Bebop Spoken There

Art Blakey (to Terence Blanchard): ''You ain't Miles find your own shit to do!'' (DownBeat May, 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

18548 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 412 of them this year alone and, so far this month (May 19) 66

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

May

Thu 21: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 21: Jazz Classics with Rivkala @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Rivkala (vocals); Alan Law (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass).
Thu 21: Paul Skerritt @ Angels' Share, St George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 2SX. 8:00pm. Free. Booking advised (0191 200 1975). Skerritt w. backing tapes.

Fri 22: Paul Skerritt @ Market Place, Durham. From 12 noon. Free. Skerritt w. backing tapes.
Fri 22: Paul Edis Trio @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £9.00. Edis, Andy Champion, Steve Hanley.
Fri 22: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 22: Castillo Nuevo Trio @ Hotel Gotham, Newcastle. 5:30pm. Free.
Fri 22: Paul Edis Trio @ St Cuthbert’s Centre, Crook. 7:30pm. £TBC. Edis, Andy Champion, Steve Hanley.

Sat 23: Tyne Valley Big Band @ Bywell Hall. 2:00pm. Northumberland County Show.
Sat 23: Paul Edis @ Core Music, Gilesgate, Hexham. 3:00pm. £12.00. A Core Music fundraiser, Hexham Jazz Weekender Day/Weekend ticket not applicable. Hexham Jazz Weekender.
Sat 23: Blyth Big Band @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 6:30pm. £9.00., £5.00.
Sat 23: Paul Edis & Friends @ Musicwonders, Church Chare, Chester-le-Street. 7:00pm (6:30pm doors). £15.00. www.musicwonders.org. BYOB. SOLD OUT!
Sat 23: Alexia Gardner Quintet @ Queen’s Hall Hexham. 7:00pm. £13.50 (inc. bf). Hexham Jazz Weekender.
Sat 23: TC & the Groove Family + Lagos to Longbenton @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £17.51., £14.33., £11.16.
Sat 23: Davina & the Vagabonds @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £22.00. + £1.50 bf.
Sat 23: Celebrating Wes Montgomery @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 8:15pm. £14.00., £12.00. Hexham Jazz Weekender.
Sat 23: Chris Coull’s Porgy & Bess @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 9:30pm. £16.50 (inc. bf). Hexham Jazz Weekender.

Sun 24: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 24: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Table reservations (0191 261 8000). Skerritt w. backing tapes.
Sun 24: SwanNek @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm. £11.50 (inc. bf). Hexham Jazz Weekender.
Sun 24: Salty Dog @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free. Donations.
Sun 24: Ben Crosland’s Threeway @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 7:00pm. £13.50 (inc. bf). Line-up inc. Steve Waterman. Hexham Jazz Weekender.
Sun 24: Society Quartet @ Hilton Garden Inn, Sunderland. 7:00pm. Free.
Sun 24: Street Brass Band Bonanza: The Fanfare + Storytellers + Tenth Avenue Band @ The Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £10.00., £8.00.
Sun 24: Charlie Parr @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £17.50. Blues. Jumpin’ Hot Club.
Sun 24: Olly Styles Experience @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00., £10.00., £7.00.
Sun 24: Finn-Keeble Group @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 8:15pm. £13.50 (inc. bf). Hexham Jazz Weekender. Feat. Jamil Sheriff.
Sun 24: Modern Vikings @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 9:30pm. £16.50 (inc. bf). Hexham Jazz Weekender.

Mon 25: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 26: Noel Dennis Sextet @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £12.00. A Miles Davis centenary concert (Davis b. 26. 5. 1926). Noel Dennis (trumpet); Harry Keeble (tenor sax); Dean Stockdale (piano); Mark Williams (guitar); Andy Champion (double bass); John Bradford (drums). SOLD OUT!
Tue 26: Lagos to Longbenton @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 27: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 27: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington.
. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 27: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Wed 27: Neighbourhood Watch + Rivkala @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £5.00. Rivkala (solo).

Sunday, March 07, 2021

Live streaming 24/7...for now

Once upon a time the live gig was the occasion. Coat on, door closed, bus/Metro/cycle/walk, come rain or come shine, the social interaction at a gig was very much part of the experience. Now, in these strange times, it's the ubiquitous live stream. Coffee on/bottle opener at hand/nibbles, log on to Facebook/YouTube/other. Until lockdown restrictions are lifted the live stream is the only gig in town. 

It's possible to watch streamed gigs round the clock. At any given moment, from somewhere on the planet, musicians are online seeking to maintain a connection with their once 'live' audience. By way of illustration, the following gives an idea of the quality and quantity of live stream gigs coming up over the next few days. Today (Sunday) at 1:00pm it's Adrian Cox with his accessible Facebook Sunday Service featuring the music of Mezz Mezzrow.

At seven o'clock this evening the Tri State Jazz Society presents Jon-Erik Kellso's EarRegulars (pictured) via Facebook and YouTube and an hour later the choice is yours - Denny Ilett's Electric Lady Big Band playing the music of Jimi Hendrix at Ronnie Scott's or Pete Tanton's Riviera Quartet from Newcastle Jazz Co-op's Railway Street HQ (£7.50 minimum). Don't think of going to bed. At ten o'clock the  Alan Broadbent Trio will be live streaming from Small's, NYC. Broadbent's bass and drums will be Harvie S and Billy Mintz (see www.smallslive.com). 

Monday at 8:00 at Ronnie's is an International Women's Day special presenting Trish Clowes' My Iris (Gateshead lad Chris Montague is in Clewes' band, a great guitarist is Chris) and later in the evening another big name will be streaming from Small's, pianist Ethan Iverson with his trio (10:00pm). Thursday (Mar 11) it's the Emily Francis Trio at Ronnie's (8:00pm). At ten, the Nick Hempton Quartet hits Small's. In December, BSH Editor-in-Chief, LL, said of Hempton's set from GB's Juke Joint: An absolute gem of a session. Reason enough not to miss this one (it could be guitarist Peter Bernstein will be on the gig). And, don't think about going to bed just yet because next door at Mezzrow's at midnight it's the big boss man himself, pianist Spike Wilner (proprietor of Small's and Mezzrow's) with bassist Tyler Mitchell. There's more...Wayne Escoffery (the tenor saxophonist was in the Mingus Big Band when it played Middlesbrough a couple of years ago) on Friday and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt (Saturday), both from Small's, both ten o'clock. 

Worn out? You will be! All week at eight (Tuesday-Saturday) join Osei Mensa at Kansas Smitty's. The sessions are uniformly excellent. Don't miss 'em! Night owl, eh? Log on to Small's website to check out the late night jam sessions starting  at 1:30am. Live streams, don't you just love 'em? Bet you can't wait for normal service (ie live gigs) to be resumed!         

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