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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.

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Adrian Cox's Sunday Service - March 20

Adrian Cox (clarinet, vocals); Simon Picton (banjo, guitar, vocals)

This weekend happens to be the Danny Barker Banjo & Guitar Festival. Adrian Cox thought it rather neat today's live stream Sunday Service (the first one in three weeks) coincided with the celebrations over in the Big Easy. Joining our host this afternoon, banjo and guitar maestro, Mr Simon Picton. In excess of fifty fans were online for a one 'clock start...

The Wolverine Blues for starters. Fifteen minutes in, with seventy online, Cox sang the first of several numbers, My Indian Red from Baby Dodds' Jazz a La Creole album. Not to be outdone, Picton, playing guitar, sang Ham 'n' Eggs, swiftly switching to banjo for an instrumental take on The World is Waiting for the Sunrise. Cox and Picton like working together, it's all but certain they'll be online together again sometime soon. They closed the book on this afternoon's sermon with Dinah.
Russell       
  
Set list: The Wolverine Blues; New Orleans; My Indian Red; Ham 'n' Eggs; The World is Waiting for the Sunrise; Muskrat Ramble; Tell Me Your Dreams; Up a Lazy River; Dinah.   
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