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Bebop Spoken There

Branford Marsalis: "As ignorance often forces us to do, you make a generalisation about a musician based on one specific record or one moment in time." - (Jazzwise June 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!"

Postage

15491 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 512 of them this year alone and, so far, 133 this month (May 31).

From This Moment On ...

Mon 05: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Tue 06: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 06: Jam session @ Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. House trio: Stu Collingwood (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Sid White (drums).

Wed 07: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 07: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 07: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 07: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

Thu 08: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free. CANCELLED! BACK ON JUNE 15.
Thu 08: Easington Colliery Brass Band @ The Lubetkin Theatre, Peterlee. 7:00pm. £10.00.
Thu 08: Faye MacCalman + Blue Dust Archive @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Thu 08: Dilutey Juice + Ceramic @ The Ampitheatre, Sea Road, South Shields. 7:00pm. Free. A South Tyneside Festival event.
Thu 08: Lara Jones w. Vigilance State @ Lubber Fiend, Blandford Square, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Thu 08: Michael Littlefield @ the Harbour View, Roker, Sunderland. 8:00pm. Free. Country blues.
Thu 08: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Fri 09: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 09: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 09: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 09: Castillo Nuevo @ Revolución de Cuba, Newcastle. 5:30-8:30pm.
Fri 09: Emma Rawicz @ Sage Gateshead. 8:00pm.

Sat 10: Front Porch Three @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. Americana, blues, jazz etc.
Sat 10: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A 'Jar on the Bar' gig.

Sun 11: WORKSHOP: Tim Richards' Jazz Piano Workshop @ JG Windows, Newcastle. Time TBC. Further details tel. 0191 232 1356.
Sun 11: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:30pm. Free.
Sun 11: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 3:00pm.
Sun 11: Groovetrain @ Innisfree Sports & Social Club, Longbenton NE12 8TY. Doors 6:30pm. £15.00 (£7.00. under 16).
Sun 11: Jeffrey Hewer Collective @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 12: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Sunday, December 02, 2018

Jambone @ St James' & St Basil's Church, Newcastle - Dec 1

(Review by Russell)

A Jambone concert is always worth getting along to. It's a chance to gauge the development of the band and spot potential star performers of tomorrow. The weather had been rather unkind all day yet a good number made the effort to support Sage Gateshead's youth jazz orchestra.

Seven pieces were in the programme; five compositions by Jambone's MD Paul Edis and the MD's arrangements of two well-known tunes. Edis' Sunny Blues - a world premiere, said Edis - introduced a number of soloists to the J's & B's audience; Jack Pearce, alto sax, Ferg Kilsby, trumpet, Sue Ferris*, baritone sax, Graham Hardy*, trumpet, and drummer Maeve Thorpe. 

The World is Never Still thought Edis, so, he wrote a tune about the matter. Vocalist Emily McDermott led off (think Norma Winstone) closely followed by Zak Parlby's tenor solo, flautist Megan Robinson (a senior member of the orchestra these days!) and fearless young trumpeter Ferg Kilsby. 

Lullaby of Birdland (arr. Edis) featured Emily's crystal clear singing, Zak and Ferg soloed once more with Maeve confidently handling an exchange of fours with the band's sections. Embrace the Silence (comp. Edis) challenged the young musicians and they coped remarkably well from the off; from bassist Alex Shipsey's bowed intro to the flutes of Megan and section partner Imogen Davies-Pugh through to further solos by Zak and Ferg.

What 15 Feels Like is a companion piece to What 13 Feels Like. As MD Edis explained, the title alludes to the time signature and, perhaps, what it feels like to be 13, or, in this case, 15 and the teenage angst that goes with the territory. A tricky time signature perhaps, but, as Edis said, the idea was to challenge the Jamboners. During a residential weekend earlier in the year the band worked on the piece without the dots and this evening's performance in Fenham sparkled with a sense of freedom as first Haaruun Miller blew fearsome clarinet, Megan then ripping into it before guitarist Tom Henery cranked it up big style. 

We were yet to hear from Fabio de Sousa. Edis' When I Was Young was the trombonist's opportunity and he took it. He's been known to sit-in at jam sessions so, flanked by Sue Ferris to his left and Graham Hardy to his right, he wasn't about to be phased by the occasion and he wasn't.  

To close Jambone's set, something seasonal...We Three Kings. Graham Hardy blew, and, for the first time, pianist Edgar Ho, showed what he could do. This Saturday evening concert, facilitated by Sage Gateshead's Young Musicians Programme, should be considered a success every which way - young musicians gained performance experience (for some it was a debut performance!), receiving applause for their efforts would be a boost to their confidence and, in sharing a platform with Hardy and Ferris, gain an insight to the everyday working life of the professional musician.   

Jambone: Haarun Miller, Zak Parlby, Jack Pearce, Sue Ferris (reeds); Ferg Kilsby, Graham Hardy (trumpets); Fabio de Sousa (trombone); Imogen Davies-Pugh, Megan Robinson (flutes); Tom Henery (guitar); Edgar Ho (piano); Alex Shipsey (double bass/ bass guitar); Maeve Thorpe (drums); Emily McDermott (vocals); Paul Edis (MD).                

Earlier in the evening, Paul Edis sat at J's and B's Kawai piano to play Young at Heart. Jambone's MD invited Graham Hardy to join him in a spirited In Walked Bud followed by an Edis-Sue Ferris duo performance of Stardust. Ferris' extended baritone solo proved to be a major highlight. Finally, as a trio, Edis, Hardy and Ferris romped through St Thomas
Russell. 

Paul Edis (piano); Graham Hardy (trumpet); Sue Ferris (baritone sax)

* Graham Hardy and Sue Ferris kindly assisted Paul Edis in bolstering the under-strength orchestra. Jambone would welcome enquiries from those wishing to join the region's leading youth jazz orchestra. For further information email: youngmusicians@sagegateshead.com 


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