Bebop Spoken There

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.

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Pete Tanton’s Chet Set @ St James’ and St Basil’s Church - May 14

(© Pam)
Pete Tanton (trumpet, vocals);  Alan Law (piano);  Mick Shoulder (double bass);  John Bradford (drums).

The first Sunday offering of the Fenham church's summer jazz programme saw Pete Tanton, fresh from Strictly Smokin’s ongoing Harlem '58 tour, perform his Chet Baker set.  As usual for this set he was more than ably assisted by three musicians widely regarded as being at the top of their game.

Each time I see this set I hear something new. This is not a mere cover of tunes from the Chet Baker albums of '54 and '56. While it is true that Pete's voice lends itself beautifully to the tone and feel of Chet, he and his collaborators on this project move it seamlessly in various directions with their sheer musicality and inventiveness. No tribute band this!

A very recent reviewer of the Chet Set said that it was a “win win” gig; suiting both the jazz fan and the casual listener, and inside the beautiful church both were represented in numbers. While it was disappointing not to sit in the beautiful garden, the church space suited the haunting quality of tunes like My Funny Valentine and I Fall in Love Too Easily that may have been lost in the great outdoors.

Pete Tanton’s Chet Set will be at the Back Bull, Blaydon in June.

The next J's and B's  jazz offering is the Dean Stockdale Trio on June 18 @ 3pm. Sylvia

But Not For Me; Time After Time; My Funny Valentine; I Fall in Love Too Easily; The More I See You; It Could Happen to You; I Get Along Without You Very Well; I Remember You; Let’s Get Lost.
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