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16287 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 169 of them this year alone and, so far, 41 this month (Mar 18).

From This Moment On ...

March

Tue 19: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Michael Young, Paul Grainger, Tim Johnston.

Wed 20: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 20: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 20: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 21: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 21: Castillo Neuvo Trio + Conor Emery & His ‘Bones Band @ The Grove, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 7:30pm (7:00pm doors). £10.00. (£7.00. student).
Thu 21: Remi Banklyn + Chris Corcoran Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.50. Chicago blues. An International Guitar Foundation promotion.
Thu 21: Merlin Roxby @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Ragtime piano.
Thu 21: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Fri 22: Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00. SOLD OUT!
Fri 22: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 22: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 22: Nauta + Remy CB + Last Orders @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle. 8:30pm (7:30pm doors). Free.
Fri 22: Vasilis Xenopoulos-Paul Edis Quartet @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. £15.00. Opus 4 Jazz Club.
Fri 22: Redwell @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sat 23: Jambone @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 6:30pm. Free (ticketed). End of term performance in the Northern Rock Foundation Hall.
Sat 23: Milne-Glendinning Band @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 23: Red Kites Jazz @ Rowlands Gill Community Centre NE39 1JB. 7:00pm. Tickets: £12.00. (gibsidecommunityfarm@gmail.com). A ‘Build a Barn’ fundraiser. BYOB, tea/coffee available.
Sat 23: New Century Ragtime Orchestra @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £20.00. + bf (book in person at venue - no booking fee!). Featuring pianist Martin Litton.
Sat 23: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 24: Musicians Unlimited @ Park Inn, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 24: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:30pm. Free.
Sun 24: Luis Verde @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm. Verde (alto sax); Joe Steels (guitar); John Pope (double bass); John Hirst (drums). Alto sax brilliance!
Sun 24: Elsie Franklin @ The Globe, Newcastle. 3:00pm. £10.00. Country blues. An International Guitar Foundation promotion.
Sun 24: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 24: Las Vegas Live with the Rat Pack @ The Forum, Billingham.
Sun 24: Ian Millar & Dominic Spencer @ Otterburn Memorial Hall. 7:30pm. £12.00.
Sun 24: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Note start time - 7:00pm.
Sun 24: Bold Big Band @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 25: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 25: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30pm. Free.

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

The Black Swan jam session - May 31

Stu Collingwood (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Rob Walker (drums) + (more or less in order of appearance) Haaruun Miller (alto sax, tenor sax); Felix Parkin-Christie (drums); Jan Spencelayh (vocals); Magda Ruta (vocals); Giles Strong (guitar); Chris Finney (drums); Jacob Egglestone (guitar); Niffi Osiyemi (vocals); Kit Giroux (vocals); Murray Wankling (double bass, piano); Ray Smith (drums); Ian Dreever (vocals); Susan ? (vocals); Will Reece (vocals); Edgar Bell (cornet); Michael Mather (drums) + 'Busking Elvis' (vocals)

The Black Swan jam session is nothing if not varied. The fortnightly session's recent trend of welcoming ever more newcomers - both performers and audience -  continued this evening with one sitter-in arriving from London by way of Bamburgh! In the temporary absence of drummer Rob Walker the house trio began as a duo, that's the redoubtable Messrs Collingwood and Grainger. 

MC Paul Grainger called Haaruun Miller to the stand. Miller, an Early Bird alumnus, opened on alto sax playing On Green Dolphin Street going into Scrapple from the Apple, later in the evening returning to blow some tenor. Meanwhile...Felix Parkin-Christie (name check required!) threw his metaphorical hat into the ring. Making his jam session debut at the age of fifteen, Felix held his own in some pretty fast company. He'll be back, that's for sure.

Time for Jan, that's Jan Spencelayh. Always a welcome visitor from the Tees Delta, our Musicians Unlimited's big band singer surprised us with a refreshing take on Every Breath You Take. Excellent, and Jan couldn't have wished for a better accompanist in pianist Stu Collingwood. Two top notch guitarists were in the house - Giles Strong and Jacob Egglestone. Strong, the established 'pro', Egglestone, the Newcastle University 'apprentice', both in great form. One gets the impression Egglestone has found his feet at the Black Swan. His first few jam session appearances were that of a shy, hesitant performer. Not any more, Egglestone is now playing some killer stuff, not least on Pat Metheny's Bright Size Life.

The arrival of Niffi Osiyemi invariably results in the decibel count rising at an alarming rate. Not so this evening and all the better for it. Similarly, Ian Dreever, his take on Lush Life one of the highlights of the evening. The singers were out in force, cue Kit Giroux. Yesterday, another unlikely choice, but a winning one. 

At a Black Swan jam session there invariably comes a point in the evening when events become a little hazy. Your Rivet Catcher-imbibing correspondent is yet to understand why this should be the case. To compound matters, your scribe was without notepad and pen. Thanks to bar manager KT, a length of till roll became a makeshift pad. 

The morning-after-the-night-before, said notes appear as indecipherable scrawl. However, further noteworthy comment must include mention of a memorable masterclass in the use of brushes by Ray Smith. Arriving 'up north', earlier in the day our Londoner took in the delights of Bamburgh before finding his way to the Black Swan. A class act is Ray Smith, let's hope he drops by again. Russell

1 comment :

Haaruun Miller said...

Thank you for the mention Russel!

Busking Elvis's real name is Phil Corrigan; although your appointed nickname is very appropiate. I might tease him about it!

Haaruun Miller

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