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David Bailey (photographer): ''When I was 16 I wanted to look like Chet Baker. He was my idol - him and James Dean.'' (Talking Pictures documentary : Four beats to the bar and no cheating April, 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)

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18469 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 333 of them this year alone and, so far this month (April 27 ) 67

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

April

Thu 30: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: International Jazz Day & JANE AGM.
Thu 30: Duke Junction @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £14.00., £12.00., £7.00. Nadim Teimoori (tenor sax); Jeff Hewer (guitar); Martin Longhawn (organ); Steve Hanley (drums). An International Jazz Day event & the 12th anniversary of Newcastle Jazz Co-op acquiring the Globe!

May

Fri 01: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 01: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 01: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 01: Castillo Nuevo Trio @ Hotel Gotham, Newcastle. 5:30pm. Free.
Fri 01: Bede Wind Band + East Coast Swing Band @ Cullercoats Methodist Church. 7:30pm. £10.00. Tickets from: www.ticketsource.com, members of Bede Wind Band & at the door. Memorial concert for Anne-Marie Purvis, who was a member of both ensembles. All proceeds to Tiny Lives Trust.
Fri 01: Louis Louis Louis @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm. £15.00.

Sat 02: Midnite Follies Orchestra @ St Augustine’s Parish Centre, Darlington. 12:30pm. £20.00. Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club. All-star line-up.
Sat 02: Knats Masterclass & Jam II @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 1:00-3:00pm. £15.00.
Sat 02: Shannon Pearl + John Pope & John Garner @ Langley Tracks, Langley on Tyne NE47 5LA. 5:30pm (doors). £15.00. + £1.50. bf. ‘Witch-pop’ + Pope & Garner.
Sat 02: Knats + Nauta @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £17.51., £14.33., £11.16.
Sat 02: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Red Lion, Earsdon. 8:00pm. £3.00.

Sun 03: Chilcott Jazz Mass @ St George’s Church, Jesmond, Newcastle. 9:30am. Free. Sung communion with Parish Choir (featuring Bob Chilcott’s music). A Jesmond Community Festival event.
Sun 03: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm. £10.00.
Sun 03: Ian Bosworth Quintet @ Chapel, Middlesbrough. 1:00pm. Free. Feat. guest Mark Toomey (alto sax).
Sun 03: Sax Choir @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 03: Tom Waits for No Man @ Oxygenic, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm (2:30pm doors). Neckties and Boxing Gloves album launch. £14.00 (gig & a CD); £8.00 (gig only).
Sun 03: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 03: NUJO Jazz Jam @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £3.76.
Sun 03: John Pope & John Garner @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00., £10.00.

Mon 04: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: Pete Tanton’s Cuban Heels @ The Library, South Parade, Whitley Bay. 2:00-4:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn House Hotel. 7:00-9:00pm. Free.

Tue 05: Leah Kirk (voice): Final Year Music Recital @ The Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University. 2:30pm. Free, open to the public.
Tue 05: Jenny Baker (voice): Final Year Music Recital @ The Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University. 4:20pm. Free, open to the public.
Tue 05: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Stu Collingwood (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Tim Johnston (drums).
Tue 05: Customs House Big Band @ The Masonic Hall, Ferryhill. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 06: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 06: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 06: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Alison Rayner Quintet live streaming a King's Hall LIVE Concert at Home - Mar. 11

Diane McLoughlin (tenor sax, soprano sax); Deirdre Cartwright (guitar); Steve Lodder (piano); Alison Rayner (double bass, electric bass); Buster Birch (drums, percussion)

(Screenshot by Russell)

The Alison Rayner Quintet recorded today's LIVE Concert at Home in London at the end of February. Introducing the performance, Rayner said how much she and her band were looking forward to visiting Newcastle University but, due to the ongoing pandemic, it wasn't to be.

Guitarist Deirdre Cartwright wrote the first composition, Live Lived Wide, which introduced the members of the band to an online audience in excess of one hundred. Constantly changing camera angles ensured all five musicians were seen (and heard) to good effect. Saxophonist Diane McLaughlin composed the second of today's seven numbers, titled Buster Breaks a Beat, putting Cartwright in the spotlight before its subject, drummer Buster Birch, took it out. 

Bassist Rayner's There is a Crack in Everything saw McLoughlin switching from tenor to soprano saxophone as pianist Steve Lodder took the honours with some flamboyant flourishes at the studio's upright.  

Elegy for Art (comp. Rayner), written for the composer's father was, well, elegiac, elegantly so. Lodder's Seeing Around Corners upped the pace with Cartwright in shredding mode, McLoughlin in reflective mood on soprano, Rayner upright bass. 

A further two Rayner compositions would close this afternoon's live stream - Half a World Away and Mayday. Did the title of the final number suggest a tear up? We would see. The first of them, with a hint of Latin about it, heard Cartwright in fluent form, choosing the right pedal effect for good measure. And so, smiles and handclaps all round as Birch counted in the final number, Mayday (comp. Rayner). Sure enough, Cartright went for it, giving way to a short collective free-ish section with an effective stop-chord ending. 

The Alison Rayner Quintet will be in concert at Sage Gateshead (Sage Two) on Saturday 19 June (8:00pm). 
Russell

Set list: Live Lived Wide; Buster Breaks a Beat; There is a Crack in Everything; Elegy for Art; Seeing Around Corners; Half a World Away; Mayday.

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2 comments :

NeilC said...

Deidre Carthwright is a name I hadn't heard for some time . The BBC [I believe I am correct] ran a series of guitar tutor programmes to teach people how to play and Deidre was one of the participant teachers.

Friday, March 12, 2021 10:06:00 am
Russell said...

You're right, Neil. Rock School was the title of the programme. I think Henry Thomas was the bass player.

Friday, March 12, 2021 11:04:00 am

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