Lots of vocals and vocalists today (reedsman Armstrong sharing duties with HH on the opener), Ollie Rillands drumming and singing on Green Door (HH harmonica) and the first of Jazz in the Afternoon's guests - harmonica ace Brian Lynham - singing and blowing harp on Cleanhead Vinson's Kidney Stew Blues. Our No Time for Jive* frontman stayed on to form a harmonica duo with Hudson on Makin' Whoopee.
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Tue 11: Steve Summers Quintet @ Newcastle House Hotel, Rothbury. 7:30pm.
Wed 12: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 12: Jam session @ The Tannery, Gilesgate, Hexham. 7:00-9:00pm. Free.
Wed 12: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 12: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 13: Student Performances @ King’s Hall, Newcastle University. 4:00pm. Free. Inc. Olly Styles (tenor sax).
Thu 13: MOBO Awards Fringe 2025: Artist Showcase @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 7:00pm. Free (ticketed). Line-up inc. Hannabiell & Midnight Blue.
Thu 13: Indigo Jazz Voices @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:45pm. £5.00.
Fri 14: John Rowland Trio @ Jesmond Library, Newcastle. 12:30-1:30pm. £5.00. at the door. New second Friday in the month concert series.
Fri 14: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 14: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 14: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 14: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 4:00-6:00pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Fri 14: Archipelago + Anna Tempest @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £12.00., £10.00., £8.00.
Fri 14: Paul Jones & Dave Kelly @ Alnwick Playhouse. 7:30pm. Rhythm & blues.
Fri 14: Alexia Gardner Quintet @ The White Room, Stanley. 7:45pm.
Fri 14: Jazz Sabbath @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.
Sat 15: Joseph Carville Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 15: James Birkett & Emma Fisk @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 7:30pm. £15.00. at the door; £14.35. (inc £0.35 bf) online, in advance.
Sat 15: Elkie Brooks @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 7:30pm. ‘The Long Farewell Tour’.
Sat 15: Milne Glendinning Band @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 16: Jason Isaacs @ STACK, Exchange Sq., Middlesbrough. 1:00-2:45pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sun 16: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 16: MOBO Awards Fringe 2025: BBC Introducing NE X MOBO Showcase @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 6:00pm. Free (ticketed). Line-up inc. Jambone, Knats, Rivkala, SwanNek.
Sun 16: The Shayo Experience @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 16: Gerry Richardson Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sun 16: Jazz Jam @ Fabio’s, Saddler St., Durham. 8:00pm. Free. A Durham University Jazz Society promotion. All welcome.
Mon 17: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 17: Russ Morgan Quartet @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00.
Reviewers wanted
Monday, September 30, 2019
Jazz in the Afternoon @ Cullercoats Crescent Club - September 30
Lots of vocals and vocalists today (reedsman Armstrong sharing duties with HH on the opener), Ollie Rillands drumming and singing on Green Door (HH harmonica) and the first of Jazz in the Afternoon's guests - harmonica ace Brian Lynham - singing and blowing harp on Cleanhead Vinson's Kidney Stew Blues. Our No Time for Jive* frontman stayed on to form a harmonica duo with Hudson on Makin' Whoopee.
Mercury nominees, big band legends and UK debuts: Full lineup announced for Marsden Jazz Festival
The Things We Did Last Summer

BBC playing the changes
Sunday, September 29, 2019
CD Review: Enrico Rava, Joe Lovano - Roma
Kurt Rosenwinkel Bandit 65 @ Sage Gateshead - September 28

Situations Vacant
Saturday, September 28, 2019
House of the Black Gardenia @ The Old Coal Yard - September 27
CD Review: Ethan Iverson Quartet with Tom Harrell - Common Practice
Maybe Monday, maybe not
Friday, September 27, 2019
2019 British Jazz Awards - Voting now open.
Scarborough Jazz Festival 2019. Sunday Sept. 22. Evening Session. Partisans and Jim Mullen and the Volunteers.

Thursday, September 26, 2019
CD Review: Loz Speyer's Time Zone - Clave Sin Embargo

CD Review: Playing the Room - Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai
Scarborough Jazz Festival 2019. Sunday, September 22. Afternoon Session: Alec Dankworth's Spanish Accents and Bonsai.
Pannonica @ The Jazz Cafe - September 25
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Alter Ego @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle - September 24


CD/Tour details: Mario Chiara Argirò - Hidden Seas
Fabled @ The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle - Sept. 22

Roll on 2020
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
CD Review: Peter Eldridge and Kenny Werner – Somewhere

Monday, September 23, 2019
Preview: Kurt Rosenwinkel @ Sage Gateshead (Saturday 28)
Sunday Jazz @ Middlesbrough - It's Started!

Rick Laughlin's Electet @ Dormans Jazz Club,Middlesbrough - September 19.
CD Review: Mark Kavuma - The Banger Factory

Mussinghi Brian Edwards, Kaidi Akinnibi (tenor sax); Artie Zaitz (guitar); David Mrakpor (vibes); Reuben James (piano/organ); Dechanel Gordon (piano); Michael Shrimpling (double bass); William Cleasby (drums).
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Strictly Smokin' Sessions II @ The Black Swan - Sept. 17

This year Graham Don (Piano), Steve Summers (reeds), Michael Whent (bass guitar), and Alice Grace (voice) created compositions performed (and conducted by) by the composers themselves with other members of the Big Band, including Michael Lamb, Jamie Toms, Pete Tanton, Kieran Parnaby, Pawel Jedrzejewski and Guy Swinton in support.
Ken Drew.
More photos.
Barnhart goes to the movies @ St Augustine's, Darlington - September 21
The Sumner Suite @ The Gosforth Hotel

Saturday, September 21, 2019
CD Review: Hendrik Meurkens - Cobb's Pocket
Nick Pride & the Pimptones @ Hoochie Coochie September 20

Friday, September 20, 2019
Mark Williams Trio @ The Merry Monk, Bishop Auckland - September 20

RIP Harold Mabern

Thursday, September 19, 2019
Dave Rae's Levee Ramblers New Orleans Jazz Band @ Springwell Village Community Venue - September 18

CD/LP Review: Doc Bowling & his Blues Professors - Cosmopolitan Soul

Regarded by many as London's top contemporary blues band which, some may argue, means the UK's number 1, Doc Bowling and his Professors do nothing to change that view with this vinyl offering (also available on CD and download).
This isn't one of those "Well I woke up this mornin' bands" although they obviously did. The material, however, is more in tune with today with the overall feel being an appeal for racial integration.
The Rockin' Turner Brothers

CD Review: Mark Sherman - My Other Voice.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
CD Review: Moy Eng, Wayne Wallace – The Blue Hour
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- Situations Vacant
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- 2019 British Jazz Awards - Voting now open.
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- CD Review: Loz Speyer's Time Zone - Clave Sin Embargo
- CD Review: Playing the Room - Avishai Cohen, Yo...
- Scarborough Jazz Festival 2019. Sunday, September...
- Pannonica @ The Jazz Cafe - September 25
- Alter Ego @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle - September 24
- CD/Tour details: Mario Chiara Argirò - Hidden Seas
- Fabled @ The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle - Sept. 22
- Roll on 2020
- CD Review: Peter Eldridge and Kenny Werner – Somew...
- Preview: Kurt Rosenwinkel @ Sage Gateshead (Saturd...
- Sunday Jazz @ Middlesbrough - It's Started!
- Rick Laughlin's Electet @ Dormans Jazz Club,Middle...
- CD Review: Mark Kavuma - The Banger Factory
- Strictly Smokin' Sessions II @ The Black Swan - Se...
- Barnhart goes to the movies @ St Augustine's, Darl...
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- CD Review: Hendrik Meurkens - Cobb's Pocket
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- Mark Williams Trio @ The Merry Monk, Bishop Auckla...
- RIP Harold Mabern
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- The Rockin' Turner Brothers
- CD Review: Mark Sherman - My Other Voice.
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- Andy Hudson Recalls the First Soho Jazz Festival.
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- Paper Moon Trio @ Prohibition Bar - September 14
- Paul Edis Trio @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle - Septe...
- Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2019
- Preview: The Vinyl Revival (JG Windows, Newcastle)
- Solitude
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- CD Review: Ricardo Peixoto - Scary Beautiful
- CD Review: Mette Juul - Change
- CD Review:O'Higgins & Luft Play Monk & Trane
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- Jackie Paris
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- Showtime keeps on runnin' on Great North Run Day!
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- Hokum Hotshots 50 Not Out! @ Prohibition Bar - Sep...
- CD Review: Dred Scott - Dred Scott Rides Alone
- CD Review: BATL Quartet - Live
- Test match commentary on Radio 5
- CD Review: John Coltrane - Blue World
- Ambleside Days by David Forman
- Frog and Henry @ the Black Swan - Sept. 4
- Preview: Frog and Henry @ the Black Swan - Tonight!
- Jam Session @ the Black Swan - Sept. 3
- Radio Riches on Radio 3
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- CD Review: Diego Figueiredo - Come Closer.
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