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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

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 28: Richard Herdman Quartet @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (alto sax); Alan Marshall (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Graham Thompson (keys); Steve Hunter (drums).

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.

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.

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Preview: Harry Keeble Quartet live streaming from the Jazz Co-op (Jan. 31)

The Globe's doors are currently closed to audiences, but, thanks to Newcastle Jazz Co-op's volunteer staff, high quality audio-visual live stream presentations are helping keep both musicians and the venue afloat. On Sunday evening (Jan. 31) tenor saxophonist Harry Keeble will be live streaming from the Co-op's Railway Street HQ.

Harry, from the coastal town of Hastings, studied at Leeds College of Music (now Leeds Conservatoire) and it was there he met Abbie Finn. Harry and drummer Abbie hit it off, and now, as graduates, continue to gig together. Abbie first came to the attention of BSH as a promising talent at the annual Great North Big Band Jazz Festival and the Darlington Jazz Festival. Sitting in at Newcastle Jazz Cafe's competitive jam sessions enabled Abbie to make contacts with other musicians and, in time, Harry turned up (bringing something of Brecker, Rollins and Trane to the party) at the fortnightly Pink Lane sessions. Harry and Abbie made a big impression, more than holding their own, making many friends along the way. 
 
Fast forward to 2021...there is an Abbie Finn Trio recording to promote (not easy with few, if any, gigs in the offing!), scant teaching opportunities, a few rehearsal sessions, and now, on the last day of January, the Harry Keeble Quartet is to live stream a gig to a worldwide audience. Harry's quartet is what you'd call 'A-list'. Harry, Abbie and two of Tyneside's most in-demand musicians leading their own outfits and/or touring with others - Mark Williams, guitar, and bassist Andy Champion. Hand-pick a quartet, you'd be hard-pressed to find four more accomplished musicians. To register for Sunday's live stream (£7.50 minimum) visit: www.jazzcoop. Please sign up in good time, don't leave it until the last minute, it's an eight o'clock start.   
Russell 

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