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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 2026)

The Things They Say!

This is a good opportunity to say thanks to BSH for their support of the jazz scene in the North East (and beyond) - it's no exaggeration to say that if it wasn't for them many, many fine musicians, bands and projects across a huge cross section of jazz wouldn't be getting reviewed at all, because we're in the "desolate"(!) North. (M & SSBB on F/book 23/12/24)

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18383 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 247 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 17 ), 57

Reviewers wanted

Whilst BSH attempts to cover as many gigs, festivals and albums as possible, to make the site even more comprehensive we need more 'boots on the ground' to cover the albums seeking review - a large percentage of which never get heard - report on gigs or just to air your views on anything jazz related. Interested? then please get in touch. Contact details are on the blog. Look forward to hearing from you. Lance

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

The Eales' Report: Opus 4 Jazz Club - Nov 22

On Friday 22nd Tony Eales attended Opus 4 Jazz Club's November concert presentation. The Traveller's Rest's first floor room in Cockerton, Darlington drew a good crowd to listen to the Mick Shoulder Quintet. Bassist Shoulder (pictured earlier in the day working with Sue Ferris at the Merry Monk in Bishop Auckland) called in a couple of deps and, according to TE, they did more than alright. 

Young tenor saxophonist Harry Keeble got to grips with the quintet's hard bop based material, as did a once familiar face on the regional jazz scene, Leeds based pianist Ben Gilbert (pictured earlier this year at a Black Swan jam session). Shoulder's regular band mates Graham Hardy and Russ Morgan were a reassuring presence and the West Auckland Road modern jazz club is likely to invite the combo - regular line-up or deps - to do it all again in the not too distant future.  
Russell

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