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Wed 09: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 09: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 09: Tannery jam session @ The Tannery, Hexham. 7:00pm.
Wed 09: Anatole Muster Trio @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £17.50., £12.50. concs.
Wed 09: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. CANCELLED?
Thu 10: Indigo Jazz Voices @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:45pm. £5.00.CANCELLED!
Thu 10: Magpies of Swing @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00., £10.00., £7.00. A Globe fundraiser (all proceeds to the venue).
Thu 10: Exhaust: Camila Nebbia/Kit Downes/Andrew Lisle @ Jesmond URC, Newcastle. 8:00pm (7:30pm doors). £13.20., £11.00. JNE.
Thu 10: Jeremy McMurray & the Pocket Jazz Orchestra @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm. Feat. guests Ray Dales & Jackie Summers.
Fri 11: Zoë Gilby Quartet @ Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland. 1:00pm. £8.00.
Fri 11: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 11: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 11: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 11: John Rowland Trio: The Music of Ben Webster @ Jesmond Library, Newcastle. 1:00pm. £5.00. Rowland (tenor sax); Alan Law (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass).
Fri 11: Imelda May @ The Fire Station, Sunderland. 7:30pm. SOLD OUT!
Fri 11: Shunyata Improvisation Group @ Cullercoats Watch House. 7:30-9:00pm. Free (donations).
Sat 12: Jason Isaacs @ STACK, Seaburn. 3:30-5:30pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sat 12: Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra + House of the Black Gardenia + King Bees @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 6:30pm (doors). £18.00.
Sat 12: Bright Street Big Band @ Washington Arts Centre. 6:30pm. £12.00. Event includes swing dance taster session, DJ dance session. Bright Street Big Band on stage 7:30-8:15pm & 8:45-9:30pm. SOLD OUT!
Sat 12: Milne Glendinning Band @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 12: Imelda May @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 7:30pm. £42.20. SOLD OUT!
Sat 12: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 13: Daniel John Martin with Swing Manouche @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00.
Sun 13: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Sun 13: Hejira: A Celebration of Joni Mitchell @ Wylam Brewery, Newcastle. 8:00pm (7:00pm doors). £22.50.
Sun 13: Wilkinson/Edwards/Noble + Chojnacki @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £13.20., £11.00. JNE.
Mon 14: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 14: Zoë Gilby Quintet @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00.
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Friday, January 31, 2020
“My Delight” – a triple bill @ Micklegate Social, York - January 29.

Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle - Jan 30

Abbie Finn Trio @ The Globe Jazz Bar - January 30

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Scarborough Jazz festival 2020 The Grand Hall | Scarborough Spa.

Earlybird Weekend Tickets are now on sale!
Alan returns alongside his long established octet, as usual, the music is swinging and accessible as well as serious and is always presented with humour, peppered with anecdotes. Visit Artist Website.
Dave O’Higgins & Rob Luft Quartet
Young 'firebrand' Rob Luft teams up with an established giant of the UK Jazz scene as their Quartet perform Thelonious Monk compositions and tunes played by John Coltrane. Visit Artist Website
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Jam Session @ the Black Swan - January 28
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
CD Review: Don Vappie & Jazz Créole - The Blue Book of Storyville
Monday, January 27, 2020
Book review: Bobby Morris - My Las Vegas
Sunday, January 26, 2020
The Shirt Tail Stompers @ DJam 2020, Durham Town Hall - Jan. 25
Saturday, January 25, 2020
The Dean Masser Quartet @ The Gala Theatre, Durham - Jan 24
Community Radio Waves! The Makar, Power Commandos, Darlington NOJB & Clifford Brown
Blaydon Dates

FINNTET - a new quintet led by a brilliant young drummer Abbie Finn, with Harry Keeble tenor sax. More info to follow.
Music from 7.30pm. Admission £7 - pay on entry.
April 19th
JAMES BIRKETT/BRADLEY JOHNSTON GUITAR DUO - an eclectic selection from right across jazz guitar repertoire and styles.
Music from 7:30pm. Admission £7 - pay on entry.
Remembering George Evans

Elaine Willis clip: https://youtu.be/tZyvZDgFskw
Leslie Evans writes about his brother George.
Friday, January 24, 2020
EP Review: Mette Juul: New York - Copenhagen
Frog and Henry @ Carlisle Jazz Club - January 23
Preview: Joe McPhee Trio

Thursday, January 23, 2020
Air4ce @ The Quakerhouse, Darlington - Jan 22
Tom Rainey Trio @ The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle - Jan. 22
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Julija Jacenaite & Alexys de Alfaro @ Jazz Cafe Mezzanine - January 22

JAZZ NORTH EXPANDS JAZZ CAMP FOR GIRLS GIVING MORE GIRLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLOURISH UNDER FEMALE ROLE MODELS
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
A Humble stumble




Monday, January 20, 2020
Sunday Jazz @ Middlesbrough Town Hall - January 19
RIP Jimmy Heath

On the J.J. Johnson album pictured above he more than holds his own with big hitters like J.J. and Brownie.
JazzMain @ the Globe - Jan. 19
CD Review: Brian Scanlon - Brain Scan
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Transfer news

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Preview: DJam 2020!
RIP Geoff Castle
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Soznak (a band for all seasons) @ Monument, Newcastle - January 18

The Early Birds' Next Generation @ The Lit & Phil - January 18

Radio Richardson, Live Lovatt


Book review: Pelle Bergland - Buddy Rich One of a Kind.

Friday, January 17, 2020
CD Review: Jason Yeager - New songs of Resistance

Mike Farris @ Live Theatre, Newcastle - Jan 16


Matt MacKellar Band @ The Black Swan - Jan. 16
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Hong Kong on Tyne

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle - Jan 14

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
RIP Pauline Carmichael
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- “My Delight” – a triple bill @ Micklegate Social, ...
- Strictly Smokin' Big Band @ The Bridge Hotel, Newc...
- Abbie Finn Trio @ The Globe Jazz Bar - January 30
- Scarborough Jazz festival 2020 The Grand Hall | Sc...
- Jam Session @ the Black Swan - January 28
- CD Review: Don Vappie & Jazz Créole - The Blue Boo...
- Book review: Bobby Morris - My Las Vegas
- The Shirt Tail Stompers @ DJam 2020, Durham Town H...
- The Dean Masser Quartet @ The Gala Theatre, Durham...
- Community Radio Waves! The Makar, Power Commandos,...
- Blaydon Dates
- Remembering George Evans
- EP Review: Mette Juul: New York - Copenhagen
- Frog and Henry @ Carlisle Jazz Club - January 23
- Preview: Joe McPhee Trio
- Air4ce @ The Quakerhouse, Darlington - Jan 22
- Tom Rainey Trio @ The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle - Ja...
- Julija Jacenaite & Alexys de Alfaro @ Jazz Cafe Me...
- JAZZ NORTH EXPANDS JAZZ CAMP FOR GIRLS GIVING MORE...
- A Humble stumble
- Sunday Jazz @ Middlesbrough Town Hall - January 19
- RIP Jimmy Heath
- JazzMain @ the Globe - Jan. 19
- CD Review: Brian Scanlon - Brain Scan
- Transfer news
- Preview: DJam 2020!
- RIP Geoff Castle
- Soznak (a band for all seasons) @ Monument, Newcas...
- The Early Birds' Next Generation @ The Lit & Phil ...
- Radio Richardson, Live Lovatt
- Book review: Pelle Bergland - Buddy Rich One of a ...
- CD Review: Jason Yeager - New songs of Resistance
- Mike Farris @ Live Theatre, Newcastle - Jan 16
- Matt MacKellar Band @ The Black Swan - Jan. 16
- Hong Kong on Tyne
- Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle - Jan 14
- RIP Pauline Carmichael
- Book Review: Joseph Jarman - Black Case Volume I &...
- EP Review: Ellen Edwards – A New York Session
- More Burns Night Jazz
- New Century Ragtime Orchestra News.
- Renowned Scottish Jazz Artists to Celebrate Burns ...
- Preview: Tom Rainey Trio @ The Bridge Hotel, Newca...
- Just Friends @ Dormans Jazz Club, Middlesbrough - ...
- Tyneside Talent
- CD Review: Amber Weekes – Pure Imagination
- Debra Milne-Steve Glendinning Trio @ The Globe Jaz...
- CD Review: Delfeayo Marsalis Uptown Jazz Orchestra...
- Music Under Arrest!
- Preview: OFFGRID Presents The Unthanks + Thomas Di...
- A Biscuit King!
- Bird's Great Life
- CD Review: Stu Collingwood, featuring Paul Booth -...
- CD Review: Laura Noejovich - Laura Has New Standards
- Glenn Miller Orchestra UK @ Sage Gateshead - Jan 5
- RIP Jack Sheldon
- Socialising on a Sunday Afternoon @ Charts
- Preview: JazzMain @ The Globe - Jan 19
- Reflections on New York - December 2019
- Happy Birthday John McLaughlin.
- Preview: Matt MacKellar @ The Black Swan - Jan 16
- Jazz on your 20's wireless
- Johnny Desmond
- AIR4CE A celebration of the life and music of Ging...
- Preview: Glenn Miller parachutes into Sage Gateshe...
- A Roaring Twenties' Classic Jazz Party
- Welcome to the Roaring Twenties!
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