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16287 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 169 of them this year alone and, so far, 41 this month (Mar 18).

From This Moment On ...

March

Tue 19: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Michael Young, Paul Grainger, Tim Johnston.

Wed 20: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 20: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 20: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 21: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 21: Castillo Neuvo Trio + Conor Emery & His ‘Bones Band @ The Grove, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 7:30pm (7:00pm doors). £10.00. (£7.00. student).
Thu 21: Remi Banklyn + Chris Corcoran Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.50. Chicago blues. An International Guitar Foundation promotion.
Thu 21: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Ragtime piano.
Thu 21: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Fri 22: Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00. SOLD OUT!
Fri 22: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 22: Nauta + Remy CB + Last Orders @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle. 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). Free.
Fri 22: Vasilis Xenopoulos-Paul Edis Quartet @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. £15.00. Opus 4 Jazz Club.
Fri 22: Redwell @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sat 23: Jambone @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 6:30pm. Free (ticketed). End of term performance in the Northern Rock Foundation Hall.
Sat 23: Milne-Glendinning Band @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 23: Red Kites Jazz @ Rowlands Gill Community Centre NE39 1JB. 7:00pm. Tickets: £12.00. (gibsidecommunityfarm@gmail.com). A ‘Build a Barn’ fundraiser. BYOB, tea/coffee available.
Sat 23: New Century Ragtime Orchestra @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £20.00. + bf (book in person at venue - no booking fee!). Featuring pianist Martin Litton.
Sat 23: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 24: Musicians Unlimited @ Park Inn, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 24: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:30pm. Free.
Sun 24: Luis Verde @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm. Verde (alto sax); Joe Steels (guitar); John Pope (double bass); John Hirst (drums). Alto sax brilliance!
Sun 24: Elsie Franklin @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. £10.00. Country blues. An International Guitar Foundation promotion.
Sun 24: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 24: Las Vegas Live with the Rat Pack @ The Forum, Billingham.
Sun 24: Ian Millar & Dominic Spencer @ Otterburn Memorial Hall. 7:30pm. £12.00.
Sun 24: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Note start time - 7:00pm.
Sun 24: Bold Big Band @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 25: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 25: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30pm. Free.

Friday, April 17, 2020

Paul Edis: Lockdown Live Number Five!

Paul Edis (piano/vocal)

Lockdown number 5 saw our man once again in good form with a choice selection of tunes. Great standards, jazz classics, a couple of originals, and a few vocals to boot.

September in the Rain (vocal) and Cole Porter's I Love You got the show off to a good start. Monk's Mood brought to mind bassist Ray Brown's observation that he loved Monk's tunes played by Hank Jones. If he'd still been with us, Brown could have added "...and by Paul Edis".

Honeysuckle Rose was different - enjoyably different I hasten to add. At one point it was as if Fats Waller was playing the left hand and Bud Powell the right hand. A killer combination!


Up Jumped Spring, Freddie Hubbard's jazz waltz is arguably the best of the 3/4 ventures into the idiom and Paul did nothing to dispel that notion.

 A couple of originals: Muddle Through (was ever a title more apt?) and Madeira reminded us that composer is just one of the many strings to the Edis bow and, for all we know, he may even also play the violin!

McCoy Tyner's You Taught my Heart to Sing is a beautiful number and Paul concurred. Given the title, are there any lyrics to it?

It's Only a Paper Moon was requested by one of our roving reporters and was cue for another vocal. Paul's comping behind singers is the tops.

Take Five. A tribute to Dave B. Pleased that Paul acknowledged the man's greatness as so many didn't. Brubeck committed the sin of making money out of jazz and not spending it on certain substances proving that clean living doesn't deter you from being a great improviser.

Monk's Ask Me Now was asked for by me and I was delighted for it to be included. At the end of the programme Paul mooted the idea that he was thinking of doing a couple of streams with one dedicated to Monk and one to Bill Evans - thumbs up here on East (52nd) St.!

To finish off we had a vocal on I Could Have Danced All Night - we held our breath - is he going to make that high note? We breathed a sigh of relief before the show closed with On Green Dolphin Street.

Tune in again next week, same time, same station as the guys (never gals) on the old radio shows used to say.
Lance

2 comments :

JERRY said...

You missed a great "Someone to Watch Over Me" at the end.
Great show again - and I'd agree about the tempting prospect of either Monk or Bill Evans for a future show!
Cheers from Saigon!
JERRY

Lance said...

No I didn't miss it Jerry - I agree it was beautiful. Unfortunately, I forgot to turn the page of my notes!

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