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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.

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Preview: BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020 (Sun 22)

The inaugural BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year in 2014 produced a winner hailing from the southern most tip of Bebop Spoken Here's north east of England heartland. Saxophonist Alexander Bone was already on the radar when the former Chetham's School of Music student walked away with the prize. The biennial event's 2016 winner, trumpeter Alexandra Ridout, held off stiff competition (including her brother Tom, saxophone/recorder) and two years ago Birmingham based Xhosa Cole (saxophone - pictured) won the third edition of what has become an established award in the jazz calendar. At this year's event Cole returns as a guest performer. 

The 2020 Young Jazz Musician of the Year final will be broadcast on Sunday evening at 7:00pm on BBC 4. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the five candidates will be looking to impress a panel of judges comprising Gwilym Simcock, Nubya Garcia and Orphy Robinson in an otherwise deserted Cadogan Hall in London. Each finalist will perform with Nikki Yeoh's trio. The finalists are: Alex Clarke (saxophone), Matt Carmichael (saxophone), Kielan Sheard (bass), Deschanel Gordon (piano) and Ralph Porrett (guitar). Who's your money on?
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