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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, October 08, 2021

Livestream: In the Moment with Ken Peplowski - Oct. 8

Ken Peplowski (tenor sax, clarinet)[ Houston Person (tenor sax); Ehud Asherie (piano); Peter Washington (bass); Willie Jones III (drums) 

There are moments when I want to duck down behind the parapets and chill out and listen to music that won't change the world. Ihis is one of those nights.

Peplowski has long been one of my favourite clarinettists - ever since I heard him in an amazing session at the Saville Exchange in North Shields with Marty Grosz. And here he is again on tenor and clarinet and as good a man (get it?) as I've heard on the latter instrument since that great session. Houston I know from his gigs with Daryl [Sherman] - if he's good enough for Daryl...

Ken told us the programme in advance giving chapter and verse on composers, films, original versions etc which meant that the rest of the stream would be music non-stop.

I'm aware that some of our seekers of wisdom and truth may not find their answers here but, until they do, it's not a bad stopping off place - who knows? it may be their Damascus! Personally, I found it quite delightful but I'd already discovered the truth ... Lance

Namely You; I Cover the Waterfront; The Second Time Around; The Saddest Thing of All; Thinking of You; Where Are You?; The Night We Called it a Day; Blues Everywhere.

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