Bebop Spoken There

Art Blakey (to Terence Blanchard): ''You ain't Miles find your own shit to do!'' (DownBeat May, 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

18504 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 368 of them this year alone and, so far this month (May 7 ) 22

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

May

Fri 15: Conor Emery Quartet @ The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Line-up Emery (trombone); Alix Shepherd (piano); John Pope (double bass); Abbie Finn (drums). SOLD OUT!
Fri 15: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 15: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 15: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 15: Gerry Richardson Quartet @ Sunderland Minster. 7:30pm. £13.01 adv., £15.00 on the door. Old Black Cat Jazz Club.
Fri 15: Puppini Sisters @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm. CANCELLED!

Sat 16: Sing Jazz! workshop @ The Globe, Newcastle. 1:30pm. £27.50. Tutor: Alexia Gardner. God Bless the Child - Lady Day!. Enrol at: learning@jazz.coop.
Sat 16: Kaberry Big Band @ the Seahorse Pub, Hillheads Rd., Whitley Bay NE23 8HR. From 7:30pm. £15.00
Sat 16: Lady Nade @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm. ‘Lady Nade sings Nina Simone’.

Sun 17: Glenn Miller & Big Band Spectacular @ Forum Theatre, Billingham. 7:30pm.
Sun 17: QOW Trio @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £14.00., £12.00., £7.00. Spike Wells, Riley Stone-Lonergan & Eddie Myer.

Mon 18: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 18: Mark Williams Trio @ The Black Bull, Blaydon. 8:00pm. £10.00.

Tue 19: GoGo Penguin + Daudi Matsiko @ Wylam Brewery, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £22.00 + £4.40 bf.
Tue 19: Danny Lowndes’ Hot Club @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £15.00 + £5.00 bf.
Tue 19: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Michael Young (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Mark Robertson (drums).

Wed 20: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 20: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 20: Jordan Jackson @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £19.80 (inc. bf); £15.40 (inc. bf).
Wed 20: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 21: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 21: Jazz Classics with Rivkala @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Rivkala (vocals); Alan Law (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass).
Thu 21: Paul Skerritt @ Angels' Share, St George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 2SX. 8:00pm. Free. Booking advised (0191 200 1975). Skerritt w. backing tapes.

Monday, September 02, 2024

Jim Collins Quartet @ the Moor Club, Heaton Moor, Stockport - Sept. 1

© Jeff Pritchard

Jim Collins (tenor sax); Robin Joiner (keys); John Sandham (bass); Eryl Roberts (drums)

This was my first visit to the new Sunday night jazz venture in Heaton Moor which hopefully will attract the same sort of audience that used to attend the Railway. I did go to the recent four hour, two band, afternoon session which was held outdoors and I had a great time. On that day, which was on the August Bank Holiday Monday, the trains were running and the train I took stopped at Heaton Chapel station which is a short walk to the Moor Club which is in Heaton Moor.

However, yesterday, for reasons unknown, the trains were nearly all cancelled so I had no option but to take a taxi there and back which cost me a lot but I was in bad need of some live jazz therapy so I decided to go. By 8:00pm the music room had started to fill up and Jim Collins went straight into the Stanley Turrentine classic Sugar and I was pleased to see he was playing his vintage Conn 20m tenor sax which he used throughout the gig.

Twelve tunes, six in each set, including numbers by Kurt Weill, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Clifford Brown and Hank Mobley.  Robin Joiner did a superb job on keyboards and the rest of the rhythm section sounded great.  Jim did not need a mic and the acoustics of the room proved to be as good as the Railway used to be.

I liked hearing Jim’s version of Willow Weep For Me which ended the first set.  I also liked what he did with Airegin, you need flexible fingers to play that tune! Looking at the flyer for September it’s tenor players for the rest of the month but please note that there is no jazz on Sept 15 and also the Liam Byrne Quartet gig is now starting at 3:00pm instead of 8:00pm.

Next Sunday, Sept 8, it’s the Mike Hall Quartet featuring Richard Wetherall keys, Ed Harrison bass and Dave Walsh drums. Mike Farmer

Sugar; This I Dig of You; Some Time Ago; Darn That Dream; Airegin; Willow Weep For Me; Sandu; Ladybird; My Ship; Four; Recorda Me; St Thomas.

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1 comment :

Nina said...

We were there too and it was fab
Sad not to have Ray and the Railway but a good proportion of the old audience is finding its way to the Moor Club and the vibe is good! Nina

Sunday, September 08, 2024 10:01:00 pm

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