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Danny Halperin: "Johnny Griffin is possibly the worst tenor saxophonist who has come to widespread public attention in the past decade." – (Jazz News, March 21, 1962).

Polly Gibbons: “If Billie [Holiday] had come up in the ’60s, she probably would have been a soul singer” – (Down Beat August 2017).

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Today Wednesday August 16

Afternoon
Vieux Carre Jazzmen - Crescent Club, 1 Hudleston, Cullercoats NE30 3OS. 1pm. Free.
Maine Street Jazzmen - Tynemouth Metro Station, Station Tce., Tynemouth NE30 4RE. 1pm. Free.
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Evening.
New Orleans Jazz at the Village Hall - Springwell Village Community Venue, Fell Rd., Gateshead NE9 7RP. 8:15pm. £3.
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Take it to the Bridge - The Globe, 11 Railway St., Newcastle NE4 7AD. £1. 8pm.
Billy's Acoustic Blues - Billy Bootleggers, 28 Nelson St., Newcastle NE1 5AN. 9pm. Free (weekly).
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Tees Hot Club - Cleveland Bay, 718 Yarm Rd., Eaglescliffe TS16 0JE. 9pm. Free.
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To the best of our knowledge, details of the above events are correct but may be subject to alteration.

Monday, July 24, 2017

Maine Street Jazzmen @ Seaton Sluice Social Club – Final Performance July 23

(Requiem by John T)
A sad night at the Sluice. A continuing low turnout (in the low 20s) has forced Herbie to call it day for this long running monthly gig.
The low turnout did not phase the band and they got a standing ovation at the end. Two fantastic one-hour sets.
Jim McBriarty and Bob Wade did the two Clarinet thing With Creole Love Call, ably supported by Herbie Hudson on harmonica. See attached photo. Smashing arrangement, each musician having a great empathy for the others. Overall, this band just gets better and better.
On a positive note, it's good to remember all the good times. Bob Wade got his first blow with the band at this venue.
I met up with a distant member of my family tree at the gig last night. Not seen her for several years and I did not know she was a band follower. She said she would try to support the band at their other venues
As far as I know, the weekly Maine Street gig continues at Sunniside. The band's monthly gig at the British Legion, West Jesmond also continues. Next date tomorrow, (Tuesday July 25) – see BSH listings for other sessions.
John T.
Herbie Hudson (trom./vocal/harmonica); Bob Wade (trumpet/flugel/clarinet); Jim McBriarty (clarinet/tenor/vocal); Malcolm Armstrong (keys); Alan Rudd (bass); Ollie Rillands (drums); Olive Rudd (vocal).
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  1. Michael Anthony Bird (on F/b)Monday, July 24, 2017 11:28:00 pm

    How on earth can such a talented, swinging and amazingly good looking band not be playing to packed venues 10 nights a week????????? What is the world coming to???!!! (PS. Herbie is the best looking!)

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Bebop Spoken Here -- Here, being the north-east of England -- centred in the blues heartland of Newcastle and reaching down to the Tees Delta and looking upwards to the Land of the Kilt.
Not a very original title, I know; not even an accurate one as my taste, whilst centred around the music of Bird and Diz, extends in many directions and I listen to everything from King Oliver to Chick Corea and beyond. Not forgetting the Great American Songbook the contents of which has provided the inspiration for much great jazz and quality popular singing for round about a century.
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