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Bebop Spoken There

Simon Spillett: “ Bebop and hard bop came naturally to him [Tubby Hayes]". Morning Star, March 28, 2024.

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Rupert Burley (Dynamic Agency): "BSH just goes from strength to strength".

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Holly Cooper, Mouthpiece Music: "Lance writes pull quotes like no one else!"

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Josh Weir: I love the writing on bebop spoken here... I think the work you are doing is amazing.

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

Fri 29: FILM: Soul @ The Forum Cinema, Hexham. 12:30pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free. POSTPONED!
Fri 29: Thundercat @ Newcastle City Hall.
Fri 29: John Logan @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Fri 29: True Colours @ Barrels Ale House, Berwick. 9:00pm. Blues, jazz & swing.

Sat 30: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 30: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Whitley Bay Library, York Road, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm.

Sun 31: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 31: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields NE30 1HJ. 3:00pm. Free. Lambert, Alan Law & Paul Grainger.
Sun 31: Sid Jacobs & Tom Remon @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. USA/London jazz guitar duo.
Sun 31: Bellavana @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

April
Mon 01: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 01: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.

Tue 02: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Dean Stockdale, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 03: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 03: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 03: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 04: FILM: Soul @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 2:00pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Thu 04: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 04: Funky Drummer @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 04: Eva Fox & the Jazz Guys @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 04: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Wednesday, November 08, 2017

Jam session @ The Jazz Café - November 7

Joel Byrne-McCullough (guitar), Paul Grainger (double bass) & Rob Walker (drums) + John Wilson (guitar), John Pope (double bass), Ray Johnson (trumpet), Joel Brown (piano), George Sykes (tenor saxophone), Hazem Mohammad (drums), David Gray (trombone) & Ian Forbes (drums)    
(Review by Russell)
Days after November 5th this Jazz Café jam session produced fewer fireworks than usual. Perhaps the lack of horn players had something to do with it. Trumpeter Ray Johnson led the frontline on his own for quite a while until reinforcements arrived in the form of first-timer George Sykes, tenor, and the all-action David Gray, trombone. Young Joel Brown waited his turn, and veteran modernist Ian Forbes hung around long enough to take a spell behind the traps.

Respected guitar tutor John Wilson made an all-too-rare appearance sitting alongside fellow guitar wiz Joel Byrne-McCullough making his long overdue debut leading the Pink Lane jam session. The duo enjoyed playing a few tunes together supported sensitively by mainstay bassist Paul Grainger and drummer Rob Walker. Secret Love heard our guitarists swapping non-competitive solos, each appreciative of the other and on Mercy Mercy Mercy Byrne-McCullough found the space and time to fleetingly quote…oh, what was it? The Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Sister Andrea? Surely not!

All the Things You Are (what a tune!), followed by student George Sykes making his debut on Pink Lane playing old school tenor on There Will Never be Another You and with him fellow student, the returning Hazem Mohammad on drums. Ray Johnson led the line with some purposeful playing on Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise and by this time sixth former Joel Brown had squeezed behind the seated Byrne-McCullough to play some Monkish piano at the upright. Stolen Moments wobbled a little bit here and there. A masterful take on Oliver Nelson’s tune at a jam session would take some doing!

David Gray had a blast on A Train and Joel Brown’s growing confidence mixing it with experienced musicians was evident in his intro to Misty. As closing time approached David Gray launched into Straight No Chaser eliciting the cry F****** hell! from someone on the stand. Things were hotting up with minutes to go! ’Til next time, that’s Tuesday 21 November, eight o’clock to be sure of a seat.
Russell 
                

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