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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, January 16, 2023

Sunday night @ the Globe: Vicente , Brice & Sanders - Jan. 15

(© Ken Drew)
Luís Vicente (trumpet); Olie Brice (bass); Mark Sanders (drums)

Jazz North East returned to the upstairs room at the Globe on Sunday night to mixed feelings about the choice of performance area.  A full house meant that rather than the more relaxed club setting with tables, the audience was tightly packed in rows of seats with wriggle room at a premium. Added to this, the lack of draught beer in the upstairs bar meant the social experience was not as good as it might have been. 

However, the acoustics of the room and the intimacy of the setting made the musical experience far more fulfilling so I guess it’s a case of swings and roundabouts and anyway as the late great Ronnie Scott used to say ‘Quiet please you not here to enjoy yourselves’.


Enjoy ourselves we did as the trio conjured up two highly accomplished sets of improvised jazz.

The trio seemed to blend seamlessly and it was impossible to spot the joins as the music ebbed and flowed from hard driving bursts to lyrical romantic ones with everything else in between. Within the first couple of minutes Sanders gave notice of the shape of things to come with a brilliant opening solo. His drumming seems effortless despite constantly producing driving and creative percussion without ever seeming to break into a sweat. 

Brice seemed to be in his element conjuring wonderful rhythms and sounds and incorporating the bow to  great effect. 

Vicente was a revelation playing throughout the entire evening. The only time the trumpet wasn’t in action were a couple of brief interludes when he gave a whistle and a wooden pipe a bit of a blow. The ranges of style and sounds he deployed was mesmeric aided by a tableful of various types of mute. Thrilling trills followed by breathy toots as sounds and moods revolved around the room.

Quite obviously all three performers were masters of their craft but it was as an improvising ensemble that they really shone. A great start to the year for Jazz North East. Steve H

2 comments :

Anonymous said...

a car crash

Pam said...

Excellent review of a brilliant gig!
Pam and Dave

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