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.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Adrian Cox's Sunday Service with Joe Webb - Jan 28

Adrian Cox (clarinet, vocals); Joe Webb (piano)

Adrian Cox and Joe Webb are two of the busiest musicians on the scene yet they still find time to present a live steam. Clarinet maestro Adrian Cox has been preaching from his Sunday Service pulpit for months on end, rarely missing a week. During the darkest of lockdown days his devoted congregation frequently exceeded one hundred. Now, as live gigs begin to return to something like normal, it's testament to his popularity that Cox continues to attract a sizeable flock. This week
in excess of eighty followers were online for the one o'clock sermon. 

Joe Webb is busy touring his 'Webb City Art Tatum' show and working on Kansas Smitty's latest Plunderphonia project, yet here he was making available his kitchen for the duo's eagerly anticipated stream. Coquette for starters, Louisian-i-a with Cox singing the lyrics, then wondering if he got the letters in the right order! The ease with which Cox and Webb play the tunes is a marvel: Cox chatting to his online audience, Webb playing gently at the piano, chipping in the occasional comment, these guys were on top of it from beginning to end.

Adrian Cox is so busy gigging/travelling/gigging he could be forgiven for knocking on the head the online stuff but, here's the thing, our man revealed he has started to turn down gigs because he enjoys his Sunday Session live streams so much and, if we take him at his word, he intends to keep on doing them! - Russell         
Set list: CoquetteLouisian-i-aIf I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)Black Bottom StompI Cover the WaterfrontRoyal Garden BluesEgyptian FantasyPoor ButterflyI Would Do) Anything for You    

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