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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?
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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!
12 comments :
Prog Rock reviews - Is this BPSH's 'Judas' moment ?
Musicianship, talent (god forbid), freedom, progression, long pieces, extended soloing, difficult time signatures, recapitulation, disregard for commercial media, radio playlists and hit singles. Absolutely not.
In the heyday of progrock and Jazzrock in the early seventies, the two were all but interchangeable; check out Soft Machine, Henry Cow, Jade Warrior and Red era King Crimson. In fact the progrock community have claimed Mahavishnu lock, stock and.
I have long thought that Jazz will become accepted as the American centuries classical music, but will become a catchall term for all non commercial music, including Zappa, Beefheart, Santana, the best of the funk bands and the best of the prog bands.
The following is an eye witness account of events earlier today:
It was 5:00am, I was walking past Steve T’s house when suddenly the quiet was shattered by the sound of a battering ram being launched at the front door with cries of ‘POLICE! JAZZ POLICE!’ Moments later a disheveled Steve T appeared at the door, ‘cuffed, protesting his innocence as he was bundled into a jazz police van. I heard Steve say: But I haven’t done anything wrong. A jazz police officer said: Are you now, or have you ever been, a fan of (the officer paused for a second, clearly feeling nauseous), prog rock? A clearly distressed Steve T sought to explain: I don’t know what you mean…I, I…(the officer cut him short)…Anything you say may be taken down and used as evidence in a jazz court of law. You have the right to remain silent.
Later, Steve T appeared in the jazz police court and was remanded in custody for several years, pending a further appearance. It has been reported that the accused has received many hundreds of jazz CDs from well wishers. It is understood that Steve T’s barrister will enter a plea of ‘confused by way of being cloth eared’. An online petition is asking the jazz police court to show no mercy.
Perhaps the name should be changed to Bebop Deluxe Spoken Here!
It's bit like the House of Commons, when politicians stand up and ask there pre-prepared questions, with total disregard to the fact that they've already been answered.
I wrote my last one before I saw Lances - honest.
I wonder whether the P in bPsh was a Freudian slip.
Merely a topographical slip.
Or a topographical ship. Lance now has no idea what we're on about.
Oh YES I have! Now I intend to withdraw and listen to 'Bing Sings, Bregman Swings' - one of Bing's jazzier outings.
Steve T, "monster review, man!" as Nigel Kennedy might say.
I must say, listening to Snarky Puppy as featured on (dare I mention ;-) BBC R3's Jazz Now I heard quite a lot of what I would consider to be prog rock. This is in no way a criticism, merely an observation.
Criticism's good. We're only gonna learn about music from each other, and I include Snarky Puppy in that; can't rely on the mainstream media.
I never had Lance down as a Topographic Oceans sort of a guy. Bing crooning yes, but not one of progs most ambitious adventures/follies (delete as required).
Just because you know something doesn't mean you like it!
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