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Postage

17444 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 718 of them this year alone and, so far, 100 this month (Oct. 10).

From This Moment On ...

October

Sat 12: Milne-Glendinning Band @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 12: Michael Woods @ Victoria Tunnel, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £12.00. (£10.00. adv.). Country blues guitar & vocals.
Sat 12: Nauta @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £13.28, £11.16, £9.04. A two-track recording launch gig.
Sat 12: Stuart Turner @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Rockabilly, rhythm & blues etc. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 12: Lapwing Jazz Trio @ The Ship Inn, Low Newton. 8:00pm. Free. New trio: Paula Whitty, Richard Herdman, Jude Murphy.

Sun 13: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 13: Emma Wilson @ Tyne Bar, Newcastle. 4:00pm. Free. Blues.
Sun 13: Catfish Keith @ The Cluny. 7:00pm. Country blues.
Sun 13: Cath Stephens & Paul Grainger @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Stephens & Grainger, one third of a triple bill.
Sun 13: Dulcie May Moreno Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 14: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 14: Black is the Color of My Voice @ Hippodrome, Darlington. 7:30pm. Apphia Campbell’s one-woman show inspired by Nina Simone, performed by Nicholle Cherrie.

Tue 15: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Alan Law (piano), Paul Grainger (double bass), Bailey Rudd (drums).

Wed 16: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 16: Cath Stephens’ improvisation workshop @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 4:30-6:00pm. Collaborative group focusing on vocal improvisations.
Wed 16: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 16: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 17: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 17: Olivia Cuttill Quintet @ King’s Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Free.
Thu 17: Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK: Glenn Miller & Big Band Spectacular @ Phoenix Theatre, Blyth. 7:30pm.
Thu 17: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. Ragtime piano. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 17: Niffi Osiyemi Trio @ The Harbour View, Sunderland. 8:00pm. Free.
Thu 17: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesborough. Guests Jeremy McMurray (keys); Richie Emmerson (tenor sax); Mark Toomey (alto sax); Adrian Beadnell (bass). 8:30pm. Free.

Fri 18: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 18: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 18: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 18: Hot Club du Nord @ St Cuthbert’s, Crook. 7:30pm.
Fri 18: Chet Set @ Seventeen Nineteen, Hendon, Sunderland. 7:30pm. Pete Tanton & co.
Fri 18: Michael Woods @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. Doors 7:30pm (upstairs). A Hoodoo Blues dance & social event. £10.00. class & social (£10.00., £7.50., £5.00. social only). Michael Woods (country blues guitar) on stage 9:00pm.
Fri 18: East Coast Swing Band @ Hexham Abbey. 7:30pm. £9.00.
Fri 18: Ben Crosland Quartet @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. Opus 4 Jazz Club.
Fri 18: Durham University Jazz Society’s ‘High Standards’ @ Music Dept. Music Room, Divinity House, Palace Green, Durham University DH1 3RS. 8:009:30pm. Tel: 0191 334 1419. £7.00., £5.00.
Fri 18: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ Blues Underground, Nelson St., Newcastle. 9:00pm. Free.

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

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Tribute to Amy Winehouse’s legacy heads to Sunderland a decade after the pop icon’s tragic death

(Press release)

Sunderland’s new live entertainment venue, The Fire Station is set to host a special celebration of the life and music of Amy Winehouse, with some of the country’s most talented young jazz musicians joining forces for an unmissable showcase of the legendary singer’s music.

Amy Winehouse is undoubtedly one of the greatest musical talents to come out of the UK, with her unmistakable character, vocal dexterity and masterful songwriting making her a pop icon.

The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) will head to The Fire Station on Thursday 10th February to perform a selection of arrangements from the singer’s iconic discography along with a number of her favourite tunes that she once performed as the featured female vocalist for NYJO over twenty years ago.

Winehouse’s tragic passing in 2011 makes her one of the most sorely missed artists in recent memory. Now, ten years on, her music still shines, undiminished, in all its defiant brilliance.

The concert, which is currently touring the UK, celebrates Amy’s enduring legacy, reimagining her greatest hits and revisiting early works which she sang with the 24-piece National Youth Jazz Orchestra as a promising 16-year-old singer. 

Taking on the formidable role of Amy Winehouse is one of the UK’s brightest young jazz vocalists, Lucy-Anne Daniels who, like Amy, became the lead vocalist for NYJO at the age of 16. Since then, she has performed at various venues and festivals across the country and began studying jazz voice at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2020. 

Arrangements are provided by the award-winning composer, saxophonist, and improviser Olivia Murphy whose works have been performed by various high-profile jazz ensembles since graduating from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire last year.

Mark Armstrong, Artistic and Music Director, NYJO and Jazz Professor, Royal College of Music, said:  “It has been really exciting to tour a programme that celebrates the work of one of the UK’s most iconic pop icons. Visiting venues around the country and meeting local audiences is such an important part of being a performing musician - we’re really looking forward to playing for you in Sunderland!

“Hearing this music in a big band setting really enhances its power and emotion with all the energy and colour this format is capable of: you can expect to hear a variety of Amy’s best loved hits, from Rehab to Valerie.

“It’s great to spotlight the talents of our vocalist Lucy Ann Daniels and arranger/MD Olivia Murphy who have contributed so much to this project. Both are incredibly talented young musicians who it would be great to catch at this point in their careers. It’s a fun night out and like all performers we are so pleased to be able to get back out and play live again so it would be fantastic to have your support - hope we’ll see you there at The Fire Station!”

The band will be conducted by one of the UK’s most in-demand brass instrumentalists, Winston Rollins. His credits as a writer, arranger, trombonist and producer reads like a who's who of pop iconoclasts. Over his successful career, Rollins has worked with the likes of James Brown, Kylie Minogue, Ray Charles, Paloma Faith, Chaka Khan, Jamiroquai, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Cee Lo Green and Amy Winehouse herself with whom he worked on her 2003 debut album, Frank.

NYJO says it aims to honour Amy’s life and her work, with a performance that fans of big band jazz and Amy obsessives will both love.

Speaking ahead of the show, The Fire Station Venue Director, Tamsin Austin, said:We are very excited to host National Youth Jazz Orchestra for what promises to be a poignant and celebratory concert of one of music’s most enduring and influential icons, Amy Winehouse.

“We are also excited to hear the warmth and resonance of a full big band in the auditorium for the first time!

The Fire Station opened late last year with an ambitious season of live music, dance, comedy and theatre lined up for the next six months. NYJO’s tribute to Amy Winehouse will join a host of other national and international artists on the venue’s opening programme, Firestarters.

Firestarters is commissioned by Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust and supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Tickets for ‘Amy Winehouse – A Celebration of Her Life and Music with The National Youth Jazz Orchestra’ are on sale now and priced from £16.50 for adults, and from £5.50 for under 18's, subject to the normal booking fees.

For more information and tickets.

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