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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

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 28: Richard Herdman Quartet @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (alto sax); Alan Marshall (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Graham Thompson (keys); Steve Hunter (drums).

Fri 29: FILM: Soul @ The Forum Cinema, Hexham. 12:30pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free. POSTPONED!
Fri 29: Thundercat @ Newcastle City Hall.
Fri 29: John Logan @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sat 30: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 30: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Whitley Bay Library, York Road, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm.

Sun 31: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 31: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields NE30 1HJ. 3:00pm. Free. Lambert, Alan Law & Paul Grainger.
Sun 31: Sid Jacobs & Tom Remon @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. USA/London jazz guitar duo.
Sun 31: Bellavana @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

April
Mon 01: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 01: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.

Tue 02: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Dean Stockdale, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 03: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 03: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 03: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Saturday, July 09, 2022

Mouth of the Tyne Festival Day One - The Jazz Stage

It was hot, hot, hot and the music, the company, the weather, the food and the ale combined to make the first day of the Mouth of the Tyne Festival the place to be.

On the Jazz Stage, Zoë Gilby (vocal) and Mark Williams (guitar) entertained the gradually building crowd with their unique interpretations of standards and originals. Some may have bemused the predominantly non-jazz crowd but the applause at the end suggested that there were maybe a few converts. Unfortunately, the blinding sunshine and the darkened stage made taking photos a hit and miss affair so apologies - where's Ken or Malcolm when you need them?.

By way of complete contrast, the Vieux Carré Jazzmen - Brian Bennett (banjo); Jim McBriarty (clarinet/soprano sax/vocals); Lawrence McBriarty, David 'Showtime' Gray (trombone/vocals); Paul Grainger (bass); Paul Thompson (drums) - took us down to New Orleans with a boisterous selection of rags, blues and stomps from the early days of jazz up to the 1930s.

It was good fun with all three of the frontline sharing the vocals. Good also to hear Paul Thompson on drums. Son of the band's previous drummer Fred Thompson he did his dad proud although he has yet, unlike Fred, to unleash his vocal talents!

Next up was Harmony Brass - Herbie Hudson (trombone/vocals); Jim McBriarty (clarinet/sop sax/vocals); Brian Chester (keys); John Robinson (bass). This was more Dixieland than New Orleans and none the worse for that with Jim McBriarty providing the link. However, by this time the heat was becoming too much for me so I had to seek shelter in the shade of a nearby tavern for a hamburger and a cooling draught of ale so I didn't take notes although I seem to recall hearing Beale St. Blues and The Preacher.

I should have got back into the game for the Ruth Lambert Quartet but too much sun threatened to render me hors de combat so I reluctantly headed for home. Ruth - catch you next Sunday in Fenham. Lance.

PS: Doing it all again tomorrow! Same setting, different cast.

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