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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.

Sunday, May 09, 2021

Album Review: Sue Maskaleris – Love Is The Key

This CD comprises ten original, catchy, Brazilian-influenced jazz songs. The general 'feel' of the music is unusual, a sort of 'West Side Story' meets jazz solos. I say this because there was something of a musical theatre element to the singing, and a feeling that a good time was being had by all concerned.

Sue Maskaleris hails from Short Hills New Jersey, and she played piano and violin as a child, and later studied arranging and composition. McCoy Tyner met Ms Maskaleris at an NYC gig and became her mentor – he said that she had 'a touch like Bill Evans.' Her bands have performed at The Blue Note, Birdland and at jazz festivals such as the Lincoln Center, and she has also performed abroad in Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland, and England.

The lyrics are interesting, concerning all aspects of love, relationships, equality, problems that immigrants face, and love for the planet. I laughed out loud at lyrics such as ' I got a double date with Ben and Jerry this Valentine's day' and ' Love me Tender, love me sweet, Who's gonna  swipe me off my feet?' (Valentine's Day For One).

Procrastination is a lively samba with scat, Bliss is a sensuous bossa ballad with strings, flute and Latin percussion; Love Will Overflow has word-painting from the band, that is musical illustrations, such as the sax making laughing sounds, then falling cadences at the words 'Into love we fall'. Just some examples of how this music works.

March of the Refugee is sung urgently by a few voices, in English and Portuguese. Love is the Key is an appeal to save the planet, with a rhythmic, jagged violin solo. Summer and Fly Away are richly flowing tunes to celebrate the changing seasons.

An album which is well worth the listening. It is available now on the Jazilian Records label. See www.suemask.com

 Ann Alex

Procrastination; Bliss; Love Will Overflow; March of the Refugee; Love is the Key; Renewal; Voce Pra Mim; Valentine's Day For One; Summer; Fly Away; Love Is The Key (radio edit)

Sue Maskaleris (vocals, piano, keyboards, synth strings); Wesley Amorin (guitars, some tracks); Leo Traversa (bass, 5-string fretless bass, most tracks); Samuel Martinelli (drums, some tracks) + guests Janis Siegel, Darmon Meader (background vocals); Sara Caswell (violin); Steve Williams (drums); Mauricio Zottarelli (drums)

2 comments :

Ann Alex said...

Lance, you obviously don't frequent dating apps, nor do I, but the quote is 'Love me Tinder' not love me tender, after the app of that name.

Lance said...

I've led a sheltered life!

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