Bebop Spoken There

John McLaughlin: ''It was then that Coltrane came along and single-handedly brought this dimension of spirituality into jazz. It was a pivotal experience to me.'' (DownBeat September, 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

18982 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 846 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Oct. 8.) 25.

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

October.

Sat 10: Catfish Keith @ Cluny 2, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £19.00. + bf. Jumpin’ Hot Club.

Sun 11: Am Jam @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 11: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 2:30pm. Free. Feat. guest Jack ‘Banjo’ Courtney (trumpet).
Sun 11: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 11: Harry Christelis Quartet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A Jazz Co-op-JNE co-promotion.

Mon 12: Jack Pearce Quintet @ Yamaha Music School, Blyth. 1:00pm.
Mon 12: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.

Tue 13: Alan Law @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 2:00pm. Free. Alan Law (piano) w. Julija Jacenaite (vocals).

Wed 14: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 14: A Night of Stevie Wonder @ Holy GrAle, Durham. 4:45pm. £3.00.; £2.50. A Durham University Jazz Society event.
Wed 14: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 14: Jam session @ The Tannery, Hexham. 7:00pm. Free.
Wed 14: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Wed 14: A Night of Stevie Wonder @ Holy GrAle, Durham. 7:30pm. £3.00.; £2.50. A Durham University Jazz Society event.
Wed 14: NW FRQNC @ Pilgrim, Newcastle. 7:30pm. £15.00. Selina Albright, Gianni Vancini.
Wed 14: Jacob Egglestone Trio @ Elder Beer, Heaton, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00. JNE.

Thu 15: Vieux Carré Hot 4 @ The Millstone, Mill Rise, South Gosforth, Newcastle. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 15: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00.
Thu 15: Leah Kirk: A Strange Affair @ Newcastle Arts Centre. 7:30pm. Free (donations). Leah Kirk (vocals); Alan Law (keyboards); Paul Grainger (double bass).
Thu 15: Jeremy McMurray’s Pocket Jazz Orchestra @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm. PJO w. guest Graham Hardy (trumpet).

Fri 16: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 16: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 16: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 16: Ancient Infinity Orchestra @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm.
Fri 16: Lindsay Hannon: Tom Waits for No Man @ Sunderland Minster. 7:30pm. £13.01. adv.; £15.00. on the door. Old Black Cat Jazz Club.
Fri 16: Milne Glendinning Band @ Repas 7 by Night, West St., Berwick. 8:00pm. Free.

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Julien Cattiaux 'Acoustic Trio' @ 38 Riv Jazz Club, Paris - August 27

Daniel John Martin (violon, vocals); Gilles Rea (guitare); Julien Cattiaux (contrebasse) + Marius Bojan (guitare)

A first visit to 38 Riv Jazz Club. The '38' refers to the door number on Rue Rivoli. A classic cellar venue, not unlike Durham's Holy GrAle or Smalls, NYC, we were in Paris to hear double bassist Julien Cattiaux's 'Acoustic Trio'. 

Descending a staircase into a stone-built cellar, we were greeted by none other than Daniel John Martin! No stranger to the north east of England (numerous gigs with Mick Shoulder's Swing Manouche), this was DJM on home turf. 

Julien Cattiaux's trio featuring DJM (violin) and Gilles Rea (guitar) would play a one hour set of Django, Stéphane and more to a full house (the second of two houses this evening). Stéphane's Roll opened the show. We knew DJM would be wonderful, and he was. His bandmates, band leader Cattiaux and guitarist Rea, would prove to be class personified. 

It Had to be You, Oscar Pettiford's Blues in the Closet (a contender for the tune of the evening), You Look Good to Me (as recorded by Oscar Peterson), were we really in a Paris jazz club listening to this stuff? We were!

Daniel John Martin introduced the evening's special guest, aspiring guitarist Marius Bojan. DJM described Monsieur Bojan as 'up-and-coming' or such like. Hearing Bojan play, if he can be described as 'up-and-coming', what will he be like when he 'makes it'?! A fantastic talent! 

A DJM vocal is always worth listening to. This evening we heard Out of Nowhere. C'était magnifique! DJM's violin playing was nothing short of sensational. It was a privilege to be in the French capital listening to a master musician at work. Make that three master musicians at work.

38 Riv more than met expectations: a warm welcome, an eccentric MC, wonderful musicianship, August 27 on Rue Rivoli will forever be a treasured memory. Russell
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1 comment :

Anonymous said...

just saw this! Thank you so much, yet again, for such kind words! I look forward to being with you guys in October! Cheers. DJM

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