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Bebop Spoken There

Art Blakey: "You [Bobby Watson] don't want to play too long, because you don't know they're clapping because they're glad you finished!" - (JazzTimes, Nov. 2019)..

The Things They Say!

Hudson Music: Lance's "Bebop Spoken Here" is one of the heaviest and most influential jazz blogs in the UK.

Rupert Burley (Dynamic Agency): "BSH just goes from strength to strength".

'606' Club: "A toast to Lance Liddle of the terrific jazz blog 'Bebop Spoken Here'"

The Strictly Smokin' Big Band included Be Bop Spoken Here (sic) in their 5 Favourite Jazz Blogs.

Ann Braithwaite (Braithwaite & Katz Communications) You’re the BEST!

Holly Cooper, Mouthpiece Music: "Lance writes pull quotes like no one else!"

Postage

15867 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 15 years ago. 874 of them this year alone and, so far, 72 this month (Sept. 25).

From This Moment On ...

September

Tue 26: Paul Skerritt @ The Rabbit Hole, Hallgarth St., Durham DH1 3AT. 7:00pm. Paul Skerritt's (solo) weekly residency.

Wed 27: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Wed 27: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 27: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm.

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Alice Grace Quartet @ King's Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm. All welcome.
Thu 28: Faye MacCalman + Snape/Sankey @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Thu 28: Zoe Rahman @ Jesmond United Reformed Church, Jesmond, Newcastle. 7:30pm. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Thu 28: '58 Jazz Collective @ Hops & Cheese, Hartlepool. 7:30pm.
Thu 28: Speakeasy @ Queen's Hall, Hexham. 7:30pm. £15.00. A Southpaw Dance Company presentation. Dance, audio-visuals, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, swing dancers etc.
Thu 28: Mick Cantwell Band @ Harbour View, Sunderland. 8:00pm. Free. Ace blues band.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman's Club, Middlesbrough. 9:00pm.

Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms, Monkseaton. 1:00pm.

Sat 30: John Pope Quintet + Late Girl + Shapeshifters @ Bobik's, Jesmond, Newcastle.
Sat 30: Papa G's Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A 'Jar on the Bar' gig.

OCTOBER

Sun 01: Smokin' Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm.
Sun 01: Dulcie May Moreno sings Portrait of Sheila @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00. Moreno sings Sheila Jordan with Giles Strong, Mick Shoulder & John Bradford.
Sun 01: Middlesbrough Jazz & Blues Orchestra @ Saltburn Community Hall. 2:00pm.
Sun 01: The Easy Rollers @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £13.70., £11.55.
Sun 01: Brand/Roberts/Champion/Sanders @ Blank Studios, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music event.
Sun 01: Papa G's Troves @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 02: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm.
Mon 02: FILM: Wattstax; 50th Anniversary @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 8:00pm.

Saturday, August 15, 2020

NJF 2020: Lloyd Wright & Paul Booth - August 15

Today we should have been at a sold out Tyne Bank Brewery for day three of this year's Newcastle Jazz Festival. Sadly, the little matter of Covid-19 put paid to that! At the time of writing - approaching four in the afternoon - your scribe would have been about to sup pint number four, but, there's always next year. But wait! There is a festival of sorts today, albeit a one day online event. 

At precisely two o'clock Michael Lamb appeared on screen to introduce today's participants. First up, Lloyd Wright. Guitarist Lloyd, self-effacing as always, ran through a half hour set of choice standards. Sitting comfortably, Lloyd confided this was a first for him...playing a gig with no shoes on! Our man soon had us dancing Cheek to Cheek. Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely? counted as a standard, so said Lloyd. Yeah, just about. Throughout, our man remained seated as he opted to use, sparingly, it should be said, his own rhythmic accompaniment tracks. There'll Never be Another You is good jam session fayre and it stood Lloyd in good stead as he looked into an unresponsive camera lens. Rest assured Lloyd we were on the other end applauding!

To close out his set Lloyd thanked a former guitar tutor - none other than Gary Dunn - for introducing him to Ike Isaac's St Anne's Court. This was a good choice, bluesy 'n' all. A good set.

Following Lloyd, long-time exiled north easterner, Mr Paul Booth similarly opted to play a set of standards. Tenor sax for the most part, with a couple of tunes on soprano, PB gave us  a reminder, as if it was necessary, that he has been A-list material since his teens. Now, some twenty five years on, there's none better. From Secret Love to Tenor Madness this was great tenor playing. As with Lloyd, Paul chose to use a loop pedal on one or two of his selections - either a saxophone line or hand clap. A double helping of soul - Body and Soul and Better Git it in Your Soul - demonstrated our man's versatility. Oh, yes...Paul, as is his want, blew some mini-sized digeridoo. 

A one hour break followed. At four o'clock Alyn Shipton is to chair a panel discussion on jazz in lockdown and the future of the music. Alyn's guests will be Paul Edis, Jo Harrop and Dennis Rollins.   
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