Bebop Spoken There

Ron Carter quoting Sonny Rollins: ''What we call jazz - that's keeping the world in equilibrium. I don't care what kind of music you like out here today. It all comes from jazz.'' (DownBeat August, 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

18799 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 663 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Aug. 12) 32.

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

August

Thu 13: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 13: Eva Fox & the Sound Hounds @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 13: 58 Jazz Collective @ The Blacksmith’s Arms, Stranton, Hartlepool. 8:00pm. Free. CANCELLED! Back on Aug. 27.
Thu 13: Paul Skerritt @ Angels' Share, St George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 2SX. 8:00pm. Free. Booking advised (0191 200 1975). Skerritt w. backing tapes.

Fri 14: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 14: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 14: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 14: John Settle Quartet @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 1:00pm. £9.00. John Settle (vibes); Rick Laughlin (piano); Mick Shoulder (double bass); Tim Johnston (drums).
Fri 14: Bold Big Band @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £8.00 + bf.

Sat 15: Tees Bay Swing Band @ Blacksmith’s Arms, Hartlepool. 1:30pm. Free. Open rehearsal.
Sat 15: Jake Leg Jug Band @ The White Room, Stanley. 7:45pm. £16.26.

Sun 16: Vintage Explosion @ Cliffe Park, Roker, Sunderland SR6 8DB. 5:00-10:30pm. £44.00 (inc. bf).

Mon 17: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 18: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Joe Steels, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 19: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 19: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Multi-instrumentalist & Coltrane scholar Andrew White dies at 78

Andrew White's career spanned the jazz spectrum and the world of classical music. A respected saxophonist, White recorded and released numerous albums and worked as a sideman with many household names including McCoy Tyner, Kenny Clarke, Otis Redding and Weather Report. On the latter's I Sing the Body Electric, White played cor anglais and on Sweetnighter cor anglais and electric bass. 

A stint working as Stevie Wonder's bassist and engagements playing oboe with classical ensembles kept the Washington DC born multi-instrumentalist busy. 

A noted musicologist, White published The Works of John Coltrane, Vols 1 through 14, 701 transcriptions of John Coltrane's improvisations. Andrew White died on November 11. 

Russell 

1 comment :

Lewis Watson said...

Sad to hear about the death of Andrew N. White, I first wrote to him in 1981, bought a few of his John Coltrane transcriptions and some daily exercises for saxophone. He was a a colourful character. A very talented musician, you have to be pretty good to play saxophone with Elvin Jones, Bass with Stevie Wonder and Weather Report [have a listen to 125th St. Congress on Sweetnighter] and Oboe with various orchestral and chamber groups. His collection of Coltrane transcriptions is fairly well known but he also transcribed over 300 Charlie Parker solos and some Eric Dolphy, and was the composer of many works for large and small ensembles, both Jazz and orchestral, and he did all of this as a true independent artist, he published all of his transcription and compositions himself and released his many recordings on his own label. An inspirational man.

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