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Bebop Spoken There

Van Morrison: ''Basically, I'm coming from jazz. Not pop, not rock, not what's commercial. That's where I started, and that's still where I am. I feel the same as I did when I was listening to Louis Armstrong, Lead Belly, Jelly Roll Morton''. (The Northern Echo, 12 June 2025).

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

1803759 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 17 years ago. 480 of them this year alone and, so far, 58 this month (June 18).

From This Moment On ...

JUNE 2025

Mon 23: MSK Trio @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm. £9.00. at the door; £8.20. (inc £0.20 bf) online, in advance.
Mon 23: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club (1:00pm). Free.

Tues 24: ???

Wed 25: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 25: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 25: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 25: The Magpies of Swing @ The Roxy, Leadgate, Co. Durham. 7:30pm. A Ginger Jitterbugs swing dance event, all welcome.

Thu 26: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £4.00. Subject: Brass Instruments & the use of mutes.

Fri 27: Lewis Watson Quartet @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm.
Fri 27: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 27: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 27: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 27: Strictly Smokin’ Big Band @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 8:00pm. ‘Time After Time’.

Sat 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Linskill Centre, North Shields. 4:00-10:30pm. Free, but ticketed (over 18s only). A multi-bill, multi-genre ‘Canny Shiels - North Shields 800’ event. Three Kings Brewery on site.
Sat 28: Joseph Carville Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 28: Jude Murphy & Dan Stanley @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 29: Jude Murphy & Dan Stanley @ Wallington, Northumberland. 12 noon-1:00pm & 2:00-3:00pm. Tel: 01670 773606. National Trust admission prices apply. ‘Tunes in the Blooms’.
Sun 29: Glenn Miller Orchestra UK @ The Fire Station, Sunderland. 3:00pm. Ray McVay & co.
Sun 29: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 29: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 29: Zoë Gilby w. Ryton Choral Society @ Corbridge Middle School NE45 5HX. 5:30pm. £15.00. Gilby w jazz trio & choir. ‘An evening of jazz song for choir’.
Sun 29: Jazz Jam Sandwich! @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 29: John Wilson & the Sinfonia of London @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 7:30pm. ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Greatest Hits’.
Sun 29: Out Front @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. JNE.

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

Saturday, August 04, 2018

7 Virtual Jazz Club's Contest - 3rd Edition

7 Virtual Jazz Club Association – Press release 
Entry Deadline: October 15th.

The 7 Virtual Jazz Club continues its worldwide search for emerging and under recognized creative musicians of all ages and backgrounds. 

THIS YEAR'S CATEGORIES
- Under 25 Students
- Amateurs & Pros
PRIZES & AWARDS
Amateurs & Pros' Category
Jury Prize (assigned to the best musician): € 2,000 + Live Concert in one of the best jazz clubs in Europe: Jazz Club Ferrara (Italy);

Under 25 Students' Category
Jury Prize (assigned to the best Under 25 Student): € 700
Special prize offered by Taklit Publishing & Production Agency to the best Under 25 Student;

All the musicians
Web Community Prize: € 500 + artistic advertising to the most voted musician by the web community (on YouTube).

INTERNATIONAL JUDGING PANEL - 2018 EDITION
Mark Sullivan (journalist for All About Jazz, composer) – USAHryar Attarian (journalist for All About Jazz)  - USA
Geila Zilkha (vocalist, teacher) - Japan
Fiona Ross (musician, journalist, teacher) - UK
Patricia Johnston (producer & artist manager) - France
Dubi Lenz  (journalist, art director “The Red Sea Jazz Festival”) - Israel
Greg Stott  (teacher at the Australian National University) - Australia
Iñaki Askunze (musician, conductor, composer, teacher) - Spain
Eddy Determeyer (journalist and broadcaster)  - Netherlands
Chris Hodgkins (producer, broadcaster for Jazz London Radio) - UK
Fernando R. de Mondesert  (Jazz Journalist Association)  - Dominican Republic
José Deluna (teacher and musician)  - Spain
Marcela Breton  (Jazz Journalist Association) - Colombia
Dmitry Baevsky  (musician and teacher) - Russia
Arnaldo DeSouterio (journalist, Producer, member of JJA) - Brazil
Debbie Mari (teacher at the UKZN - School of Music Jazz Studies) - South Africa
Jeri Brown (teacher at the Concordia University Montreal) -  Canada
Julien Lepièce (label manager at Outhere Records) – Belgium

About The 7 Virtual Jazz Club

The 7 Virtual Jazz Club is a non-profit all volunteer association dedicated to support jazz music in all its forms. The 7 Virtual Jazz Club website hosts the first fully global online jazz competition in history. The contest welcomes musicians of all ages. Musicians may be amateurs, professionals and students under the age of 25. Our aim is to unearth hidden musical talent focusing on the new trends that have emerged in jazz and creative music.

Contact

Valerio Pappi, creator & artistic director 7 Virtual Jazz Clubcontest@7virtualjazzclub.net
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