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Bebop Spoken There

Kurt Elling: ''There's something to learn from every musician you play with''. (DownBeat, December 2024).

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

17641 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 915 of them this year alone and, so far, 60 this month (Dec. 26).

From This Moment On ...

December

Sat 28: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 11:30am. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sat 28: Fri 20: Castillo Nuevo @ Revoluçion de Cuba, Newcastle. 5:30pm. Free.
Sat 28: Jude Murphy, Rich Herdman & Giles Strong @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 28: Ray Stubbs R & B All-Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Stepney Bank, Newcastle. 9:00pm. Free.

Sun 29: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Sun 29: Alexia Gardner Quintet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Mon 30: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 30: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Wheatsheaf, Benton Sq., Whitley Road, Palmersville NE12 9SU. Tel: 0191 266 8137. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 30: Jason Isaacs @ STACK, Exchange Sq., Middlesbrough. 4:00-6:00pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.

Tue 31: Jason Isaacs @ Seaburn STACK, Seaburn. 12 noon-2:00pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Tue 31: Lapwing Trio @ Wallington (National Trust), Cambo, Morpeth NE61 4AR. 12 noon & 2:00pm. Admission to site £19.00.
Tue 31: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 3:30-5:30pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Tue 31: Archie Brown & Friends @ Tyne Bar, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 4:00-8:00pm. Free.

January 2025

Wed 01: ???

Thu 02: ???

Fri 03: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 03: John Gregory @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Country blues guitar.

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

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

It's a busy old year is 2024!

It's International Jazz Day (April 30) and there's no better way to celebrate the occasion than by going to the Globe (that's Newcastle Jazz Co-op's HQ on Railway Street) to listen to the Clark Tracey Quintet. The gig has long since been sold out, however, if you haven't got a ticket, there is a livestream option. Take a look at www.theglobenewcastle.bar.

Next month there is the Northumberland Jazz Festival to look forward to. The dates for your diary...Sat. 25 & Sun. 26 May. Concerts include the Paul Edis Trio with special guests Bruce Adams and Alan Barnes and the aforementioned Clark Tracey Quintet. Ticket info at: www.queenshall.co.uk. 

Fast forward to August and the return of the Newcastle Jazz Festival (see Amy Hall's poster artwork!). The dates for your diary...Wed. 14 - Sun. 18 inc.. It's a cracking line-up: Karen Sharp! Ant Law! Rory Ingham! Zoë Gilby! Swing Manouche! Mark Williams! Andy Champion! Abbie Finn! Noel Dennis! Ali Watson! The Duke Pearson Project! And...the magnificent Strictly Smokin' Big Band! 

And then there is the annual Newcastle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music scheduled to run over two weekends in late September/early October. Keep your eyes peeled for updates!

Mike Durham's International Classic Jazz Party will once again take place at the Village Hotel, North Tyneside. An international gathering of the finest 'classic jazz' era musicians, there's nothing quite like it anywhere on Planet Earth! The dates for your diary...November 1 - 3 inc. Book now at: www.whitleybayjazzfest.com. 

Elsewhere across the region, throughout the year, at every turn, there's jazz, jazz and more jazz...Alnwick, Bishop Auckland, Blaydon, Blyth, Cullercoats, Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hexham, North & South Shields, Rothbury, Sunderland. Stay tuned to Bebop Spoken Here for further details. Russell
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