Bebop Spoken There

David Bailey (photographer): ''When I was 16 I wanted to look like Chet Baker. He was my idol - him and James Dean.'' (Talking Pictures documentary : Four beats to the bar and no cheating April, 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

18469 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 333 of them this year alone and, so far this month (April 27 ) 67

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

April

Thu 30: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: International Jazz Day & JANE AGM.
Thu 30: Duke Junction @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £14.00., £12.00., £7.00. Nadim Teimoori (tenor sax); Jeff Hewer (guitar); Martin Longhawn (organ); Steve Hanley (drums). An International Jazz Day event & the 12th anniversary of Newcastle Jazz Co-op acquiring the Globe!

May

Fri 01: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 01: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 01: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 01: Castillo Nuevo Trio @ Hotel Gotham, Newcastle. 5:30pm. Free.
Fri 01: Bede Wind Band + East Coast Swing Band @ Cullercoats Methodist Church. 7:30pm. £10.00. Tickets from: www.ticketsource.com, members of Bede Wind Band & at the door. Memorial concert for Anne-Marie Purvis, who was a member of both ensembles. All proceeds to Tiny Lives Trust.
Fri 01: Louis Louis Louis @ Saltburn Community Hall. 7:30pm. £15.00.

Sat 02: Midnite Follies Orchestra @ St Augustine’s Parish Centre, Darlington. 12:30pm. £20.00. Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club. All-star line-up.
Sat 02: Knats Masterclass & Jam II @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 1:00-3:00pm. £15.00.
Sat 02: Shannon Pearl + John Pope & John Garner @ Langley Tracks, Langley on Tyne NE47 5LA. 5:30pm (doors). £15.00. + £1.50. bf. ‘Witch-pop’ + Pope & Garner.
Sat 02: Knats + Nauta @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £17.51., £14.33., £11.16.
Sat 02: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Red Lion, Earsdon. 8:00pm. £3.00.

Sun 03: Chilcott Jazz Mass @ St George’s Church, Jesmond, Newcastle. 9:30am. Free. Sung communion with Parish Choir (featuring Bob Chilcott’s music). A Jesmond Community Festival event.
Sun 03: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm. £10.00.
Sun 03: Ian Bosworth Quintet @ Chapel, Middlesbrough. 1:00pm. Free. Feat. guest Mark Toomey (alto sax).
Sun 03: Sax Choir @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 03: Tom Waits for No Man @ Oxygenic, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm (2:30pm doors). Neckties and Boxing Gloves album launch. £14.00 (gig & a CD); £8.00 (gig only).
Sun 03: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 03: NUJO Jazz Jam @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £3.76.
Sun 03: John Pope & John Garner @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00., £10.00.

Mon 04: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: Pete Tanton’s Cuban Heels @ The Library, South Parade, Whitley Bay. 2:00-4:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn House Hotel. 7:00-9:00pm. Free.

Tue 05: Leah Kirk (voice): Final Year Music Recital @ The Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University. 2:30pm. Free, open to the public.
Tue 05: Jenny Baker (voice): Final Year Music Recital @ The Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University. 4:20pm. Free, open to the public.
Tue 05: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Stu Collingwood (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Tim Johnston (drums).
Tue 05: Customs House Big Band @ The Masonic Hall, Ferryhill. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 06: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 06: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 06: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Wednesday, July 03, 2024

Black Swan jam session - July 2

On Monday evening Michael Young, Paul Grainger and Tim Johnston enjoyed working together at Sunderland's Fire Station pub/restaurant. Twenty four hours later, the trio met up in Newcastle to form the house trio at the Black Swan jam session. The usual faces took their usual seats, several newcomers took a vacant seat here and there, perhaps wondering what lay in store.

Jordu, Lullabies (a Michael Young composition), the house trio warmed up, trombonist Conor Emery the first of the hopefuls invited to join the trio. Wes Montgomery's Road Song the selection. The recent Newcastle University graduate, soon to embark upon a dream cruise ship engagement, over the last couple of years or so has proven to be one of the emerging stars on the local scene. Cast iron technique, no nonsense trombone playing, Emery was quickly joined by undergraduate tenor saxophonist Olly Styles (another 'cast iron' musician) and guitarist Stuart Turner, St Thomas and Four the selections.

From here on in, the revolving door kept on revolving: Kate O'Neill (God Bless the Child, Honeysuckle Rose), Esther Coombes (alto sax and clarinet) leading the charge on Mr PC, aided and abetted by all and sundry, including trumpeter Edgar Bell. Singer Bethany Tate tackled My Funny Valentine, it's likely we'll be hearing more from Ms. Tate. The graduate boys were in the house - Bailey Rudd, Jacob Egglestone and Jamie Watkins. It says something when MC P. Grainger, M. Young and T. Johnston went to the bar, content to leave the session in the hands of these fine young musicians. 

Lisa sang The Man I Love, long-time-no-see tenor saxophonist Ian White arrived to play Invitation and Witch Hunt, duly upping the ante. Ian...don't leave it so long next time! The other Ian, crooner Ian Drever, crooned Over the Rainbow, vocalists Remi and Cara made a cameo appearance, Freddie Richards taking a spell on drums (always good to see Freddie at the jam session) and, up from Leicester, checking out the Tyneside jazz scene, alto saxophonist Mark. 

As the big hand nudged twenty past (ten) MC Grainger called on all those left standing for an 'eyeballs out' ten minute take on Caravan. It had been just another (excellent) night at the Black Swan jam session. Russell                       

Michael Young (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Tim Johnston (drums) + Conor Emery (trombone); Olly Styles (tenor sax); Stuart Turner (guitar); Kate O'Neill (vocals); Esther Coombes (clarinet, alto sax); Bethany Tate (vocals); Edgar Bell (trumpet); Jamie Watkins (double bass); Bailey Rudd (drums); Lisa (vocals); Liam Oliver (guitar);  Ian White (tenor sax); Jacob Egglestone (guitar); Freddie Richards (drums); Remi Coulthard Boardman (vocals); Cara (vocals); Mark (alto sax); Ian Drever (vocals) 
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