Bebop Spoken There

Emma Rawicz: "In a couple of years I've gone from being a normal university student to suddenly being on international stages." DownBeat January 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)

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18246 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 17 years ago. 100 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Jan. 31), 100

From This Moment On ...

JANUARY 2026

Thu 05: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject:Times of the Day & Trios.
Thu 05: Jeremy McMurray’s Pocket Jazz Orchestra @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm. Special guest Emma Wilson.
Thu 05: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Fri 06: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 06: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 06: Durham Alumni Big Band & Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn Theatre. 7:30pm. £12.00. Two big bands on stage together!
Fri 06: Nauta + Littlewood Trio @ Little Buildings, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Double bill + jam session.
Fri 06: FILM: Made in America @ Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Ornette Coleman.
Fri 06: Deep Six Blues @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 7:30pm.

Sat 07: The Big Easy @ St Augustine’s Parish Centre, Darlington. 12:30pm. £10.00. Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club.
Sat 07: Tees Bay Swing Band @ The Blacksmith’s Arms, Hartlepool. 1:30-3:30pm. Free. Open rehearsal.
Sat 07: Play Jazz! workshop @ The Globe, Newcastle. 1:30pm. £27.50. Tutor: Steve Glendinning. St Thomas & Bésame Mucho. Enrol at: learning@jazz.coop.
Sat 07: Side Cafe Oᴙkestar @ Café Under the Spire, Gateshead. 6:30pm. Table reservations: 0191 477 3970.
Sat 07: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Red Lion, Earsdon. 8:00pm. £3.00.

Sun 08: Swing Tyne @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12 noon (doors). Donations. Swing dance taster class (12:30pm) + Hot Club de Heaton (live performance). Non dancers welcome.
Sun 08: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 08: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 08: Gerry Richardson’s Big Idea @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 09: Mark Williams Trio @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm.
Mon 09: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 10: Jazz Jam Sandwich @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 11: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 11: Jam Session @ The Tannery, Hexham. 7:00pm. Free.
Wed 11: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington.. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 11: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. 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

Sunday, May 01, 2022

The Arun Ghosh Quartet @ the Globe - April 30

(© Ken Drew)
Arun Gosh (clarinet); Kapil Seshasayee (guitar); Gavin Barras (bass guitar); Dave Walsh (drums)

International Jazz Day! New Orleans' style brass bands would be parading along Pilgrim St. the  pubs would be full of swing dancers and there would be sax players busking on every corner of Tyneside's first city. Well, er, it didn't exactly quite work out like that. It was raining and NUFC were losing a game of football. 

However, all was not lost. The Jazz Coop, Jazz North East and Gem Arts combined to put on a day that commemorated, not only IJD but, also, the eighth anniversary of the Coop's formation.

Such an occasion deserved something special and boy did they deliver something special!

I'm not sure if this was a jazzy rock gig or a rocky jazz gig - probably somewhere in the middle but who cared? The standing ovation at the end was the very least they deserved.

The seats were set out theatre style and still some peeps had to stand - that's how busy it was.

(© Ken Drew)
It began with Ghosh clarineting his way to the stage playing Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire before launching into two set's of originals interspersed with his engaging patter.

He played, he danced, he involved the audience who happily went along with the hand-clapping and the eastern chanting.

Seshasayee had only just joined the band but it didn't show. Barras was a rock on bass guitar whilst Walsh's drumming a wonder to behold.

Earlier in the day, Ghosh held a family show which covered all ages. I wasn't there but, with his engaging personality, it couldn't have been anything other than a success.

(© Ken Drew)
This was followed, upstairs, with sets by Swing Bridge, Patrick Cromb and Friends and the Blue Jazz Quartet plus a jam session.

A highly successful and enjoyable International Jazz Day - Lance

The Arun Ghosh Quartet played: Hope Springs; Sister Green; Hadji; Surrender to the Sea; Five Ways; Longside Lagoon; Punjabi Girl; Aurora.

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