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Postage

16287 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 169 of them this year alone and, so far, 41 this month (Mar 18).

From This Moment On ...

March

Tue 19: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Michael Young, Paul Grainger, Tim Johnston.

Wed 20: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 20: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 20: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 21: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 21: Castillo Neuvo Trio + Conor Emery & His ‘Bones Band @ The Grove, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 7:30pm (7:00pm doors). £10.00. (£7.00. student).
Thu 21: Remi Banklyn + Chris Corcoran Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.50. Chicago blues. An International Guitar Foundation promotion.
Thu 21: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Ragtime piano.
Thu 21: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Fri 22: Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00. SOLD OUT!
Fri 22: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 22: Nauta + Remy CB + Last Orders @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle. 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). Free.
Fri 22: Vasilis Xenopoulos-Paul Edis Quartet @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. £15.00. Opus 4 Jazz Club.
Fri 22: Redwell @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sat 23: Jambone @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 6:30pm. Free (ticketed). End of term performance in the Northern Rock Foundation Hall.
Sat 23: Milne-Glendinning Band @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 23: Red Kites Jazz @ Rowlands Gill Community Centre NE39 1JB. 7:00pm. Tickets: £12.00. (gibsidecommunityfarm@gmail.com). A ‘Build a Barn’ fundraiser. BYOB, tea/coffee available.
Sat 23: New Century Ragtime Orchestra @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £20.00. + bf (book in person at venue - no booking fee!). Featuring pianist Martin Litton.
Sat 23: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 24: Musicians Unlimited @ Park Inn, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 24: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:30pm. Free.
Sun 24: Luis Verde @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm. Verde (alto sax); Joe Steels (guitar); John Pope (double bass); John Hirst (drums). Alto sax brilliance!
Sun 24: Elsie Franklin @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. £10.00. Country blues. An International Guitar Foundation promotion.
Sun 24: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 24: Las Vegas Live with the Rat Pack @ The Forum, Billingham.
Sun 24: Ian Millar & Dominic Spencer @ Otterburn Memorial Hall. 7:30pm. £12.00.
Sun 24: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Note start time - 7:00pm.
Sun 24: Bold Big Band @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 25: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 25: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30pm. Free.

Monday, July 03, 2017

From Buenos Aires to Newcastle - The Sotavento Big Band

(Press release)
Sunday July 9. The Globe Jazz Bar, 11 Railway St., Newcastle NE4 7AD. 8pm. £10.
The orchestra shared the stage with numerous groups of high professional level of Argentina and Europe and became one of the most active Big Band at the Buenos Aires jazz scene. Between 14 and 31 August 2015 the orchestra made his first European Tour and in July 2017 the orchestra will make his second tour of Europe.
This Big Band has the distinction of having replaced the trombones and trumpets by saxophones, giving a very warm sound.
Sotavento Big Band appeared in the most diverse national and international stages: the band performed at Jazz Festivals Pinamar, Villa Gesell, San Miguel del Monte and the subway Jazz Festival. It also played in Notorious, Jazz Voyeur Club (Hotel Meliá) and different events in the major hotels of Buenos Aires and the Atlantic coast. Between April and September 2014 the orchestra performed a weekly cycle Jazz at Cafe Concert Theatre The Cube. In 2015 he participated in the cycle “Jazz Room” in the Francisco Urondo Cultural Center of the Faculty of Philosophy at the UBA and cycle “Jazz and Architecture” organized by the Central Society of Architects. During 2016, Sotavento Big Band performed more than 20 shows.
The first European Tour was declared of “Special Cultural Interest” by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina. The tour included Switzerland, France, Italy and Serbia. Sotavento Big Band was invited to perform on the main stage of “Nišville International Jazz Festival” in Serbia, one of the 10 most important festivals of Jazz in Europe and offered shows in various theatres and jazz clubs in France, Italy and Switzerland.

During the European tour, Sotavento Big Band recreated the classic big bands jazz standards of the swing era, such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie, among others. The
repertoire presented in Europe also included songs of Tango and Folklore - Astor Piazzolla especially- with arrangements made especially for the orchestra who had a remarkable public response. For example, Serbian media said it was “the first time he heard in Serbia tango in a format of Big Band”. In total, the tour lasted 20 days when the orchestra traveled more than 6,000 kilometres and performed 18 shows.

The band recorded two albums: “Sotavento Big Band” and “10 Years”. The first CD was presented at the ND Ateneo, being in the history of theatre the first jazz group to do two sold out functions. Something similar happened in 2013 with the presentation of the second disc held in The Hidden Club of Buenos Aires. The repertoire presented in the European tour will be reflected in their 3rd CD that the band will start recording in 2016.

The orchestra members are Andrés Veltri, Sergio Cisneros, Florencia Crnko, Horacio Baldassarre, Fernando Castel, Duilio Giri, Miguel Bensadon, Sergio Risoli, Fernando
Crespo, Enrique Gallo Calderon, Ezequiel Angeleri, Cristian Cor, Patricia Leguizamon and Gustavo Firmenich, director
and tango and jazz musician with a great career both nationally and internationally. Saxophonist and clarinetist Gustavo Firmenich also led his own group Tango Jazz Quartet which has already been six international tours throughout Europe, the USA, South Africa, China and Hong Kong over a period of six years.

Tickets £10 on the door or online

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