Bebop Spoken There

Joe Alterman: ''All I wanted to do growing up was to sound like Erroll Garner playing "Poor Butterfly." I thought that was the coolest sound I'd ever heard.'' (DownBeat November, 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

19,057 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 921 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Oct. 29) 100.

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

October.

Fri 30: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 30: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 30: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.

Sat 31: Saltburn Big Band + Durham Alumni Big Band @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm.
Sat 31: East Coast Swing Band @ Cramlington Village Club, Park View, Cramlington NE23 6QJ. 7:30pm. £10.00. (from venue).

November

Sun 01: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm. £10.00.
Sun 01: Ian Bosworth Quintet @ Chapel, Middlesbrough. 1:00pm. Free. Quintet w. special guest Donna Hewitt (tenor sax, clarinet)
Sun 01: Sax Choir @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 01: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 01: Sarah Heneghan Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 02: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 02: Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn House Hotel. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).

Tue 03: Alan Law @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 2:00pm. Free. Alan Law (piano) w. guest tba
Tue 03: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Stu Collingwood, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.
Tue 03: Customs House Big Band @ The Masonic Hall, Ferryhill. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 04: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 04: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 04: An Evening of Erykah Badu @ Holy GrAle, Durham. 7:30pm. £3.00.; £2.50. A Durham University Jazz Society event.
Wed 04: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 05: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 05: Hejira - Celebrating Joni Mitchell @ Alnwick Playhouse. 7:30pm.
Thu 05: Cut Capers @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors).
Thu 05: Northern Reaches @ Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. Free (donations). Pete Tanton, Joe Steels, Laurence Blackadder, John Hirst.
Thu 05: Fergus McCreadie @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.

Friday, June 10, 2022

Preview: Francis Tulip Quartet @ Collingwood College, Durham - June 19

(Press release)

Originally hailing from the North East of England, Francis Tulip is an award winning guitarist. After receiving a scholarship to attend the prestigious Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, he went on to perform in some of the most acclaimed venues in the UK and oversees, including the East Side Jazz Club, Birmingham, Rich Mix, London, Zeffirellis in Ambleside and at Bimhuis, Amsterdam. Since graduating with honours and receiving the Conservatoire’s jazz performance prize, he continues to lead his own ensembles, and play with some of the leading lights on the UK jazz scene. He will soon be moving to London to study at the prestigious Trinity Laban conservatoire under Hans Koller.

Will Markham is a South East London based pianist. He studied at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire under John Turville, Mike Williams and Liam Noble where he performed on the local scene alongside Francis and the other band members for four years. Now living in London, he works as a piano tuner as well as continuing his musical career.

Louis Stringer is a bass player based in London. He has worked with creatives from all over the country, performing with many of the UK’s most vibrant improvisers. Recent highlights have included working with Soweto Kinch, Nigel Price, and NYJO. He is currently fundraising to begin his master’s studies at Berklee College of Music.

Matt Holmes is a freelance drummer, composer and educator based in the West Midlands. In September 2020 Matt graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with a first class BMus (Honours) degree in Jazz. Upon graduating Matt has performed alongside notable UK Jazz figures such as; Percy Pursglove, Alan Barnes, Norma Winstone, Nikki Iles, Tony Kofi, Soweto Kinch, Orphy Robinson and Hermeto Pascoal. Matt has also performed at multiple festivals and conferences in the UK, around Europe and beyond including; Barbican Centre, South Bank Centre, Ronnie Scott’s, Londonderry Jazz (Ireland) Sienna Jazz (Italy), The Global Music Foundation, Jamboree Jazz Festival (Spain) and The International Jazz Conference of Thailand. Matt also proudly endorses Canopus Drums.

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