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15229 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 248 of them this year alone and, so far, 61 this month (March 20).

From This Moment On ...

March

Fri 24: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 24: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.
Fri 24: FILM: Mo' Better Blues @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 7:00pm.
Fri 24: Ian Millar & Dominic Spencer @ Scarth Hall, Staindrop, Co. Durham. 8:00pm. £10.00.
Fri 24: Archipelago + Bulbils @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.

Sat 25: Vermont Big Band @ Walker Community Centre, Walker, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Fundraiser for Benfield Juniours Football Club. Hot food available, BYOB.
Sat 25: John Logan & Friends @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Rat Pack, Motown etc. 8:00pm. Free (donations).

Sun 26: Musicians Unlimited @ Park Inn, Hartlepool. 1:00pm.
Sun 26: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 3:00pm.
Sun 26: Outlines @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. JNE promotion (upstairs).

Mon 27: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.

Tue 28: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.
Tue 28: Sanaz Lavasani Trio @ Black Swan, Newcastle Arts Centre. 8:00pm. £12.00 (£10.00. adv).

Wed 29: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 29: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 29: 4B @ The Exchange, North Shields. 7:00pm.
Wed 29: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

Thu 30: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library. 2:30-4:30pm. £2.00. All welcome.
Thu 30: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. Back to 1:00pm stomp off. Free.
Thu 30: '58 Jazz Collective @ Hops & Cheese, Hartlepool. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 30: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Harbour View, Sunderland. 8:00pm.
Thu 30: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Sunday, February 02, 2020

Denise Gordon @ Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club - Feb 1

Denise Gordon (vocals); Rico Tomasso (trumpet, vocals); John Hallam (tenor sax, clarinet); Tom Kincaid (piano); Jim Swinnerton (double bass); Jack Cotterill (drums)
(Review by Russell)

A first visit to Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club by Denise Gordon and on the evidence of this performance it won't be her last. Jazz, blues, soul, rhythm and blues and a touch of gospel, Ms Gordon's vocals are those of a genuine soulful voice as good as, perhaps better, than many 'big name' singers. 

From her Northamptonshire roots Denise Gordon has gone on to grace the biggest (Glastonbury) and most prestigious (Ronnie's) of stages. Here at St Augustine's Parish Centre, Darlington the engaging performer cannot have worked with many better musicians than Rico Tomasso, trumpet, John Hallam, reeds and pianist Tom Kincaid's accomplished trio featuring bassist Jim Swinnerton and drummer Jack Cottterill. 

Ms Gordon's set ranged from New Orleans' Bourbon Street Parade to The Darktown Strutters' Ball to a tip-of-the-hat BB King blues (Sonny Boy Williamson's Early in the Morning) to knockabout Louis Prima Jump, Jive an' Wail and Them There Eyes (Gordon and Tomasso making eyes in a vocal duet) to heartfelt, powerful gospel singing on Caanan Land and Just a Closer Walk with Thee.

Rico Tomasso is 'box office' on whichever gig he's on with his superb Louis Armstrong inspired trumpet playing augmented by equally inspired Louis Armstrong style vocals. St James' Infirmary illustrated the point - measured vocal delivery, incisive trumpet playing...Louis Lives!

John Hallam is the sort of musician who is at home whatever the occasion. A fluent clarinetist, warm, breathy tenor saxophone playing, today's engagement found the amiable reedsman in an unobtrusive supporting role, stepping up when called upon to produce an apposite solo. Tom Kincaid is a top of the bill attraction in his own right and Denise Gordon happily referred to Tomasso, Hallam, Kincaid, Swinnerton and Cotterill as her 'all-stars'. Ms Gordon and her All-Stars went out on In the Sweet By and By. Hallelujah!            
Russell

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