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Abbie Finn: "Even though there's a lot of great work being done to promote women in jazz, I still come up against some attitudes! I pulled up at a recording session with my drums in the car and the studio owner said, 'I'm sorry, this space is reserved for the drummer!'" - (Jazzwise April 2023).

The Things They Say!

Hudson Music: Lance's "Bebop Spoken Here" is one of the heaviest and most influential jazz blogs in the UK.

Rupert Burley (Dynamic Agency): "BSH just goes from strength to strength".

'606' Club: "A toast to Lance Liddle of the terrific jazz blog 'Bebop Spoken Here'"

The Strictly Smokin' Big Band included Be Bop Spoken Here (sic) in their 5 Favourite Jazz Blogs.

Ann Braithwaite (Braithwaite & Katz Communications) You’re the BEST!

Holly Cooper, Mouthpiece Music: "Lance writes pull quotes like no one else!"

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15229 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 248 of them this year alone and, so far, 61 this month (March 20).

From This Moment On ...

March

Fri 24: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 24: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: FILM: Mo' Better Blues @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 7:00pm.
Fri 24: Ian Millar & Dominic Spencer @ Scarth Hall, Staindrop, Co. Durham. 8:00pm. £10.00.
Fri 24: Archipelago + Bulbils @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.

Sat 25: Vermont Big Band @ Walker Community Centre, Walker, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Fundraiser for Benfield Juniours Football Club. Hot food available, BYOB.
Sat 25: John Logan & Friends @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Rat Pack, Motown etc. 8:00pm. Free (donations).

Sun 26: Musicians Unlimited @ Park Inn, Hartlepool. 1:00pm.
Sun 26: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 3:00pm.
Sun 26: Outlines @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. JNE promotion (upstairs).

Mon 27: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Tue 28: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 28: Sanaz Lavasani Trio @ Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre. 8:00pm. £12.00 (£10.00. adv).

Wed 29: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 29: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 29: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 29: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

Thu 30: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library. 2:30-4:30pm. £2.00. All welcome.
Thu 30: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. Back to 1:00pm stomp off. Free.
Thu 30: '58 Jazz Collective @ Hops & Cheese, Hartlepool. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 30: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Harbour View, Sunderland. 8:00pm.
Thu 30: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Book Review: Anthony M Peterson M.M - Three Masters, Five Ways

Taking jazz improvisation to the next level through the core ideas of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane.  A manual for intermediate to advanced students on all instruments”. 
(Review by Roly Veitch)

A new music theory and workbook which sets out to give a solid grounding in music theory then uses an analysis of the core or fundamental improvising techniques of three iconic and highly influential jazz icons to advance the student.

Anthony M Peterson M.M. (Master of Music) from St. Louis, Missouri, began his musical journey as a classical guitarist before obtaining a scholarship from the St. Louis Conservatory of Music at the tender age of thirteen.

He studied there for four years during which time he was exposed to other music genres and developed a love and deep interest in jazz. After working on the local jazz circuit he gained a scholarship at the eminent Berklee College of Music obtaining a degree in music education. Later, he became one of their youngest faculty members, teaching for three years (1984/7) before moving to New York.

In 2012 he relocated to Durham, North Carolina, and entered the Master's Degree course at the state's Central University, his thesis on the work of Thelonious Monk being part of the basis of this book. He obtained his M.M. degree in 2014.

The book aims to help musicians move up to the next level by identifying and presenting core ideas of three major artists. The aim is to do this by five stages (1) the core idea, explained and notated (2) a breakdown of the core idea in greater detail (3) application of the idea (4) context (5) practice.

The first section of the book covers music theory – intervals, modes, key cycles, chord theory, voice leading and so on with some emphasis on the upper structure tones, the chord extensions which are such an important aspect of jazz improvisation. Also, pentatonic and blues theory are explained.

The book then moves on to the identification of the core or fundamental principles that were the essence of Monk, Bird and Trane’s styles and this section is at the heart of the book. For just one example – the myriad permutations and chromatic alterations of the 1235 scale sequence and how to link them together in endless variation over chord progressions, as so comprehensively mastered by Coltrane.

The book ends with tips on practice techniques, motivational concepts, and ways to be ‘in the moment’.

A lengthy tome that the seasoned player, probably, will treat as revision whereas the younger players may find a lot of closed doors opening to them.
Worth checking out.

Roly.

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