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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, March 04, 2021

A midweek one-two at Small's (Mar. 2-3)

Abraham Burton Trio (Mar. 2)

Abraham Burton (tenor sax); Dezron Douglas (double bass); Eric McPherson (drums)

Another session from Small's. It's seven nights a week down in Greenwich Village and when you throw in one or two sets from partner venue Mezzrow's you've got your work cut out keeping up with what's going down. This Tuesday evening session featured long-time member of the Mingus Big Band, tenor saxophonist Abraham Burton. 

Two extended, seamless compositions - Dezron Douglas' Flower and Burton's Curious - comprised the first half of an hour long set. Burton (see photo) wasn't in any mood to take prisoners, hard-blowing post-Trane, veering into free-ish territory kept bassist Douglas and drummer Eric McPherson on their toes. 

In the wake of Ralph Peterson's untimely death, Burton spoke at length about his friend, his 'brother'. Portrait of Jennie came as something of a surprise given Burton's earlier workouts. Our trio leader thanked the hardy few for braving NYC's freezing temperatures as the online audience sat at home with a coffee or perhaps something a little stronger. 

Francisco Mela's MPT Trio w William Parker (Mar. 3)

Hery Paz (tenor sax); Juanma Trujillo (guitar); William Parker (double bass); Francisco Mela (drums) 

A South American trio - two Cubans and one Venezuelan - residing in the Big Apple teamed up with free jazz legend, bassist William Parker to play an hour of free jazz to bop to Latin. Band leader Francisco Mela couldn't believe his luck that William Parker was making his bow at Small's, augmenting his long-standing trio to play the engagement as a quartet. 

Twenty minutes of free-ish playing (Parker had heard and played it all before), a bop-ish section and a Latin feature to close (Mela leading a Portuguese/Spanish chant) with guitarist Juanma Trujillo and tenor saxophonist Hery Paz taking solos in a conventional head-solo-head format didn't uproot any musical trees, nevertheless it was an interesting hour or so from down in the Village (Greenwich Village).                
Russell

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