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May 2023
Sun 28: Bradley Creswick's Western Swingfonia @ Whitley Bay Carnival. Free. Plaza Arena stage. 12 noon.
Sun 28: MSK @ Whitley Bay Carnival. 12:15pm. Free. Marquee stage. MSK - Steve Glendinning, Katy Trigger, Martin Douglas.
Sun 28: Musicians Unlimited @ The Park Inn, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Back Chat Brass @ Whitley Bay Carnival. 1:30pm. Free. Marquee stage.
Sun 28: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Tim Kliphuis Trio @ St Mary's Church, Wooler NE71 6BZ. 3:00pm. £15.00 standard; £5.00 student/unwaged; free under 18. Afternoon Cocktail, a Wooler Summer Arts' concert promotion. Kliphuis (violin); Nigel Clark (guitar); Roy Percy (double bass).
Sun 28: Back Chat Brass @ Whitley Bay Carnival. 3:00pm. Free. Plaza Arena stage.
Sun 28: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 3:00pm.
Sun 28: King Bees @ The Delaval Arms, Old Hartley NE26 4RL. 5:00pm. Free. Chicago blues at its best!
Sun 28: Matt Anderson Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Anderson (saxophones); Jamil Sheriff (piano); Andy Champion (double bass); Dave Walsh (drums).
Mon 29: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Tue 30: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 30: Big Chris Barber Band @ Whitley Bay Playhouse. 7:30pm.
Wed 31: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 31: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 31: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 31: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.
June
Thu 01: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 01: Thursday Night Prayer Meeting @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Donations.
Thu 01: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Ragtime piano. A 'Jar on the Bar' gig.
Thu 01: Jake Leg Jug Band @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Thu 01: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.
Fri 02: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 02: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 02: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 02: Joseph Carville Trio @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm.
Fri 02: Claire Martin & Her Trio @ The Witham, Barnard Castle. 7:30pm. £25.00., £20.00. Feat. Jim Mullen, Alex Garnett & Jeremy Brown.
Fri 02: Guy Davis + Michael Littlefield & Scott Taylor @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. Doors 7:30pm. Blues double bill.
Fri 02: Anders Ingram @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Blind Pig Blues Club. Country blues. A 'Jar on the Bar' gig.
Sat 03: Newcastle Record Fair @ Northumbria University, Newcastle NE8 8SB. 10:00am-3:00pm. Admission: £2.00.
Sat 03: Pedigree Jazz Band @ St Augustine's Parish Centre, Darlington. 12:30pm.
Sat 03: Play Jazz! workshop @ The Globe, Newcastle. 1:30pm. Tutor: Sue Ferris. £25.00. Enrol at: www.jazz.coop.
Sat 03: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free.
Sat 03: Rendezvous Jazz @ Red Lion, Earsdon. 8:00pm. £3.00.
Sat 03: Papa G's Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A 'Jar on the Bar' gig.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
CD Review: John Bailey - Can You Imagine?
Liane Carroll @ Ronnie Scott's - December 26

CD Review: Andy Scott + Group S - Ruby & All Things Purple

Monday, December 30, 2019
Probably the last jam session of the year @ The Globe - December 29
Sunday, December 29, 2019
George Shovlin & the Radars + Groove-a-matics + Archie Brown & the Young Bucks @ The Peacock, Sunderland - Dec 27

Gigs of the Year - James Metcalf

Gigs of the Year - Francis Tulip

* Picture shows Kenny Garrett (l), James Metcalf (r) I'm in the centre.
RIP Paul Munnery
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Nexus Symphony Opus 27

CDs of the Year (Big Band) - Lance

Down by the Riverside


Friday, December 27, 2019
Hodgson Sings Sting!

Gigs/CDs of the Year - Tony Eales

Tommy Smith & SNJO - Middlesbrough Town Hall.
Alan Barnes + Eleven - Wigan Jazz Festival.
CDs of the Year 2019 – Chris K

Gigs of the Year 2019 - Chris K
CDs of the Year (International) - Lance

Carmen Souza - The Silver Messengers.
Darius Brubeck Quartet - Live in Poland.
Dave Miller Trio - Just Imagine (not in collage).
Doug MacDonald - California Quartet.
Joachim Caffonnette Trio - Vers L'azur Noir.
John Yao's Triceratops - How We Do.
Jordan Dixon - On.
Scott Robinson - Tenormore.
Troy Roberts - Days Like These.
Lance
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Vieux Carre Hot 4 @ The Spanish City - Dec 26

On Boxing Day last year the Vieux Carre Hot 4 entertained the holiday throng at Spanish City. Exactly one year on the Vieux Carre Hot 4 did precisely the same thing. Valerie's Tearoom couldn't have been busier - all tables taken, pots of tea, coffee and walnut cake the typical post Christmas Day fayre.
CDs of the Year (UK) - Lance
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Gigs of the Year - Steve T

CDs of the Year (Legends) – Lance

Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Gigs of the Year - Russell
Gigs of the Year - Lance
The Francis Tulip Quartet @ the Globe Jazz Bar - Dec. 22

Monday, December 23, 2019
Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Hoochie Coochie - Dec. 22

The SSBB at Hoochie Coochie are as much a part of Christmas as roasting your chestnuts on an open fire and much less painful. Just as Paul Edis' A Jazzy Christmas has become part of Sage Gateshead's seasonal celebrations so has the Strictly Smokin' outfit's Hoochie party become an integral part of their festive season.
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Christmas @ Sage Gateshead - Dec. 21 (evening performance)
Reminder
Lance
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Christmas @ Sage Gateshead - Dec. 21 (afternoon performance)


Paul Edis and Friends: A Jazzy Christmas @ Ushaw College – Dec. 20

Rockin' Robin You Sexy Thing

Friday, December 20, 2019
Classic Swing @ Jesmond British Legion - Dec 20

King Bee @ Hoochie Coochie - Dec. 19

Thursday, December 19, 2019
Preview: A Jazzy Christmas
Dance band days remembered

Wednesday, December 18, 2019
You show me yours and I'll show you mine!
A Forum for Richie Emmerson

Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Alice Grace Quartet @ Blaydon Jazz Club - Dec 15
Sage YMP: Jambone, JB CATS, Jazz Attack and Percussion Ensemble @ Sage Gateshead - Dec.14
Monday, December 16, 2019
Pauline Haley

Sunday, December 15, 2019
CD Review: Stan Sulzmann & Nikki Iles - Lush Life
From BATH to the Merry Monk and back again

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- CD Review: John Bailey - Can You Imagine?
- Liane Carroll @ Ronnie Scott's - December 26
- CD Review: Andy Scott + Group S - Ruby & All Thing...
- Probably the last jam session of the year @ The Gl...
- George Shovlin & the Radars + Groove-a-matics + Ar...
- Gigs of the Year - James Metcalf
- Gigs of the Year - Francis Tulip
- RIP Paul Munnery
- Nexus Symphony Opus 27
- CDs of the Year (Big Band) - Lance
- Down by the Riverside
- Hodgson Sings Sting!
- Gigs/CDs of the Year - Tony Eales
- CDs of the Year 2019 – Chris K
- Gigs of the Year 2019 - Chris K
- CDs of the Year (International) - Lance
- Vieux Carre Hot 4 @ The Spanish City - Dec 26
- CDs of the Year (UK) - Lance
- Gigs of the Year - Steve T
- CDs of the Year (Legends) – Lance
- CDs of the Year (vocal) – Lance
- CDs of the Year - Russell
- Gigs of the Year - Russell
- Gigs of the Year - Lance
- The Francis Tulip Quartet @ the Globe Jazz Bar - D...
- Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Hoochie Coochie - Dec. 22
- Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Christmas @ Sage Gate...
- Reminder
- Paul Edis & Friends: A Jazzy Christmas @ Sage Gate...
- Paul Edis and Friends: A Jazzy Christmas @ Ushaw C...
- Rockin' Robin You Sexy Thing
- Classic Swing @ Jesmond British Legion - Dec 20
- King Bee @ Hoochie Coochie - Dec. 19
- Preview: A Jazzy Christmas
- Dance band days remembered
- You show me yours and I'll show you mine!
- A Forum for Richie Emmerson
- Jazz Apples, four bars in...
- Alice Grace Quartet @ Blaydon Jazz Club - Dec 15
- Sage YMP: Jambone, JB CATS, Jazz Attack and Perc...
- Pauline Haley
- CD Review: Stan Sulzmann & Nikki Iles - Lush Life
- From BATH to the Merry Monk and back again
- Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Gosforth Civic Theatre...
- Tonight! Alice in Blaydon Wonderland
- Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ Gosforth Civic Theatre...
- A footnote to Zbigniew Namyslowski's visit to Newc...
- Zbigniew Namyslowski Quintet @ Jazz Café Posk.
- DUBB's Jazzy Xmas @ Durham Students' Union - Dec 12
- CD Review: Robin Phillips - RE-VERSƎD
- The Bold Big Band @ The Dun Cow - Dec 11
- CD Review: John Allee – Bardfly
- A Comment on the Black Swan Jam Session - Dec. 10
- Middlesbrough Jazz & Blues Orchestra @ Dormans Jaz...
- Angelina Smyschlajew: Interim Recital @ Band Studi...
- Year End Jam Session @ The Black Swan - Dec 10
- Royal Variety Performance
- Claire Martin's A Very Merry Christmas
- NYE: Roaring Twenties' Special
- CD Review: Paul Edis & Friends - On Christmas Day
- New York Comes to The Globe
- Jason Isaacs @ Hoochie Coochie - Dec. 8
- Ben Gilbert Trio @ The Globe - Dec 7
- Station to Station - Dec 7
- Kyriaki (Kyra) Pantelidou & Bradley Johnston Duo -...
- Steve Hackett Encore @ Newcastle City Hall 12/11/20
- CD Review: Kit Downes - Dreamlife of Debris
- CD Review: Strictly Smokin' Big Band - Christmas L...
- CD Review: Shake Stew – Gris Gris.
- The Xhosa Cole Quartet @ the Lescar, Sheffield, - ...
- CD Review: Accent - Christmas All the way
- Jam session @ The Dun Cow - Dec 4
- Customs House Big Band with Ruth Lambert @ All Sai...
- O Come All Ye Jazz Fans: ‘A Jazzy Christmas’ Come...
- Congratulations to Zoë Gilby on APPJAG Award
- News Flash! - APPJAG Winners Announced
- CD Review: Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Not Far From Here
- Bublé Encore!
- Interview w. David 'Showtime' Gray
- 2019 British Jazz Awards - Results
- Michael Bublé @ The Utilita Arena, Newcastle - Dec. 1
- CD Review: Calum Gourlay Quartet - New Ears
- Xmas Strictly Limited! Book now!
- Bublé's in Town!
- BBC Radio 3: Jazz All Night
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