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December
Mon 09: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 09: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Wheatsheaf, Benton Sq., Whitley Road, Palmersville NE12 9SU. Tel: 0191 266 8137. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 09: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
Mon 09: Trio Grand @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free.
Mon 09: James Birkett Trio @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00.
Tue 10: Customs House Big Band @ All Saints Church Hall, Cleadon. 7:30pm. £6.00. The CHBB’s annual Xmas concert featuring Ruth Lambert. A BYOB gig!
Wed 11: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 11: Cath Stephens’ improvisation workshop @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 4:30-6:00pm. Collaborative group focusing on vocal improvisations.
Wed 11: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 11: The Tannery Jam Session @ The Tannery, Gilesgate, Hexham. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Second Wednesday in the month.
Wed 11: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 12: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Spanish City, Whitley Bay. 12 noon. £27.00. (inc. three -course meal).
Thu 12: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 5:00-6:45pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Thu 12: Stuart Turner @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 12: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesborough. 8:30pm. Free. Guests: Jeremy McMurray (keys); Mark Toomey (alto sax); Donna Hewitt (tenor sax); Kevin Eland (trumpet); Ron Smith (bass).
Fri 13: Dean Stockdale Trio @ Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland. 1:00pm. £8.00.
Fri 13: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 13: Bellavana @ Revoluçion de Cuba, Newcastle. 3:00-5:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: Joe Steels Trio @ The Pele, Corbridge. 7:00pm. Free.
Fri 13: Customs House Big Band @ Stocksfield Community Association. 7:00pm. Featuring Ruth Lambert.
Fri 13: Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Xmas @ St Cuthbert’s Centre, Crook. 7:30pm. £15.00.
Fri 13: Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £19.00. + bf. First night of two.
Fri 13: Ransom Van @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Fri 13: Boys of Brass @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle. 9:00pm. £10.00.
Sat 14: Jambone @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 6:15pm. Free but ticketed.
Sat 14: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm.
Sat 14: Red Kites Jazz @ Staiths Café, Autumn Dr., Gateshead. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 14 Lapwing Jazz Trio @ Three Sheets to the Wind, Alnwick. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 14: Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £19.00. + bf. Second night of two.
Sat 14: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 15: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 12 noon. £8.50. Xmas party feat. Musicians Unlimited + Customs House Big Band. SOLD OUT!
Sun 15: Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Xmas @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 2:00pm.
Sun 15: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 15: Mitch Laddie Band @ Tyne Bar, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 4:00pm. Free. Superb blues power trio.
Sun 15: Leeway @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 15: Tweed River Jazz Band @ Barrels Ale House, Berwick. 7:00pm. Free.
Sun 15: Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Xmas @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.
Sun 15: Alligator Gumbo @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Reviewers wanted
Sunday, December 31, 2017
The New Year Gongs
A fantastic album - The Chase - and a knockout gig at Darlo's Opus 4 clinched it.
Paul Edis is one of those musicians who defy classification - pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader - you name it and he does it. Maybe, one day he'll succumb to the lure of the fleshpots of London, New York or Grimsby (not so far to travel) but please hang around for a while longer.
Paul has been astonishing (along with James Birkett and Sage Gateshead) in bringing jazz talent to the fore via Jambone and the other Sage supported bands. There are suggestions that this support is soon to be withdrawn...
Saturday, December 30, 2017
The "Real" J Hendricks
Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Hoochie Coochie - December 29.
Friday, December 29, 2017
Joe Garner
The age, 85, and the address in the Howdon area of North Tyneside point towards it being one and the same.
Information would be appreciated.
Chronicle obituary.
Leroy Hutson @ Jazz Café, Camden, December 27.
Ella, Dizzy and the Strictly Smokin’ Big Band
Twelve Nights of 2017 by Steve T.
Remembering Keith Crombie Five years on.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Tees Valley Jazzmen @ No.1 Market Place, Bishop Auckland - Dec 28
Patti's Gigs of the Year
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Lance's Gigs of the Year
Alan Glen Trio - January 12 & April 13.
Bruce Adams & SSBB - February 19.
Brian Molley Quartet - April 22.
Sammy Eagles' Spirit - June 13.
Sage Gateshead.
Georgia Mancio/Alan Broadbent @ GIJF - April 2.
Ronnie Scott's All Stars @ GIJF - April 1.
Clare Teal & her Hollywood Orchestra @ GIJF - March 31.
A Jazzy Christmas w. Paul Edis etc. - December 22.
圣诞节快乐 From Our Man in Hong Kong
Monday, December 25, 2017
CD Review: Amy London - Bridges
More Lists by Lance
Mark Lewandowski - Waller (April).
The Dime Notes - Dime Notes (August).
Dave O'Higgins - It's Always 9.30 in Zog (July).
Leo Richardson - The Chase (August).
Gareth Lochrane - Fistfight at the Barndance (September).
Nat Steele - Portrait of the Modern Jazz Quartet (September).
Andy Brown Quartet - Direct Call (October).
Delfeayo Marsalis - Kalamazoo (October).
Brandon Allen - The Gene Ammons Project (October).
Dom Pipkin - Smokin' Boogie (October).
Composer of the Week
Santa Claus has been to town.
Sunday, December 24, 2017
No More Tees Hot Club @ Cleveland Bay
Russell's Top Five Albums 2017.
Hand to Mouth @ Ernest - Dec 24
A Jazzy Christmas: The Paul Edis Trio, Jo Harrop & Guests @ Sage Gateshead – December 22
Top Ten Vocal Albums of 2017
Cecile McLorin Salvant - Dreams and Daggers.
Claudia Morris - Here's to Life.
Diana Krall - Turn Up the Quiet.
Georgia Mancio/Alan Broadbent - Songbook.
Peter Horsfall - Nighthawks.
Peter Jones - Under the Setting Sun.
Petra Van Nuis/Andy Brown - Lessons Lyrical.
Seth MacFarlane - In Full Swing.
Sherri Roberts - Anybody's Spring.
Wendy Kirkland - Piano Divas.
Lance.
More lists to follow. Please send us yours. Make your own category. Best gigs/albums/solos/venues/pies whatever...
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Top Ten Albums of 2017 - As heard by Steve T.
Francis Tulip Quartet @ The Jazz Café - Dec 22
The setlist was much the same in much the same order and no bad thing as it offered a simple opportunity to compare and contrast. The quartet – Francis, Joel, Michael and Matt – got down to business long before the audience arrived, running through their set list, topping and tailing a few tunes, making sure everything was sorted in advance of the advertised start time.
Overture to A Jazzy Christmas @ Sage Gateshead - December 22
Photo by Jerry - more to follow with the official review!
Friday, December 22, 2017
King Bee @ Hoochie Coochie - December 21
(Review by Lance)
If you ain't been to a King Bee Xmas Party then you ain't been to a party. And if you ain't been to a King Bee party at Hoochie Coochie then reflect upon the sheltered life you've led. Trumpet man Richard threw a Yorkshire pudding into the audience. Rich is from Australia so maybe that's what they do down under when they're not playing cricket. He didn't mention The Ashes. I don't know who caught the pudding or whether they ate it, framed it or had it autographed.
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Francis Tulip Quartet @ Empty Shop - Dec 20
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Xmas Jam @ the Jazz Café - December 19
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Touring now! The Francis Tulip Quartet
Lickety Split @ The Globe. The Jazz Coop Christmas Party, December 17
Monday, December 18, 2017
Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History
George MacDonald & James Birkett with the Roly Veitch Trio @ Blaydon Jazz Club - Dec 17
Strictly Smokin’ Big Band with Scarlet Street @ Gosforth Civic Theatre - December 16
RIP Keely Smith
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Digital Download Review: Ella Fitzgerald - Ella @ Zardi's.
Christmas Jethro Tull @ Durham Cathedral - December 14
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Don’t Miss The Indigo Voices December Gig At The Globe
Mo Scott – She’s Our Pride and Joy @ The Jazz Café - Dec 15
Friday, December 15, 2017
RIP John Critchinson (December 24, 1934 - December 15, 2017.)
Some 30 years later he was with Simon Spillett at the Early Music Centre in York - the magic was still there - and the following year at a pub gig in Crouch End, again with Spillett, he slotted in alongside Martin Drew and Andy Cleyndert for another memorable evening. This was in 2010 and, regrettably, was the last opportunity I had to hear him live.
However, all was not lost. A 2013 recording with Simon Spillet kept him on my radar and, as I type, I'm listening to that album (Square One). Yesterday I Heard the Rain is a masterclass in saxophone ballad playing and the piano solo maintains the mood to perfection.
Perfection! A good word to end on when paying tribute to John Critchinson who passed away today - 9 days short of his 83rd birthday.
Sadly missed.
Rest In Peace.
Lance.
More from LondonJazzNews.
Thursday, December 14, 2017
CD Review: The Lindsay Hannon Plus - Make Dark Heaven Light
Chris Biscoe; Roger Turner ; John Pope. A Jazz North East 'On the Outside' performance @ The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle - December 3
CD Review: Andrew Bain - Embodied Hope.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
CD Review: Hugh Masekela – Sixty/Black to the Future/Notes of Life
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- The New Year Gongs
- Steve H's Ten of the Best - 2017
- The "Real" J Hendricks
- Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Hoochie Coochie - Dece...
- Joe Garner
- Leroy Hutson @ Jazz Café, Camden, December 27.
- Ella, Dizzy and the Strictly Smokin’ Big Band
- Gregory Porter on Sky Arts.
- Twelve Nights of 2017 by Steve T.
- Remembering Keith Crombie Five years on.
- Tees Valley Jazzmen @ No.1 Market Place, Bishop Au...
- Patti's Gigs of the Year
- Ken Drew's Gig of the Year Choices.
- Lance's Gigs of the Year
- 圣诞节快乐 From Our Man in Hong Kong
- CD Review: Amy London - Bridges
- More Lists by Lance
- Composer of the Week
- Santa Claus has been to town.
- No More Tees Hot Club @ Cleveland Bay
- Russell's Top Five Albums 2017.
- Russell's Top Ten Gigs
- Hand to Mouth @ Ernest - Dec 24
- A Jazzy Christmas: The Paul Edis Trio, Jo Harrop &...
- Top Ten Vocal Albums of 2017
- Top Ten Albums of 2017 - As heard by Steve T.
- Francis Tulip Quartet @ The Jazz Café - Dec 22
- Overture to A Jazzy Christmas @ Sage Gateshead - D...
- King Bee @ Hoochie Coochie - December 21
- Francis Tulip Quartet @ Empty Shop - Dec 20
- Xmas Jam @ the Jazz Café - December 19
- Touring now! The Francis Tulip Quartet
- Lickety Split @ The Globe. The Jazz Coop Christmas...
- Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History
- George MacDonald & James Birkett with the Roly Vei...
- Strictly Smokin’ Big Band with Scarlet Street @ Go...
- RIP Keely Smith
- Digital Download Review: Ella Fitzgerald - Ella @ ...
- Christmas Jethro Tull @ Durham Cathedral - Decembe...
- Don’t Miss The Indigo Voices December Gig At The G...
- Mo Scott – She’s Our Pride and Joy @ The Jazz Café...
- RIP John Critchinson (December 24, 1934 - December...
- CD Review: The Lindsay Hannon Plus - Make Dark Hea...
- Chris Biscoe; Roger Turner ; John Pope. A Jazz N...
- CD Review: Andrew Bain - Embodied Hope.
- CD Review: Hugh Masekela – Sixty/Black to the Futu...
- Favourite Animals and Article XI @ The Bridge Hote...
- Sinatra Birthday Bash in Red Bank
- Matt Anderson Quartet Kickstarter campaign
- Guidelines for applications to northern line round...
- Jazz North northern line open for applications
- House of the Black Gardenia @ Billy Bootleggers - ...
- The Lambton Big Band @ The Black Swan - Dec 9
- Review of the year - Ashington Jazz Club
- The Early Bird Band @ The Jazz Café - Dec 9
- Ayanna Witter-Johnson @ The Black Swan December 7
- Leeds Lord Mayor Gets Jazzy!
- The Improvisers' Workshop Ensemble - “Magic Mirror...
- The Zoë Gilby University Group - “Constellation ...
- And still undefeated...
- Riviera Quartet @ Empty Shop, Durham - December 7
- CD Review: Eric Byrd Trio - Saints Are Still Marching
- Gregory Porter headlines Jazz FM Christmas Show
- James Birkett & Bradley Johnston @ St George’s URC...
- Tyne Valley Big Band @ The Fox, Hexham - Dec 5
- Sandrani @ the Jazz Café - November 24
- CD Review: Tony Tixier - Life of Sensitive Creatures
- KAPOK @ Jazz Café - November 28
- The Bold Big Band @ The Dun Cow, Jesmond - December 3
- CD Review: Dave Askren Jeff Benedict - Come Together
- Jasper Høiby Masterclass @ The Music Department, D...
- Jambone @ Ushaw College - Dec 1
- RIP Mundell Lowe
- Baby it’s Cold INside! Alan Barnes – Jazz Christma...
- Today is VCJ Day
- Leo Richardson Quartet @ Opus 4 Jazz Club, Darling...
- CD Review: Elektrojazz - New York Tribute
- Alter Ego @ The Globe - November 30
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