Bebop Spoken There

Donovan Haffner ('Best Newcomer' 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards): ''I got into jazz the first time I picked up a saxophone!" - Jazzwise Dec 25/Jan 26

The Things They Say!

This is a good opportunity to say thanks to BSH for their support of the jazz scene in the North East (and beyond) - it's no exaggeration to say that if it wasn't for them many, many fine musicians, bands and projects across a huge cross section of jazz wouldn't be getting reviewed at all, because we're in the "desolate"(!) North. (M & SSBB on F/book 23/12/24)

Postage

18146 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 17 years ago. 24 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Jan. 7), 24

From This Moment On ...

JANUARY 2026

Thu 08: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Jazz Milestones of 1976.

Fri 09: The House Trio @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 1:00pm. £9.00.
Fri 09: Nauta @ Jesmond Library, Newcastle. 1:00pm. £5.00. Trio: Jacob Egglestone, Jamie Watkins, Bailey Rudd.
Fri 09: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 09: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 09: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 09: Warren James & the Lonesome Travellers @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm. £15.00.
Fri 09: The Blue Kings @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £10.00. (£8.00. adv.). All-star band.

Sat 10: Mark Toomey Quintet @ St Peter’s Church, Stockton-on-Tees. 7:30pm. £12.00. (inc. pie & peas). Tickets from: 07749 255038.

Sun 11: New ’58 Jazz Collective @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 11: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 11: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 11: Eva Fox & the Sound Hounds @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 12: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 12: Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn House Hotel. 7:00-9:00pm. Free.

Tue 13: Milne Glendinning Band @ Newcastle House Hotel, Rothbury. 7:30pm. £11.00. Coquetdale Jazz.
Tue 13: Jazz Jam Sandwich @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 14: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 14: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 14: Jam Session @ The Tannery, Hexham. 7:00pm. Free.
Wed 14: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Reviewers wanted

Whilst BSH attempts to cover as many gigs, festivals and albums as possible, to make the site even more comprehensive we need more 'boots on the ground' to cover the albums seeking review - a large percentage of which never get heard - report on gigs or just to air your views on anything jazz related. Interested? then please get in touch. Contact details are on the blog. Look forward to hearing from you. Lance

Sunday, November 12, 2017

A Taste of Teesside

(Report by Ron Hampton)
 
The changing Jazz scene on Teesside has resulted in some interesting developments this year. Tees Hot Club, along with guests, have been playing at Dormans Club every Thursday for more than 7 years so it was decided that, in order to add more variation to this Jazz event, to include a monthly Guest Band night. 

This has proved to be highly successful and has included the following bands. Middlesbrough Jazz and Blues Orchestra led by Kevin Eland, Ray Dales with the James Harrison Trio, Jeremy McMurray with the Pocket Orchestra, Body and Soul led by Richie Emmerson, Lickerty Split {pictured) led by Eddie Bellis, The Darlington Big Band led by Richie Emmerson and the Customs House Big Band with Ruth Lambert led by Peter Morgan.  The next Guest Band night will be the Christmas Party Night with the Middlesbrough Jazz and Blues Orchestra led by Kevin Eland on the 7th December. These nights are all free entry as are the weekly Tees Hot Club nights. 


A new Jazz night was started earlier this year at Saltburn Golf Club playing on the first Sunday of the month.  The band, known as "The Jazz Lads" are Ray Dales alto sax, Adrian Beadnell bass, Ian Bosworth guitar, Kevin Eland trumpet, Jeremy McMurray piano and Mark Hawkins drums. This again has been well attended with the next one on the 3rd December. It is planned to continue with this event next year. 


A now established monthly Jazz and Tapas night at the Arc Stockton is proving to be highly successful with Jeremy McMurray and the Pocket Orchestra. Jeremy McMurray piano, Peter Ayton bass, Mark Toomey alto sax, Paul Smith drums and Paul Donnelly guitar. The next one is on Thursday 7th December. 

Ron Hampton
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