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December
Sun 03: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:30pm. £7.50.
Sun 03: The Central Bar Quartet @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00. The Central Bar Quartet plays Lou Donaldson’s Gravy Train. Featuring Jamie Toms.
Sun 03: Paul Skerritt @ Smith’s Arms, Carlton, Stockton-on-Tees. 7:00pm.
Sun 03: Johnny Hunter Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sun 03: Jam session @ The Schooner, Gateshead. 8:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Mon 04: Northern Monkey Brass Band @ People’s Kitchen, Bath Lane, Newcastle. From 5:30pm. On-street gig supporting the work of the People’s Kitchen charity. Wrap up warm! Donate!
Mon 04: Michael Young Trio w Lindsay Hannon @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 7:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: James Birkett Trio @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £8.00.
Mon 04: Durham University Jazz Orchestra + Durham University Big Band @ Durham Castle DH1 3RW. 8:30pm. £6.00.; £5.00. concs; £4.00. DSM. ‘Jazzy Christmas’.
Tue 05: Customs House Big Band @ All Saints Church, Cleadon. 7:00pm. Concert in the church hall. BYOB.
Tue 05: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Michael Young, Paul Grainger, Sid White. The best free show in town!
Wed 06: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 06: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 8:00pm. Free. Note later start time, concert performance (open to the public).
Wed 06: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.
Thu 07: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free CANCELLED!
Thu 07: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Spanish City, Whitley Bay, Newcastle. 12 noon - 4:00pm. £26.00 (inc 3-course meal in in St Mary's Lighthouse Suite). SOLD OUT!
Thu 07: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm. All welcome.
Thu 07: Thursday Night Prayer Meeting @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.Donations. Feat. Mark Sanders.
Thu 07: Indigo Jazz Voices @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:45pm. £5.00. Downstairs.
Thu 07: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.
Fri 08: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 08: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 08: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 08: Hayley's Little Big Band @ Woodland Village Hall, Bishop Auckland. 7:00pm. £12.00.
Fri 08: Sleep Suppressor + Redwell @ Head of Steam, Neville St., Newcastle. 8:00pm. £10.00. (£8.00. adv); £5.00. student.
Fri 08: Hot Club du Nord @ St Cuthbert's Church, Shadforth, Co. Durham.
Fri 08: Têtes de Pois + Nauta @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00., £8.00.
Sat 09: Castillo Nuevo Trio @ Revoluçion de Cuba, Newcastle. 5:30pm. Free.
Sat 09: Abbie Finn Trio @ Claypath Deli, Durham. 7:00pm.
Sat 09: Hayley's Little Big Band @ Middleton & Todridge Village Hall, Morpeth. 7:30pm. £12.00., £6.00.
Sat 09: Paul Skerritt @ Slaley Hall, Hexham NE47 0BX. 7:30pm. From £42.00.
Friday, November 30, 2018
New Spring Season of Jazz Announced @ Sage Gateshead
Best of the November CDs & Gigs


Gigs of the Month.
1=Alison Rayner Quintet @ The Globe (22)
1=Mick Shoulder Quintet @ Blaydon Jazz Club (18)
3=Alan Glen Trio @ The Globe (15)
3=The Manfreds w. Georgie Fame @ Sage Gateshead (28)
5: Kansas Smitty's House Band @ Sage Gateshead (9)

CDS of the Month.
1: Jazz City UK Vol. 2 - The Jam Sessions.
2: Christopher Hollyday - Telepathy.
3: Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party - Pleasure Mad.
4=Peter Lin - With Respect.
4=Helen Kay - Moon Palace.
As always, these are my personal preferences so, let's have yours.
Lance.
PS: Not forgetting my Book of the Month: Maxine Gordon - Sophisticated Giant.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Bradley Johnston Trio w. Keith Robinson @ King's Hall, Newcastle University - Nov 29

Jam session @ The Dun Cow - Nov 28
The Manfreds and Georgie Fame @ Sage Gateshead - Nov. 28

Book review: Guy Littler-Jones - Tal Farlow
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
EFG London Jazz Festival: Antonio Sànchez @ The Jazz Café, Camden - Nov. 21

Eliot Smith Dance: Triple Bill @ Sage Gateshead - Nov 27
Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective @ the Jazz Café, London - Nov. 11

CD Review: Aimee Allen - Wings Uncaged
Jam Session @ The Black Swan - Nov. 27
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Beaumont Hotel, Hexham - Nov 26
Monday, November 26, 2018
CD Review: Pleasure Mad - Live recordings from Mike Durham's International Classic Jazz Party 2017
Sue Ferris Quintet @ Gala Theatre, Durham - Nov. 23

(Review by Brian Ebbatson - PHOTOS courtesy of Malcolm Sinclair.)
Sunday, November 25, 2018
CD Review: Helena Kay's KIM Trio - Moon Palace.

(Review by Lance).
Tonight on BBC4
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Fund Raising Event

CD Review: Kenny Carr - Departure

King Bees @ The Collingwood Arms, Jesmond, Newcastle - Nov 23

Friday, November 23, 2018
Alison Rayner Quintet @ the Globe Jazz Bar, Newcastle - Nov. 22
Tessa Souter in North London next Tuesday

Tessa Souter is just such a person, Tessa became a favourite when she wowed the normally blasé Cherry Tree audience in 2016 accompanied by the Pete Gilligan Trio (see pic).
Harlem Bound with Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms - Nov 23

Strictly Smokin' @ The Black Swan - Nov 22

Radio Pensacola Band @ Prohibition Bar, Gateshead - Nov 22

EFG London Jazz Festival: Stanley Clarke + The Headhunters @ Southbank Centre - Nov. 20

Thursday, November 22, 2018
George Shovlin and the Acoustic Radars @ Charts, Newcastle - Nov 21

‘The Jazz Ambassadors’ Original Score - Digital Release
The Radio Pensacola Band @ Dormans Jazz Club Middlesbrough - Nov.15

CD Review: Jake Ehrenreich w. The Roger Kellaway Trio - A Treasury Of Jewish Christmas Songs

CD Review: Fred Hersch Trio ’97 @ The Village Vanguard
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Book Review: Maxine Gordon - Sophisticated Giant.

Preview: Dancing trombones @ Sage Gateshead - Nov. 27

Preview: ARQ @ the Globe Jazz Bar - November 22.

CD Review: Flavio Lira - Coffee Gold Sugar Cane
CD Review: Jamil Sheriff - The Ilkley Suite

Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Book Review: Anthony M Peterson M.M - Three Masters, Five Ways

Classic Swing @ The Ship, Monkseaton - Nov. 20

Giles Strong & Roly Veitch @ The Beaumont Hotel, Hexham - Nov 19

Monday, November 19, 2018
The Velvet Revolution + Charlie Collins and Friends @ The Cumberland Arms - Nov. 16
Quintet of the Year (2018): Mick Shoulder Quintet @ the Black Bull, Blaydon - Nov. 18.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
CD Review: Greg Yasinitsky - Yazz Band.

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- New Spring Season of Jazz Announced @ Sage Gateshead
- Best of the November CDs & Gigs
- Bradley Johnston Trio w. Keith Robinson @ King's H...
- Jam session @ The Dun Cow - Nov 28
- The Manfreds and Georgie Fame @ Sage Gateshead - N...
- Book review: Guy Littler-Jones - Tal Farlow
- EFG London Jazz Festival: Antonio Sànchez @ The Ja...
- Eliot Smith Dance: Triple Bill @ Sage Gateshead - ...
- Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective @ the Jaz...
- CD Review: Aimee Allen - Wings Uncaged
- Jam Session @ The Black Swan - Nov. 27
- Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Beaumont Hotel, Hexham - N...
- CD Review: Pleasure Mad - Live recordings from Mik...
- Sue Ferris Quintet @ Gala Theatre, Durham - Nov. 23
- CD Review: Helena Kay's KIM Trio - Moon Palace.
- Tonight on BBC4
- Fund Raising Event
- CD Review: Kenny Carr - Departure
- King Bees @ The Collingwood Arms, Jesmond, Newcast...
- Alison Rayner Quintet @ the Globe Jazz Bar, Newcas...
- Tessa Souter in North London next Tuesday
- Harlem Bound with Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton...
- Strictly Smokin' @ The Black Swan - Nov 22
- Radio Pensacola Band @ Prohibition Bar, Gateshead ...
- EFG London Jazz Festival: Stanley Clarke + The Hea...
- George Shovlin and the Acoustic Radars @ Charts, N...
- ‘The Jazz Ambassadors’ Original Score - Digital R...
- The Radio Pensacola Band @ Dormans Jazz Club Middl...
- CD Review: Jake Ehrenreich w. The Roger Kellaway T...
- CD Review: Fred Hersch Trio ’97 @ The Village Vang...
- Book Review: Maxine Gordon - Sophisticated Giant.
- Preview: Dancing trombones @ Sage Gateshead - Nov. 27
- Preview: ARQ @ the Globe Jazz Bar - November 22.
- CD Review: Flavio Lira - Coffee Gold Sugar Cane
- CD Review: Jamil Sheriff - The Ilkley Suite
- Book Review: Anthony M Peterson M.M - Three Master...
- Classic Swing @ The Ship, Monkseaton - Nov. 20
- Giles Strong & Roly Veitch @ The Beaumont Hotel, H...
- The Velvet Revolution + Charlie Collins and Friend...
- Quintet of the Year (2018): Mick Shoulder Quintet ...
- CD Review: Greg Yasinitsky - Yazz Band.
- The Eales' Report from BATH & Opus 4
- CD Review: Square One featuring Andy Middleton - D...
- Preview: Mick Shoulder Quintet @ the Black Bull, B...
- Boys of Brass @ Hoochie Coochie - Nov. 16
- New Jazz Voices @ Newcastle University - Nov 15.
- Hexham Jazz News.
- Alan Glen Trio @ The Globe Jazz Bar - Nov. 15
- Shoeshop Quartet @ King's Hall, Newcastle Universi...
- The Jazz Lads @ Saltburn Cricket Club - Nov. 9
- Jam Session @ The Dun Cow - Nov. 14
- Jam Session @ The Black Swan - Nov. 13
- CD Review: John Fedchock Quartet - Reminiscence
- CD Review: Lucas Pino’s ‘No Net Nonet’ - That’s A ...
- CD Review: Peter Lin - With Respect
- Jessica Radcliffe - Remembrance - Press release
- The Sun on Danby Gardens by Dr. Keith Armstrong
- Lorraine Baker's Eden - Album Launch Tour @ the Br...
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party 2018 @ Village Ho...
- New venue for Ashington Jazz Club
- Farewell Blues
- CD Review: Lorraine Baker's - Eden
- Brandee Younger – Live @ Church of Sound, London -...
- Kansas Smitty's House Band @ Sage Gateshead - Nove...
- RIP Sonny Fortune.
- An Afternoon in Paris with Kevin Holbrough @ The ...
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party 2018 @ Village Ho...
- CD Review: Jazz City UK Volume 2: The Jam Sessions
- Preview: Trombone treat at the Lit & Phil
- CD Review: Kandace Springs - Indigo.
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party 2018 @ Village Ho...
- Bitches Brew @ The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle – Nov. 4
- Just Friends @ Dormans Jazz Club, Middlesbrough - ...
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party 2018 @ Village Ho...
- Tony Kofi & The Organisation @ Posk Jazz Café, Lon...
- A Musical Gem On Radio 4: Julius Eastman – November 6
- Soft Machine @ Sage Gateshead - Nov. 6
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party 2018 @ Village Ho...
- Observations on the 2018 British Jazz Awards
- 2018 British Jazz Awards Results Announced
- Curtis Stigers @ Sage Gateshead - Nov. 5
- CD Review: Sarathy Korwar and the UPAJ Collective ...
- Thank you Steve C.
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party 2018 @ Village H...
- Review: Charkie Parlour @ the Globe - November 1
- RIP Roy Hargrove (1969-2018)
- CD Review: John McLaughlin and the Fourth Dimensi...
- Diane Shaw @ Hoochie Coochie - November 2
- CD Review: Brad Whiteley - Presence
- Classic Jazz Party 2018: Welcome Jam Session - Nov 1
- Tonight @ Hoochie - Diane Shaw
- CD Review: Christopher Hollyday - Telepathy
- Tonight @ The Globe - New jazz quartet featuring N...
- Preview: Soft Machine @ Sage Gateshead - November 6
- October Choices
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