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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

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.
Fri 29: True Colours @ Barrels Ale House, Berwick. 9:00pm. Blues, jazz & swing.

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.

Thu 04: FILM: Soul @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 2:00pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Thu 04: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 04: Funky Drummer @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 04: Eva Fox & the Jazz Guys @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 04: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Monday, December 05, 2022

Sunday Night @ the Globe: Liane Carroll - Dec. 4

(© Pam)
Liane Carroll (piano, vocals).

The competition was tough. Over at Bobik's, Jazz North East presented Let Spin and Ceitidh Mac whilst out there in Qatar (or your local pub or living room) England were playing Senegal in the World Cup.

England won 3-0 but on a decibels to crowd size ratio I doubt if the goals by Henderson, Kane and Saka generated the volume of applause that the Jazz Coop audience gave Liane Carroll at the Globe.

Singer, pianist, sit-down comedian (I think comedienne is passé these days) Ms Carroll (I think Miss is passé these days) can comfortably tick all three boxes.

(© Sheila)

From the kick-off to the end of stoppage time the crowded Globe sat or stood mesmerised by a performance that fired from and to the hip. Each number had amazing vocals - often with some clever and intricate scatting - swinging, blues-orientated piano and hilarious patter, before, after and sometimes during each tune.

I'm not going to retell the jokes as that would spoil it for her next audience and besides, it's not just the jokes but the way she tells them.

As someone said as I was leaving, "It may not be the Gig of the Year but it's certainly the most entertaining." This had me wondering how it was possible to be the latter and not the former - or vice versa! For me it was both. But, as Ronnie Scott (or was it Alan Barnes?) famously said, " You're not here to enjoy yourselves".

This audience certainly was and certainly did. 

Liane had also taken part in a two-day workshop at the Globe passing on her pearls of vocal wisdom to a group of aspirants of various levels who, even if they only absorbed a small percentage of her teaching, will be so much the better for it and, in the long run, so will we. Lance

Oh yes, the songs: Come Rain or Come Shine; Lover Come Back to me;  You Don't Know What Love is; I Didn't Know What Time it Was; Memphis in June; St Louis Blues; Skylark; Sinner Man; Seaside (comp. Joe Stilgoe); That Old Black Magic; Take me Home; Love For Sale; Fever; Here's to Life; All of me; Summertime/My Favorite Things/California Shoeshine Boys.

2 comments :

Sylvia said...

What a beautiful soul she is!…100% genuine and such talent…I think I might relocate to Hastings so I could see her every Wednesday in her residency….

Minnie said...

I was devastated to have to leave after the first half to deal with a crisis at home. Liane was awe inspiring both as a performer and as a tutor. It was the best weekend ever! I should have the confidence for a bit of scatting myself next time I get to a jam!
Thanks Liane! Xxxxxx

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