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16408 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 288 of them this year alone and, so far, 85 this month (April 30).

From This Moment On ...

May

Thu 09: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 09: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 09: Lewis Watson Quartet + Langdale Youth Jazz Ensemble @ Laurel’s Theatre, Whitley Bay. 7:30pm. £10.00.
Thu 09: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Dave Archbold (keys); Ron Smith (bass).

Fri 10: Michael Woods @ Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free. Country blues guitar & vocals. SOLD OUT!
Fri 10: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 10: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 10: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 10: Citrus @ The Head of Steam, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £11.25.
Fri 10: Zoë Gilby Quartet @ St Cuthbert’s, Crook. 7:30pm. £10.00.

Sat 11: Jeffrey Hewer Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 11: Alligator Gumbo @ The Witham, Barnard Castle. 7:30pm.
Sat 11: Milne-Glendinning Band @ Yarm Parish Church. 7:30pm.
Sat 11: Tom Remon & Laurence Harrison @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sun 12: GoGo Penguin @ Wylam Brewery, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). All standing gig.
Sun 12: Eva Fox & the Jazz Guys @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Downstairs. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 12: Satin Beige @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £7.50 + bf. Upstairs. R&B cello & vocals
Sun 12: Fergus McCreadie Trio @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm. £19.80.
Sun 12: Schmid/Wheatley/Prévost + Signe Emmeluth @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. JNE.

Mon 13: Emma Fisk & James Birkett @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm. £8.00.

Tue 14: ???

Wed 15: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 15: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 15: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Robin Sunflower Quartet @ the Railway, Stockport - Dec. 11

(© Jeff Pritchard)
Robin Sunflower (harmonicas/vocals); Adrian Ingram (guitar); Hayden Minett (guitar); John Sandham (bass).

As there was no drummer involved in the line-up tonight, there was ample room for all four musicians to occupy the bandstand and  it also meant that the bass had an important role to play in the overall sound and keeping the tempos going. I was pleased to see local bass player John Sandham on board and he helped a lot in giving the group a good overall sound.

I must admit I had not seen many harmonica players before I first came across Robin Sunflower but I do remember that in the early days of television there were many variety acts that featured harmonicas such as Larry Adler, Tommy Reilly, Morton Fraser, alongside jugglers and acrobats etc. I saw a guy called Herbie Hudson once on a jazz cruise who impressed me and I believe he still plays around the Newcastle area as his name sometimes pops up on BSH. I’m not sure if north east BSH readers know about Robin Sunflower but if he is is not well known outside of the Greater Manchester area he certainly should be.


He seems to have a wide taste in music and as to be expected he is a big fan of Belgium harmonica master Toots Thielmans and his set list tonight included some of Thielmans' catchy tunes such as Indian Nuts, Midnight Cowboy Theme and Bluesette. Sunflower likes to sing and his vocals were featured on most of the tunes; he kept them short and they reminded me a bit of the vocal style of Jack Sheldon. Both guitarists were given lots of solo space and the gig went down well with the regular Sunday nighters although attendance was slightly down on normal.


The next jazz night at the Railway is Tuesday Dec 13 with reedsman Gair Carson. Mike Farmer

 

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; Bluesette; Body and Soul; Hello Little Sunflower; Tenor Madness; In a Sentimental Mood; I've Got the World on a String; Summer Samba; God Bless the Child; Indian Nuts; All the Things You Are; Midnight Cowboy; Caravan.

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