(Preview by Russell)
It's a growing list. Either side of
the Atlantic young musicians are finding something of interest in the
foundations of the music - the sounds of twenties' New Orleans jazz and the
fledgling swing bands of the Cotton Club years. The Stateside contingent includes
Tuba Skinny, the all-female Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band, the Shotgun Jazz Band, Frog
and Henry (the Big Easy their base) and Vince Giordano with his Nighthawks an
established figure up in NYC. European counterparts count among their number
Edinburgh's Tenement Jazz Band, the Basin Street Brawlers, Adrian Cox with his
Edmond Hall project and Belgium's swing dance outfit the Jake Walker
Orchestra.
In Newcastle on Friday there is an
opportunity to hear another first rate American band when the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys play a late
afternoon on-street warm-up gig ahead of an evening concert down in the
Ouseburn Delta. Direct from N'Awlins, James Williams leads an ace ensemble
outside Ernest (that's the cafe/bar behind the Biscuit Factory on Stoddart
Street) at five o'clock before moving on downstream to Cobalt Studios on Boyd
Street (near to the Tyne Bar).
Willams is a Louis Armstrong
disciple, both as a trumpeter and vocalist. His fellow Swamp Donkeys comprise
some of the Crescent City's finest. Past members have included musicians of the
calibre of trombonist Haruka Kikuchi (of the Shake 'Em Ups) and the current
line-up is sure to be of the A-list variety. So, you could book a flight to
Louisiana sometime to hear them play or, far cheaper, take a bus from Blackett
Street to the Tanner's Arms (turn left onto Stoddart Street) in time for five.
The Boyd Street gig at eight will set you back a mere fiver. From the
Missisippi Delta to the Ouseburn Delta, you couldn't make it up! Friday
19 July - Ernest 5:00pm, Cobalt Studios 8:00pm.
Russell
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