Bebop Spoken There

Ron Carter quoting Sonny Rollins: ''What we call jazz - that's keeping the world in equilibrium. I don't care what kind of music you like out here today. It all comes from jazz.'' (DownBeat August, 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

18799 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 663 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Aug. 12) 32.

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

August

Fri 14: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 14: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 14: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 14: John Settle Quartet @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 1:00pm. £9.00. John Settle (vibes); Rick Laughlin (piano); Mick Shoulder (double bass); Tim Johnston (drums).
Fri 14: Bold Big Band @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £8.00 + bf.

Sat 15: Tees Bay Swing Band @ Blacksmith’s Arms, Hartlepool. 1:30pm. Free. Open rehearsal.
Sat 15: Jake Leg Jug Band @ The White Room, Stanley. 7:45pm. £16.26.

Sun 16: Vintage Explosion @ Cliffe Park, Roker, Sunderland SR6 8DB. 5:00-10:30pm. £44.00 (inc. bf).

Mon 17: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 18: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Joe Steels, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 19: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 19: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 20: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 20: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00.
Thu 20: Edson Angus Quartet @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 20: Paul Skerritt @ Angels' Share, St George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 2SX. 8:00pm. Free. Booking advised (0191 200 1975). Skerritt w. backing tapes.

Friday, July 16, 2021

Creative Space in Manchester

Another important Manchester jazz venue is re-opening after being inactive for 16 months. 

Operating under the name Creative Space the music will take place on Tuesday evenings in the upstairs room of the Slug and Lettice, 651 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 60 OZ Tel: 0161 434 1011.

Janet Higgins who organises the events tells me she is planning on a five week trial period as follows:

July 20: Johnny Hunter Quartet – Hunter (drums); Adam Fairhall (piano); Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley {bass); Kyran Matthews (tenor sax). This a tribute to the late great piano player Mulgrew Miller.

July 27: Mike Hall (saxes); Andy Hulme (guitar).

Aug. 3: Steve Pimblett  (tenor sax);  Uli Elbrach  (guitar); John Sandham (bass);  Phil Bennett (drums).

Aug. 10: TBA.

Aug. 17: Flat Five - Phil Hayward (saxes); Tom Favell (guitar); Oli Young (bass); Danny Wares  (drums).     

All gigs 9:00pm – 11:00pm.

Janet also hopes to re-start the jam sessions if the trial period proves successful. For further info contact Janet Higgins at janethiggins88@gmail.com. Mike Farmer.

Ps: The photo was taken at the venue in 2013. The bass player is Ed Harrison and James Coote is on drums but who is the tenor player?

1 comment :

Anonymous said...

The Tenor Player in the picture is Sam Lewis.

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