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JANUARY 2026
Wed 04: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 04: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 04: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 05: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject:Times of the Day & Trios.
Thu 05: Jeremy McMurray’s Pocket Jazz Orchestra @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm. Special guest Emma Wilson.
Thu 05: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.
Fri 06: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 06: Durham Alumni Big Band & Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn Theatre. 7:30pm. £12.00. Two big bands on stage together!
Fri 06: Nauta + Littlewood Trio @ Little Buildings, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Double bill + jam session.
Fri 06: FILM: Made in America @ Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Ornette Coleman.
Fri 06: Deep Six Blues @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 7:30pm.
Sat 07: The Big Easy @ St Augustine’s Parish Centre, Darlington. 12:30pm. £10.00. Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club.
Sat 07: Tees Bay Swing Band @ The Blacksmith’s Arms, Hartlepool. 1:30-3:30pm. Free. Open rehearsal.
Sat 07: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Red Lion, Earsdon. 8:00pm. £3.00.
Sun 08: Swing Tyne @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12 noon (doors). Donations. Swing dance taster class (12:30pm) + Hot Club de Heaton (live performance). Non dancers welcome.
Sun 08: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 08: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 08: Gerry Richardson’s Big Idea @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Mon 09: Mark Williams Trio @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm.
Mon 09: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Tue 10: Jazz Jam Sandwich @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
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| (Photo from Ready, Steady, Gone) |
Although London born, he became a part of the Newcastle modern jazz scene when doing his national service in the RAF.
Prior to his stint in air force blue he'd played in the Jazz Couriers, with Tony Crombie and later, when the various members of the EmCee 5 migrated to London, he became house bassist at Ronnie Scott's.
Ah those nights at the Down Beat! Malcolm Cecil was very much a part of them.
He was 84.
Sadly missed - Rest In Peace.
Lance
3 comments :
Re Tony Crombie mentioned above, was he related to Keith Crombie of the Jazz Cafe?
No relation. Tony Crombie was one of the UK's top drummers of all-time. Keith Crombie would certainly have known Malcolm Cecil when he (Keith) worked as doorman at the Downbeat Club and where Malcolm played with the EmCee 5.
The first time I saw Malcolm Cecil was during the first Manchester Jazz Festival that took place 6-9 June 1963 in Belle Vue Gardens. I attended all three days and there were some of the UK's top musicians involved but one of the highlights was hearing Cecil playing with the Dizzy Gillespie/Ronnie Ross group. I have a photo of this which has gone missing somewhere in the back of a large bookcase.He will be remembered by many jazz fans. R.I.P.
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