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July
Sat 27: BBC Proms: BBC Introducing stage @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 12 noon. Free. Line-up inc. Nu Groove (2:00pm); Abbie Finn Trio (2:50pm); Dilutey Juice (3:50pm); SwanNek (5:00pm); Rivkala (6:00pm).
Sat 27: Nomade Swing Trio @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sat 27: Mississippi Dreamboats @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sat 27: Milne-Glendinning Band @ Cafédral, Owengate, Durham. 9:00pm. £9.00. & £6.00. A Durham Fringe Festival event.
Sat 27: Theon Cross + Knats @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 10:00pm. £22.00. BBC Proms: BBC Introducing Stage (Sage Two). A late night gig.
Sun 28: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm.
Sun 28: Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band @ Fonteyn Ballroom, Dunelm House (Durham Students’ Union), Durham. 2:00pm. £9.00. & £6.00. A Durham Fringe Festival event.
Sun 28: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Nomade Swing Trio @ Red Lion, Alnmouth. 4:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Jazz Jam Sandwich! @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 28: Jeffrey Hewer Collective @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sun 28: Milne Glendinning Band @ Cafédral, Owengate, Durham. 9:00pm. £9.00. & £6.00. A Durham Fringe Festival event.
Mon 29: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Tue 30: ???
Wed 31: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 31: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 31: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
August
Thu 01: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:30pm. £4.00.
Thu 01: Funky Drummer @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 01: Elsadie & the Bobcats @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Fri 02: Mainly Two @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free (donations). SOLD OUT!
Fri 02: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 02: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 02: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 02: Pete Tanton’s Chet Set @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm. POSTPONED!
Saturday, November 30, 2019
CD Review: Classic Swing - Stepping Out with a Memory
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Friday, November 29, 2019
CD Review: Anne Phillips – Live At The Jazz Bakery
Donkeys, Jazz and Mince Pies @ The Garden Centre
Mini afternoon tea served with a glass of prosecco.
Tickets £20, £5 deposit upon booking.
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Revisiting a super CD.
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At the time I actually had a spare copy which I passed on to The Jazz Coop for one of their raffles. I wonder who won it and if he thinks it is as fantastic as I do? Or maybe it's lying, hidden amidst a pile of unraffled CDs, the JC team unaware of the gem that lies within their reach...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
CD Review: The Darius Brubeck Quartet – Live in Poland
Ingrid & Christine Jensen with the Whirlwind Recordings Jazz Orchestra @ the Purcell Room, EFG London Jazz Festival, Nov. 23.
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This concert was a treat on so many levels. I'm a sucker for a big band, and this one, made up of musicians on the Whirlwind Recordings label, was a special delight.
Jam Session @ The Black Swan - Nov. 26
R.I.P. Roy Willox.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Pope to visit Leeds
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CD Review: Keith Jarrett – Munich 2016
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The Eales' Report: Opus 4 Jazz Club - Nov 22
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Monday, November 25, 2019
Jazz Social @ Charts - Nov 24
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New Gateshead Jazz line-up announced
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Steve Hackett @ Sage Gateshead – Nov. 23
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EFG London Jazz Festival - Rhiannon Giddens/ Francesco Turrisi @ Royal Festival Hall – Nov. 22
Sorathy Korwar @ Sage Gateshead (Sage 2) – Nov. 19
CD Review: Kelley Johnson - Something Good
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Sunday, November 24, 2019
CD Review: Joachim Caffonnette Trio - Vers L'Azur Noir
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Saturday, November 23, 2019
Preview: Zbigniew Namyslowski Quintet @ Jazz Cafe Posk - Dec. 7
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The Tenement Jazz Band @ Theatre Hullabaloo, Darlington - Nov 22
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Friday, November 22, 2019
CD Review: DIVA Jazz Orchestra - DIVA + The Boys
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Sue Ferris Trio @ The Merry Monk, Bishop Auckland - Nov 22
Alice Grace-Jordan Alfonso Quintet @ St James' & St Basil's Church, Fenham, Newcastle - Nov 21
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CD Review: Joy Ellis – Dwell
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Thursday, November 21, 2019
CD Review: Burak Bedikyan - Istanbul Junction
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Newcastle University Jazz Orchestra @ the Dun Cow, Jesmond - Nov. 19
Monday, November 18, 2019
Composer of the Week: Mary Lou Williams
Classic Swing @ Blaydon Jazz Club - Nov 17
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CD Review: Ronny Whyte - Whyte Witchcraft
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Sunday Jazz @ Middlesbrough Town Hall w. Binker Golding Band, Noya Rao, & Francis Tulip Quartet.
Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat @ The Globe - Nov. 16
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Not dreaming of a White Christmas
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Preview: Swinging into Blaydon with Classic Swing!
Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie @ Holy GrAle, Durham - Nov 15
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Friday, November 15, 2019
Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie @ The Lit & Phil - Nov 15
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Mondo Trumpet @ Gosforth Civic Theatre - November 14
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FOUR MILLION HITS LATER...
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Russell
[Lance]: Photo shows myself with Liz Harris and her late husband Denys (left of the picture). Liz was the first person to comment on BSH. She is a dear friend and her support continues to the present day. The photo was taken at Scarborough Jazz Festival in 2010.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Sirkis-Bialas IQ @ King's Hall, Newcastle University - Nov 14
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(Review by Russell).
The IQ's second album featured during this afternoon's King's Hall concert. Our New Earth serves to showcase the compositions of the two principals - Asaf Sirkis and Sylwia Bialas - with committed contributions from pianist Frank Harrison and bassist Kevin Glasgow. Drummer Sirkis did the talking, Bialas did the singing, all four did the playing to an attentive audience.
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- CD Review: Classic Swing - Stepping Out with a Memory
- CD Review: Anne Phillips – Live At The Jazz Bakery
- Donkeys, Jazz and Mince Pies @ The Garden Centre
- Revisiting a super CD.
- CD Review: The Darius Brubeck Quartet – Live in Po...
- Ingrid & Christine Jensen with the Whirlwind Recor...
- Jam Session @ The Black Swan - Nov. 26
- R.I.P. Roy Willox.
- Pope to visit Leeds
- CD Review: Keith Jarrett – Munich 2016
- The Eales' Report: Opus 4 Jazz Club - Nov 22
- Jazz Social @ Charts - Nov 24
- New Gateshead Jazz line-up announced
- Steve Hackett @ Sage Gateshead – Nov. 23
- EFG London Jazz Festival - Rhiannon Giddens/ Franc...
- Sorathy Korwar @ Sage Gateshead (Sage 2) – Nov. 19
- CD Review: Kelley Johnson - Something Good
- CD Review: Joachim Caffonnette Trio - Vers L'Azur ...
- El swing de los años 30 y 40: swing revival
- Preview: Zbigniew Namyslowski Quintet @ Jazz Cafe ...
- The Tenement Jazz Band @ Theatre Hullabaloo, Darli...
- CD Review: DIVA Jazz Orchestra - DIVA + The Boys
- Sue Ferris Trio @ The Merry Monk, Bishop Auckland ...
- Alice Grace-Jordan Alfonso Quintet @ St James' & S...
- CD Review: Joy Ellis – Dwell
- CD Review: Burak Bedikyan - Istanbul Junction
- Newcastle University Jazz Orchestra @ the Dun Cow,...
- Composer of the Week: Mary Lou Williams
- Classic Swing @ Blaydon Jazz Club - Nov 17
- CD Review: Ronny Whyte - Whyte Witchcraft
- Sunday Jazz @ Middlesbrough Town Hall w. Binker Go...
- Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat @ The Globe - Nov. 16
- Not dreaming of a White Christmas
- Preview: Swinging into Blaydon with Classic Swing!
- Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie @ Holy GrAle, Durham - ...
- Jo Harrop & Jamie McCredie @ The Lit & Phil - Nov 15
- Mondo Trumpet @ Gosforth Civic Theatre - November 14
- FOUR MILLION HITS LATER...
- Sirkis-Bialas IQ @ King's Hall, Newcastle Universi...
- If you happen to be in NYC next Thursday...
- Calvert and the Old Fools @ Dormans Jazz Club, Mid...
- CD Review: Buddy Rich - Just in Time: The Final Re...
- Sugaray Rayford + Radikal Queen @ The Cluny - Nov. 12
- Leading Light of The UK Jazz Revival Binker Goldin...
- DownBeat Readers Poll.
- CD Review: Dave Stryker - Eight Track Christmas
- The Eales' Report - Nov 8
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party @ Village Hotel -...
- Preview: Sugaray Rayford @ The Cluny - Nov 12
- CD Review: Greg Abate - Gratitude
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party @ Village Hotel -...
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party @ Village Hotel -...
- Greg Abate w. Paul Edis Trio @ The Black Swan - No...
- Jam session @ The Dun Cow - Nov 6
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party @ Village Hotel -...
- Preview: Greg Abate w. Paul Edis Trio @ Black Swan...
- Alice Grace & Paul Edis @ Jazz Cafe Mezzanine - No...
- Jam Session @ The Black Swan - November 5
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party @ Village Hotel -...
- Sunday Shopping
- Mike Durham's Classic Jazz Party @ Village Hotel -...
- Mike Durham’s Classic Jazz Party @ Village Hotel -...
- CD Review: Kyle Eastwood – Cinematic
- Preview: An evening with Michael Bublé @ the Utili...
- Reflections...
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