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Bebop Spoken There

Simon Spillett: “ Bebop and hard bop came naturally to him [Tubby Hayes]". Morning Star, March 28, 2024.

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!"

Simon Spillett: A lovely review from the dean of jazz bloggers, Lance Liddle...

Josh Weir: I love the writing on bebop spoken here... I think the work you are doing is amazing.

Postage

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

Fri 29: FILM: Soul @ The Forum Cinema, Hexham. 12:30pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free. POSTPONED!
Fri 29: Thundercat @ Newcastle City Hall.
Fri 29: John Logan @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Fri 29: True Colours @ Barrels Ale House, Berwick. 9:00pm. Blues, jazz & swing.

Sat 30: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 30: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Whitley Bay Library, York Road, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm.

Sun 31: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 31: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields NE30 1HJ. 3:00pm. Free. Lambert, Alan Law & Paul Grainger.
Sun 31: Sid Jacobs & Tom Remon @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. USA/London jazz guitar duo.
Sun 31: Bellavana @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

April
Mon 01: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 01: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.

Tue 02: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Dean Stockdale, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 03: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 03: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 03: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 04: FILM: Soul @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 2:00pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Thu 04: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 04: Funky Drummer @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 04: Eva Fox & the Jazz Guys @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 04: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Friday, January 01, 2021

It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day, It's a New Year!

And I'm feelin' good

It's 2021 and things are looking up. Tens of millions of life-changing doses of miraculous vaccines are on their way. Some people have already been jabbed...Ouch! Don't look back in anger, rather look to the future. Against the odds, often operating on a shoestring budget, musicians, promoters and venues have embraced the digital age, live streaming from some unlikely places (bedrooms, kitchens, lofts) and more familiar places closer to home and further afield (The Globe, Newcastle Arts Centre, Prohibition Bar, Ronnie Scott's, Lincoln Center, NYC). 
In the short term the live stream rules. In the not-too-distant future (Easter?) we could be out and about at our favourite venues, contributing to the jazz economy in time honoured fashion...frequenting the bar and buying raffle tickets! 

Bebop Spoken Here's patch - broadly the Tweed down to the Tees Delta - has much to look forward to: festivals (all to be confirmed) include Darlington Jazz Festival (Apr-May); Hexham Jazz Festival (May); Newcastle Jazz Festival (Aug); Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (Oct); Maltings Jazz Weekend (Oct); Classic Jazz Party (Nov).

Binker Golding, Linda May Han Oh, Pete Long with the Strictly Smokin' Big Band (all Feb) and Nikki Iles later in the year are scheduled to appear at Sage Gateshead, although February's concerts could come too soon for the region to be out of tiers and/or lockdowns. Elsewhere, Jeff Barnhart, Georgia Cécile and Paul Edis will delight full houses during the year and a multitude of venues will once again be opening their doors. 

Jam sessions, residencies, touring artists, workshops - these things will return during 2021. If at times we've taken such things for granted, let's resolve to never again pass up the opportunity to support any and every jazz event on the doorstep and beyond. As someone almost said: Jazz Lives...Again! 
Russell

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