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Sullivan Fortner: ''I always judge it by the bass player: If the bass player is happy, it's going to be a good night". (DownBeat, February 2025).

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

17805 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 17 years ago. 126 of them this year alone and, so far, 51 this month (Feb.16).

From This Moment On ...

February 2025

Sat 22: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 12:30-2:30pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sat 22: Jason Isaacs @ Seaburn STACK, Seaburn. 3:30pm-5:30pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sat 22: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Sat 22: Mississippi MacDonald @ Claypath Deli, Durham. 7:00pm. Blues.
Sat 22: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Old Cinema Laundrette, Durham. 7:45pm. £16.50. SOLD OUT!
Sat 22: Michael Woods @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Country blues guitar & vocals.

Sun 23: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 23: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Sun 23: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 23: Mark Williams Trio @ Queen’s Hall, Hexham. 3:00pm.
Sun 23: Ruth Lambert Trio @ The Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 23: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 23: Jazz Jam Sandwich! @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 23: Mississippi MacDonald @ Georgian Theatre, Stockton. 3:00pm. Blues.
Sun 23: Mu Quintet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
Sun 23: Jazz Jam @ Fabio’s, Saddler St., Durham. 8:00pm. Free. A Durham University Jazz Society promotion. All welcome.

Mon 24: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 24: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30pm. Free.

Tue 25: ?

Wed 26: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 26: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 26: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 27: Jamie McCredie @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

Fri 28: Luis Verde Quartet @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00. SOLD OUT!
Fri 28: Spilt Milk @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 7:00-9:00pm. Free. Nolan Brothers (vocal harmonies).
Fri 28: Castillo Nuevo Orquesta @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £8.00.
Fri 28: Knats @ Lubber Fiend, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £11.50. (inc bf.). Album launch gig. Support act TBC.
Fri 28: Black is the Color of My Voice @ The Gala, Durham. 7:30pm. Apphia Campbell’s one-woman show inspired by the life of Nina Simone, performed by Florence Odumosu.
Fri 28: Great North Big Band Jazz Festival: Musicians Unlimited @ Park View Community Centre, Chester-le-Street. 8:00pm. £10.00. (Weekend ticket £20.00., available on the door). Day 1/3. Musicians Unlimited in concert.
Fri 28: Redwell @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

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

Monday, September 30, 2024

Press release: London Symphony Orchestra and Cassie Kinoshi’s seed. Collective Join Forces For London Jazz Festival 2024

British composer, arranger and saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi and her Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed. are set to collaborate with the London Symphony Orchestra as part of this year’s London Jazz Festival. Entitled Nature’s HEART, the concert marks Kinoshi’s latest collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra following her involvement with the LSO Panufnik Composers Scheme, and will take place at the Barbican on Thursday November 21, 2024.

 A dynamic group of musicians pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz, seed. sit firmly at the very forefront of the flourishing London scene, combining influences from various musical traditions to create a unique sonic experience. Their upcoming collaboration with the LSO will present a specially curated programme featuring a mix of Kinoshi’s original compositions, plus Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 and Anna Clyne’s This Midnight Hour, all under the direction of esteemed conductor Ben Gernon (BBC Two’s Holst: The Planets with Professor Brian Cox, Channel 4’s Addicts’ Symphony). 

 

Led by award-winning saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, an alumna of the LSO Panufnik Composers Scheme, seed. formed in 2016 and released their debut album Driftglass via the Jazz re:freshed label in 2019 before being nominated for a Mercury Prize the same year, winning an Ivors Academy Award and receiving rave reviews (“heartfelt and accomplished brew of African, Caribbean and urban dance grooves” – Guardian). The ten-piece collective released their second studio album in March earlier this year; a four-part suite for an 18-piece ensemble including musicians from the London Contemporary Orchestra. 

The LSO’s concert with Cassie Kinoshi is the latest in a long line of boundary-pushing London Jazz Festival collaborations. Previous shows have featured cellist Abel Selaocoe, saxophonists and BBC Young Musician recipients Soweto Kinch and Jess Gillam as well as other collaborations outside of the capital’s annual jazz festival such as American hip hop group Cypress Hill and British electronic musician Floating Points performing with master jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders.

 

Tickets for London Symphony Orchestra X seed. featuring Cassie Kinoshi are on sale now and available HERE.

 

Full program: 

 

This Midnight Hour (Anna Clyne)
Symphony No. 6 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
- interval -
HEART (Cassie Kinoshi)

Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
Thursday 21st November 2024 – 7:30pm 

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