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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 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

18383 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 247 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 17 ), 57

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

March

Mon 30: Gerry Richardson Quartet @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm.
Mon 30: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 31: Bede Trio @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Albert Hills Wright (alto sax); Finn Carter (piano); Michael Dunlop (double bass).

April

Wed 01: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 01: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 01: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 02: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Musicians playing classical & orchestral music.
Thu 02: The Noel Dennis Band @ Prohibition Bar, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2RU. 7:00pm (doors). £10.84. Quartet plus special guest Zoë Gilby. Over 21s only.
Thu 02: Renegade Brass Band @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 02: Shalala @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £7.00. adv..
Thu 02: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Friday, December 30, 2022

After the film, the jam session @ the Prohibition Bar - Dec. 29

(© Kaveh Emami)
Alan Law (piano); Paul Grainger (bass); Mark Robertson (drums) + John Rowland (tenor sax); David Gray (trombone); Michael Mather (drums).

After the film, those members of the audience who hadn't succumbed to the cold, moved upstairs for a jam session. Appropriately, several of the musicians had played in the Safe Sextet back in the old days.

(© Kaveh Emami)
The opening number by the trio, The Good Life, saw them still wearing scarves and overcoats but by the time John Rowland took to the stage for In a Mellow Tone layers had been peeled off.

In Walked Bud then in walked David and the two horns got a good sound on Satin Doll.

Not for nothing is David Gray known as 'Showtime' and for Bernie's Tune the trombone was lit up - perhaps the lights generated some much needed heat on top of that provided by Michael Mather who was sitting in on drums.

(© Kaveh Emami)
At this point we called it a day - my timbers were starting to shiver!

Still it had been a most enjoyable day and if Keith Crombie was looking up from 'down there' I'm sure he'd have nodded approvingly safe in the knowledge that he was in a warmer place. Lance

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