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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.

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

Ed Kainyek Quartet @ the Railway, Stockport - Oct. 4

(© Jeff Pritchard)
Ed Kainyek (alto sax); Andrzej Baranek (keys); Gavin Barras (bass); Tim Franks (drums)

This was supposed to be the Steve Oakes Band who have a residency here on the first Tuesday but the jazz gremlins were up to their tricks again and although the band were all here, there was no sign of Steve Oakes. 


However, the show must go on as the saying goes and Ed Kainyek stepped into the breech and took on the role of bandleader selecting most of the tunes and doing all the announcements. He knows many tunes and the ones that he called tonight were an interesting mixture of standards, some well known but also some not very often heard in jazz clubs such as Billy Joel’s Just the Way You Are. Ed certainly has an ear for a good tune.


As the evening wore on, I wondered what had caused the non-appearance of Steve Oakes and I did hear that it was car-related but the details remain a mystery.


I liked all the tunes played but if pressed to select a favourite, I would pick Off the Wagon, a tune that I heard recently played by Simon Spillett during his quartet gig at the Swanage Jazz Festival. Ed’s version was on alto but he reminded me of a CD that I’ve not played for ages which Tubby Hayes made in New York with Clark Terry and on which this catchy tune was featured. 


Also tonight, Andrzej Baranek had a trio feature on Bud Powell’s Crazeology in which he got to show his up-tempo bebop chops and if you need a musician to handle those tricky bop tunes he is the guy to get. Tim Franks and Gavin Barras did excellent work as usual on bass and drums.


The next jazz night at the Railway is on Sunday Oct. 9  with tenor saxist Dean Masser. Mike Farmer

 

Days of Wine and Roses; How Deep is the Ocean?; Off the Wagon; Poor Butterfly; Crazeology; On the Street Where You Live; Just the Way You Are; Stay Loose With Bruce; It Could Happen to You; That’s All; Alone Together.

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