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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.

Friday, February 17, 2023

Darrifourcq - Hermia - Ceccaldi @ the Globe Feb. 12

(© ken Drew)
Sylvain Darrifourcq (drums & percussion); Manuel Hermia (sax); Valentin Ceccaldi (cello)

Following hot on the heels of recent Jazz North East presentations from Portugal's Luis Vicente and American saxophonist John Dikeman, this week saw the phenomenal Franco-Belgian trio of Sylvain Darrifourcq, Valentin Ceccaldi and Manuel Hermia.  They came to Newcastle following performances in Slovenia and Austria, and whilst they are generally booked into larger venues, this was an opportunity to see, and more importantly, hear them in the intimate upstairs room in the Jazz Bar at the Globe, choosing to come here for their only UK gig of this mini-Tour.

Whilst   Darrifourcq and Ceccaldi are familiar players to the keen Newcastle audiences, the trio formed with Manuel Hermia is also a well-established relationship - their first album ‘God at the Casino’ was released in 2015.  This gig at the Globe was a long overdue chance to catch one of Europe’s most distinctive outfits, delivering a rich musical tapestry described by London Jazz News as “a fascinating mélange of edgy grooves, wild extended techniques and avant-garde soundscapes”. And delivered with a fun element too, always demonstrating a winning mix of adventurous compositions and playfulness with soaring free improvisation with dynamics to the extreme. And, as eagerly anticipated, it was a joy to behold.

We were treated to two sets of incredible musical dynamism. Those choosing a front-row seat had the added bonus of watching, up close and personal, a masterclass of each performer as they weaved their way through various  soundscapes.  Darrifourcq at the drums demonstrating some incredible physicality from sliding (or pinging) of various metallic objects (and others in his within-reach armoury) across a drum face whilst keeping perfect time with the snare, to the incessant machine-gun like Brrrr-rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat in one of his many near-deafening crescendos. And it all came together seamlessly, each set concluding with a lowering of speed and sound, to a perfectly placed end.

The audience were enthralled, and the players unable to hide their delight at the applause from such an attentive audience. We had, of course, all enjoyed it. Thoroughly! Ken Drew

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