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Tue 23: Vieux Carre Hot 4 @ Victoria & Albert Inn, Seaton Delaval. 12:30-3:30pm. £12.00. ‘St George’s Day Afternoon Tea’. Gig with ‘Lashings of Victoria Sponge Cake, along with sandwiches & scones’.
Tue 23: Jalen Ngonda @ Newcastle University Students’ Union. POSTPONED!
Wed 24: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 24: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 24: Sinatra: Raw @ Darlington Hippodrome. 7:30pm. Richard Shelton.
Wed 24: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 24: Death Trap @ Theatre Royal, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Rambert Dance Co. Two pieces inc. Goat (inspired by the music of Nina Simone) with on-stage musicians.
Thu 25: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 25: Jim Jams @ King’s Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Jim Jams’ funk collective.
Thu 25: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 25: Death Trap @ Theatre Royal, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Rambert Dance Co. Two pieces inc. Goat (inspired by the music of Nina Simone) with on-stage musicians.
Thu 25: Jeremy McMurray & the Pocket Jazz Orchestra @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm.
Thu 25: Kate O’Neill, Alan Law & Paul Grainger @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 25: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Richie Emmerson (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Garry Hadfield (keys).
Fri 26: Graham Hardy Quartet @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00.
Fri 26: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 26: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 26: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 26: East Coast Swing Band @ Morpeth Rugby Club. 7:30pm. £9.00. (£8.00 concs).
Fri 26: Paul Skerritt with the Danny Miller Big Band @ Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.
Fri 26: Abbie Finn’s Finntet @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. Opus 4 Jazz Club.
Sat 27: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free.
Sat 27: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 28: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: More Jam Festival Special @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. A ’10 Years a Co-op’ festival event.
Sun 28: Swing Dance workshop @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00-4:00pm. Free (registration required). A ’10 Years a Co-op’ festival event.
Sun 28: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox: The '10' Tour @ Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead. 7:30pm. £41.30 t0 £76.50.
Sun 28: Alligator Gumbo @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ’10 Years a Co-op’ festival event.
Sun 28: Jerron Paxton @ The Cluny, Newcastle. Blues, jazz etc.
Mon 29: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 29: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30-8:30pm. Free. ‘Opus de Funk’ (a tribute to Horace Silver).
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
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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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