Michael Young (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Sid White (drums) + Paul Ruddick (alto sax); Shivan Ruddick (trumpet); Joe ? (drums); Lara Hopper (trumpet); Olly Styles (tenor sax); Jack ? (drums); Jamie Watkins (double bass); Ian Drever (vocals); Esther Coombes (alto sax, clarinet); Darius ? (vocals); Paul Gowland (alto sax, piano); Owen Jones (double bass); Lisa ? (vocals); Edgar Bell (trumpet); Josh ? (piano); Robert Johnson (alto sax); Jacob Egglestone (guitar); Moyo ? (guitar); Roger ? (vocals)
Newcastle at St James' Park*, Sunderland at the Stadium of Light**, Tyne and Wear's Metro network would be busy. The ongoing works on the Tyne Bridge wouldn't help matters, parking spaces at a premium. Attendance at the Black Swan jam session could take a hit.
At the down beat (half past seven) the room wasn't as full as usual. Take That (!), Chic Corea and Jerome Kern for starters. The trio nicely warmed up (Messrs. Young, Grainger and White), the floor was open to...the Ruddicks, Paul (alto sax) and Shivan (trumpet), Paul Gowland (alto sax), all doing the business.
Robert Johnson, previously heard on tenor, this evening brought along an alto sax. Good stuff. Fully half an hour before the close, seemingly all of those sitting-in were massing. We were in for a lengthy finale which included Roy Hargrove's Strasbourg/St Denis. The next Black Swan jam session is set for Tuesday 15 October.
* FT 1-0 (Chelsea in the fourth round)
** FT 2-0 (top of the Championship!)
Russell
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