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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 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

18383 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 247 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 17 ), 57

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

March

Mon 30: Gerry Richardson Quartet @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm.
Mon 30: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 31: Bede Trio @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Albert Hills Wright (alto sax); Finn Carter (piano); Michael Dunlop (double bass).

April

Wed 01: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 01: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 01: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 02: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Musicians playing classical & orchestral music.
Thu 02: The Noel Dennis Band @ Prohibition Bar, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2RU. 7:00pm (doors). £10.84. Quartet plus special guest Zoë Gilby. Over 21s only.
Thu 02: Renegade Brass Band @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 02: Shalala @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £7.00. adv..
Thu 02: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Friday, August 13, 2021

Catching up with Ella - August 8

Ella Hohnen-Ford (vocals); Alex Ridout (trumpet); Joey Curreri (trumpet); Miles Mindlin (guitar); Will Sach (double bass)

The streamed gig has been a lifeline for many musicians. Now, as the live gig scene slowly but surely begins to recover, it isn't always possible to sit and watch an online performance in real time as the live gig experience will always have the edge. Catching up is always an option and one such musician well worth checking out is Ella Hohnen-Ford. 

Sundays at 7:30 is Ella's screen time, be it Reddit or YouTube. Sunday gone - August 8 - Ella sang some great numbers in the company of friends: the two-trumpet pairing of 2016 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Alex Ridout, and from LA, Joey Curreri, alongside Miles Mindlin, guitar, and the ever present London based New Yorker, bassist Will Sach.

From  I'm Beginning to See the Light through to There's a Small Hotel, an hour and more of choice standards with some exceptional instrumental solos flew by. Time and again Ridout and Curreri hit the heights, sitting in behind them, guitarist Miles Mindlin made it look all so easy, seemingly knowing every tune called by Ella. Bassist Will Sach, possessor of a great sound, held it all together. A week today, Will can be heard at the Lit & Phil in Newcastle (1:00pm) and later in the day at Saltburn Arts (7:30pm) working alongside guitarist Dave Archer in pianist Joe Webb's Art Tatum trio. 

Ella Hohnen-Ford continues to receive plaudits from all quarters, all fully deserved. Ella is a star in the making. 
 Russell
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