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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

18445 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 309 of them this year alone and, so far this month (April 20 ) 43,

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

Fri 24: Noel Dennis Trio @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. Dennis, Mark Willams, Andy Champion. SOLD OUT!
Fri 24: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 24: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 24: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 24: Trio Grand @ Land of Oak & Iron, Winlaton. 6:00-9:00pm. Free.
Fri 24: Ben Vince + The Exu @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £14.33., £11.16, £8.00. A ‘jazz adjacent’ gig!
Fri 24: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ The Ship Isis, Sunderland. 7:30pm. £13.20 (inc. bf).

Sat 25: Giles Strong Quartet @ Hindmarsh Hall, Alnmouth. 7:30pm. CANCELLED!
Sat 25: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ The Old Cinema Launderette, Durham. 7:30pm (7:00pm doors). £13.20 (inc. bf).
Sat 25: ‘Portrait in Evans’: Noa Levy & Alan Barnes w. Paul Edis Trio @ The Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm. £24.00. Sage Two. ‘Portrait in Evans’. Levy, Barnes, Edis, Andy Champion & Steve Hanley.

Sun 26: Musicians Unlimited: Big Band Blast @ West Hartlepool RFC. 1:00-3:00pm . Free.
Sun 26: Daniel John Martin w. Swing Manouche @ Central Bar, Gateshead. 2:00pm. £10.00.
Sun 26: More Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 26: Ni Maxine + Nauta @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £17.51., £14.33., £11.16.
Sun 26: Joe Steels @ The Pele, Corbridge. 7:00pm. Free (donations direct to the musicians). Joe Steels & Friends.
Sun 26: C.A.L.I.E @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £16.00., £14.00., £7.00.

Mon 27: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 27: House of Blues @ the Globe, Newcastle. 7:00pm. £7.00., £5.00. advance. A student-led jazz session. ‘House of Blues’ is, perhaps, a misnomer.
Mon 27: Littlewood Trio @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £10.00 + bf, £7.00. + bf.

Tue 28: Long/Remon/Zilker @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Tom Remon plays Irish folk!

Wed 29: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 29: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 29: Long/Remon/Zilker @ The Ship Isis, Sunderland. 7:00pm. £10.00. + £1.00. bf. Tom Remon plays Irish folk!
Wed 29: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 29: Hackney Colliery Band @ Alnwick Playhouse. 7:30pm. £25.00.

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!

Thursday, November 07, 2024

The Classic Jazz Party: Saturday afternoon @ the Village Hotel, North Tyneside - Nov. 2

Beginning at noon, six sets in five hours required stamina. From Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake through to Bennie Moten, the packed house couldn't get enough of the world class performances produced by world class musicians from all four corners of the globe. Pianist Morten Gunnar Larsen and Spats Langham (guitar, banjo, vocals) led the way with a one hour set exploring the post-WWI partnership of composer/lyricist/vocalist Noble Sissle and ragtime composer and pianist Eubie Blake. Their set Just Wild About Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake featured an array of talent, including trumpeters Rico Tomasso and Torstein Kubban, Jean-François Bonnel in the reeds, and Harry Evans doubling on string bass and tuba. 

The Boyd Senter set looked at multi-instrumentalist Boyd Senter's twenties' output. Drummer Josh Duffee, from Davenport, Iowa, oozed enthusiasm as he led another star-studded line-up featuring French trumpet ace Malo Mazurié, American trumpet ace Jon-Erik Kellso and New Orleans' master pianist David Boeddinghaus. 

An all-too-short half hour set hit the spot - Bobby Hackett & the Singers. The hugely popular Enrico Tomasso (cornet) worked alongside CJP friends Alistair Allan (trombone), Jean-François Bonnel, Natalie Sharf and Lorenzo Baldasso (reeds), the amiable Ulf Johansson Werre (piano) and the first class rhythm section of Frenchmen Félix Hunot (banjo, guitar), Henry Lemaire (string bass) and Londoner Richard Pite (drums). And, the singer...from Paris, the amazing Nicolle Rochelle. The full house applauded long and loud. 

Vic Myers. CJP co-MD Michael McQuaid put together a set celebrating the short career of drummer Vic Myers (Myers would soon immerse himself in the world of American politics). Josh Duffee recreated the Myers' sound. 

The Guitar - Solo & in Combination featured no fewer than five guitarists. Tagged Martin Wheatley and his gang, the aforementioned Martin Wheatley shared the stage with fellow guitarists Spats Langham, Félix Hunot, Curtis Volp and Henry Lemaire. For six string enthusiasts this was an unmissable set. Bravo!

An eagerly anticipated set closed Saturday afternoon's session. Early Bennie Moten did exactly what it said on the tin. Pianist Andrew Oliver led the set. Andy Schumm (cornet), Torstein Kubban (trumpet), Charlie Halloran (trombone), Lars Frank, Richard Exall and David Horniblow (reeds) - 'stellar' is the word. Spats Langham (banjo), local hero Phil Rutherford (tuba), Richard Pite (tuba) and drum maestro Nicholas D. Ball at the heart of the all-star engine room. As the hotter than hot set came to a close, applause reverberated across the room. Wow! A restaurant table booking beckoned. The evening session would soon be upon us.   
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