Bebop Spoken There

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)

Postage

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

From This Moment On

March

Mon 30: Gerry Richardson Quartet @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm.
Mon 30: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 31: Bede Trio @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Albert Hills Wright (alto sax); Finn Carter (piano); Michael Dunlop (double bass).

April

Wed 01: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 01: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 01: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 02: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Musicians playing classical & orchestral music.
Thu 02: The Noel Dennis Band @ Prohibition Bar, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2RU. 7:00pm (doors). £10.84. Quartet plus special guest Zoë Gilby. Over 21s only.
Thu 02: Renegade Brass Band @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 02: Shalala @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £7.00. adv..
Thu 02: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Zoë talks, Logan listens

Colin Muirhead's Jazz on the Tyne online radio programme features music by - and conversation with - musicians based in the region. A recent edition focussed on APPJAG award-winner Zoë Gilby. In these lockdown times vocalist/composer/lyricist Zoë wasn't able to meet up with Colin at the station's Perth Green base, opting instead to chat over the telephone. 

Zoë singing No More Blues set the ball rolling and with Logan listening intently (Logan is the family pet lurcher) topics of conversation ranged from the strange times in which we currently live (and the potential online performance opportunities arising) to Aurora (a forthcoming Tom Harrell-inspired project), Zoë's voice and bass duo with Andy Champion and a whole lot more. 


Hive Radio (www.capne.org) is based in Jarrow, South Tyneside. Colin's programme goes out at noon on a Saturday with a repeat the following Wednesday at 9:00pm and, just in case you miss either, you can hear the same show the following week at the same times. If you didn't catch Zoë on the programme listen again at www.mixcloud.com and visit her website - www.zoegilby.co.uk - for further details of how to become a Patreon subscriber to Zoë and Andy's online Living Room Gig sessions.    
Russell
at

No comments :

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom )

Blog Archive