Bebop Spoken There

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

18395 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 259 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 30 ), 69

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

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.

Fri 03: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 03: King Bees @ Billy Bootleggers, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). Free. Chicago blues.

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Parlor Entertainment Harlem - Sundays

Happenstance can be a fine thing. Facebook can infuriate, enrage, etc etc. Occasionally something pops up on the platform and you go: Wow! Sunday evening, Jazz Co-op Xmas party cancelled, Facebook suggested Marjorie Eliot's weekly Parlor Entertainment Harlem live stream could be worth watching. Logging on, Rudel Drears was holding court in Ms Eliot's parlor (parlour). Playing piano, singing (tenor to quavering baritone voice), who is this guy? 

Further investigation revealed Drears is a regular at Ms Eliot's Harlem apartment, as are many others - musicians and audience alike. Marjorie Eliot has been hosting an open house party every Sunday since 1993, never missing a week! What's more, you can watch them for free on Facebook. Sunday's session (Dec 19) was dedicated to the late Barry Harris. It transpired Eliot was a close friend of the piano maestro. And, it appears she knows all and sundry on the New York jazz scene. Drears played Monk, Bud Powell (Hallucinations) and a whole lot more. It's clear Marjorie Eliot is a one-off. Log on next week (Dec 26) at 8:30pm. Russell    

Set list included: Lover, Come Back to Me; Whisper Not; Hallucinations; I Remember Clifford; The Christmas Song/Jingle Bells; White Christmas; Brilliant Corners; Santa Claus is Coming to Town; When the Saints Go Marching In.
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