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Bebop Spoken There

Stan Woodward: ''We're part of the British jazz scene, but we don't play London jazz. We play Newcastle jazz. The Knats album represents many things, but most importantly that Newcastle isn't overlooked". (DownBeat, April 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

17904 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 17 years ago. 225 of them this year alone and, so far, 72 this month (March 24).

From This Moment On ...

MARCH 2025.

Wed 26: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 26: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 26: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 27: Hannabiell & Midnight Blue @ King’s Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Free.
Thu 27: Michael Littlefield & Scott Taylor @ The Harbour View, Roker, Sunderland. 8:00pm. Free. Superb blues duo.

Fri 28: Giles Strong Quartet @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00 SOLD OUT!.
Fri 28: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 28: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 28: Spilt Milk @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Nolan Brothers (vocal harmonies).
Fri 28: Castillo Nuevo Orquesta @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £8.00.
Fri 28: Pete Tanton’s Chet Set @ Old Cinema Laundrette, Durham. 7:45pm.
Fri 28: Sue Ferris Quintet @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. £10.00. Opus 4 Jazz Club.
Fri 28: Mostly Moonlight @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Fri 28: Juliana Day & Manon McCoy @ Cumberland Arms, Byker, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00.; £10.00. advance. JNE.

Sat 29: Edison Herbert Trio @ The Vault, Darlington 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 29: Doris Day Story @ Phoenix Theatre, Blyth. 7:30pm.
Sat 29: Squabble! @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 30: Jan Spencelayh & Dave Archbold @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 30: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Sun 30: Jamil Sheriff Trio w. Nadim Teimoori @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm.
Sun 30: Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 30: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 30: Jazz Jam Sandwich! @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 30: Jamil Sheriff Trio w. Nadim Teimoori @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 31: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

APRIL 2025

Tue 01: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Joe Steels, Paul Grainger, Mark Robertson.
Tue 01: Customs House Big Band @ The Masonic Hall, North St., Ferryhill DL17 8HX. 7:30pm. Free.

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

Friday, November 09, 2018

An Afternoon in Paris with Kevin Holbrough @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle - Nov. 9

Kevin Holbrough (trombone); Paul Edis (piano); Andy Champion (double bass); Russ Morgan (drums) 
(Review/photos courtesy of Russell).
The Lit & Phil, lunchtime, jazz, a large turn out, what's new? Leeds College of Music Senior Lecturer Kevin Holbrough made the short journey to Tyneside to play a lunchtime gig with the Paul Edis Trio. For this one-off occasion, the concert was billed as the Kevin Holbrough Quartet. 

John Lewis' Afternoon in Paris* eased the Lit & Phil's audience into the one hour set. Trombonist Holbrough had worked as a dep in Edis' ace sextet but this was, likely as not, his first encounter with bassist Andy Champion and drummer Russ Morgan. First impressions? He couldn't have been other than impressed! 

Cole Porter's I Love You featured a superb solo by Andy Champion...nothing new there! In a Sentimental Mood showed what Holbrough could do with the ballad form and in a change of tack, Tom Harrell's April Mist illustrated the Lit & Phil's guest was at home across a breadth of material - GASbook to the more contemporary. 

All the Things You Are is in many a set list and here in Newcastle Holbrough had it in his. Fans of straight-ahead jazz were in their element and a return engagement by Holbrough would surely go down well. Sixty minutes of jazz once a month at the Lit & Phil invariably fly by and there was just time to fit in a brace of tunes by one of Holbrough's heroes. The lecturer and gigging musician spoke of the moment he knew he wanted to play jazz. Playing in South Yorkshire colliery bands he returned home one day and, for the first time, listened to JJ Johnson. That was it, and, as they say, the rest is history. First, Lament followed by In Walked Horace. It had been an excellent afternoon of jazz. 
More photos from Brian Ebbatson.
Russell
Check out Lewis' album Afternoon in Paris with saxophonist Barney Wilen and a rather good jazz guitarist...Monsieur Sacha Distel.            

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