @ Empty Shop, Durham - March 16
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Preview - SSBB & Scarlet Street @ Hoochie Coochie - Sunday March 19.
Tonight, Thursday, is the penultimate reheasal for the SSBB and Scarlet Street, so I thought I would pop in for a listen, and to give the readers of BSH a bit of a heads up on the forthcoming event at Hoochie Coochie this Sunday… Strike Up The Band what a gig this will be!
Thursday, March 16, 2017
CD Review: Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent - Songbook
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
CD Review: Colin Steele Quintet – Even in the Darkest Places
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Paul Edis and Alyn Shipton at Sage Gateshead
CD Review: Club d'Elf - Live @ Club Helsinki
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More Gypsy Jazz on the Horizon
Daniel John Martin avec Mick Shoulder's Swing Manouche @ Jazz Café - March 14
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Lack of Afro @ Hoochie Coochie – March 10.
Help wanted.
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Lance.
CD Review: Josephine Davies – Satori
CD Review: Jam Experiment – Jam Experiment
Monday, March 13, 2017
Vyamnikal @ The Egdirb (Bridge) March 12
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- Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ The Millstone. March 30
- CLARE TEAL, GOGO PENGUIN AND SHOBALEADER ONE LEAD ...
- JNE are Stalling Again.
- The Northern Monkey Brass Band @ The Fox, Hexham. ...
- RIP Arthur Blythe.
- CD Review: Thundercat Presents "Drunk"
- CD Review: Akua Dixon - Akua's Dance
- As I was saying about Bob Dylan....
- ARW (Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman) play the music o...
- CD Review: Gianni Bianchini - Type 1
- CD Review: Torben Waldorff – Holiday on Fire
- Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra @ Ronnie Scott's - Ma...
- Maine Street Jazzmen at Seaton Sluice Social Club ...
- RIP Bob Erdos
- BBC Radio 3 - Hitting the High Notes.
- SSBB w. Scarlet Street @ Hoochie Coochie - March 19
- James Harrison & Caroline Bagley @ Jazz Café - Mar...
- Mick Shoulder’s Swing Manouche avec Picasso, Miró ...
- CD Review: Partikel - Counteraction.
- Street Scene
- Andchuck @ Hoochie Coochie - March 23
- Archipelago @ King’s Hall, Newcastle University - ...
- Gateshead International Jazz Festival celebrates L...
- CD Review: Keith Oxman - East of The Village
- An embarrassment of riches @ The Jazz Café - March 21
- GIJF 2017 - Not long now...
- Before Tubby there was Harry
- Triggerlawross @ The Globe March 18
- Red House refurbishments
- Dean Stockdale Trio @ Blaydon Jazz Club - March 19
- Early Birds @ Jazz Café - March 16
- The Family Band @ Jazz Café - March 17
- Thinking about Jazz Record Requests @ Sage Gateshe...
- Breaking News - RIP Chuck Berry.
- CD Review: Erin Dickins - Vignettes
- Thinking about Gabi & Steve @ Sage Gateshead - Mar...
- Daniel John Martin with Mick Shoulder’s Swing Mano...
- Preview - SSBB & Scarlet Street @ Hoochie Coochie ...
- CD Review: Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent - Songbook
- CD Review: Colin Steele Quintet – Even in the Dark...
- Paul Edis and Alyn Shipton at Sage Gateshead
- CD Review: Club d'Elf - Live @ Club Helsinki
- More Gypsy Jazz on the Horizon
- Daniel John Martin avec Mick Shoulder's Swing Mano...
- Lack of Afro @ Hoochie Coochie – March 10.
- Help wanted.
- CD Review: Josephine Davies – Satori
- CD Review: Jam Experiment – Jam Experiment
- Vyamnikal @ The Egdirb (Bridge) March 12
- CD Review: Jason Anick & Jason Yeager - United
- Jazz Café Hot Club Virtuosi
- Dazzling Duets - on now (8pm) BBC 4
- CD Review:Barb Jungr - Every Grain Of Sand 15th an...
- LP Review: Tubby Hayes Quintet - Modes and Blues
- Chris Sharkey Trio Minus 1 @ Jazz Café - March 7
- Riviera Quartet @ The Globe Jazz Bar - March 9
- Gerry Richardson Quartet @ Jazz Café. March 9
- Great North Big Band Jazz Festival @ Park View Com...
- Great North Big Band Jazz Festival @ Park View Com...
- Paul Skerritt Band @ Ashington Jazz Club - March 8
- Great North Big Band Jazz Festival @ Park View Com...
- Quantum Illusion/Chris Cundy @ The Bridge Hotel, N...
- Jazz Café Jam Session - March 7
- Nina Simone’s Life Story on Radio 4
- Great North Big Band Jazz Festival @ Park View Com...
- Hot Club du Nord @ Jazz Café - March 3
- RIP Misha Mengelberg
- CD Review: Jeff Rupert & Richard Drexler - Imagina...
- Blind Monk Trio @ The Globe March 4
- Tonight @ The Red House Farm Pub & Restaurant
- Dean Stockdale to open the 2017 season at the Blac...
- Flying Machines @ The Jazz Cafe February 28
- Paris Blues - mes excuses pour ce soir
- Guitarist goes it alone in Eyemouth
- CD Review: Ralph Towner - My Foolish Heart
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