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MAY 2025
Mon 19: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 19: Lewis Watson Quartet @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00.
Tue 20: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Stu Collingwood, Paul Grainger, Bailey Rudd.
Tue 20: Alexia Gardner Quintet @ Pleased to Meet You, Bridge St., Morpeth NE61 1ND. 8:00pm.
Wed 21: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 21: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Thu 22: Nuevo Castillo Orquesta @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £5.00.
Thu 22: Anna Reay & Deon Krishnan @ STACK, Exchange Sq., Middlesbrough. 7:30-9:15pm. Free.
Thu 22: Pedal Point Trio @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Fri 23: Dean Stockdale Quartet @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. ‘Celebrating Oscar’.
Fri 23: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 23: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 23: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 23: Anna Reay & Deon Krishnan @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 4:00-6:00pm. Free.
Fri 23: Joe Steels Group @ The Pele, Corbridge. 7:00pm. £10.00. + £1.55. bf. A Northumberland Jazz Festival fringe event.
Fri 23: Spilt Milk @ STACK, Exchange Sq., Middlesbrough. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Nolan Brothers (vocal harmonies).
Fri 23: Gaz Hughes Quartet @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm.
Fri 23: Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ The Witham, Barnard Castle. 8:00pm. £19.00.; £17.00. ‘Time After Time’.
Sat 24: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 12:30-2:15pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sat 24: Tyne Valley Big Band @ Bywell Hall, Stocksfield. 1:30pm. Northumberland County Show.
Sat 24: Jason Isaacs @ STACK, Seaburn. 3:30-5:30pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sat 24: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ The Peacock, Sunderland. 6:00pm.
Sat 24: Dean Stockdale Quartet + Mingus Sings @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 7:00pm. Admission: see website: www.queenshall.co.uk. Stockdale (piano); Tim Williams (guitar); Gavin Barras (double bass); Gaz Hughes (drums) + Mingus Sings: Sara Oschlag (vocals); Alan Barnes (reeds); Tim Lapthorn (piano); Arnie Somogyi (double bass); Clark Tracey (drums). A Northumberland Jazz Festival event.
Sat 24: Joseph Carville Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 24: Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm. £12.00.
Sat 24: NUJO Jazz Jam @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 8:00pm (7:00pm doors). £3.00. + bf.
Sat 24: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 25: Zoë Gilby & Andy Champion: Bandstand Sessions @ The Sele, Hexham. 12 noon. Free. A Northumberland Jazz Festival event.
Sun 25: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 25: Northern Monkey Brass Band @ Spanish City Plaza (outdoor stage). 1:00pm. Free. A Whitley Bay Carnival event.
Sun 25: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 25: Catriona Bourne Quartet @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm. Admission: see website: www.queenshall.co.uk. Bourne (harp), Francis Tulip (guitar), James Owston (double bass), Joe Bainbridge (drums). A Northumberland Jazz Festival event.
Sun 25: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 25: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 25: Struggle Buggy @ The Tyne Bar, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 4:00pm. Free. Blues.
Sun 25: Joe Steels Group + Norma Winstone (vocals); Nikki Iles (piano); Mike Walker (guitar); Steve Watts (double bass). 7:00pm. Admission: see website: www.queenshall.co.uk. Steels (guitar); Ferg Kilsby (trumpet, flugelhorn); Ben Lawrence (piano); Paul Susans (double bass); John Hirst (drums). A Northumberland Jazz Festival event.
Sun 25: Jazz Jam Sandwich! @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 25: Xhosa Cole/Neil Charles/Mark Sanders @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A JNE promotion. Note: Xhosa Cole replaces Nicole Mitchell.
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Thursday, December 07, 2017
CD Review: Eric Byrd Trio - Saints Are Still Marching

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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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