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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 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

18395 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 259 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 30 ), 69

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

March

Tue 31: Bede Trio @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Albert Hills Wright (alto sax); Finn Carter (piano); Michael Dunlop (double bass).

April

Wed 01: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 01: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 01: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 02: Jazz Appreciation North East @ Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle NE1 7BJ. 2:00pm. £5.00. Subject: Musicians playing classical & orchestral music.
Thu 02: The Noel Dennis Band @ Prohibition Bar, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2RU. 7:00pm (doors). £10.84. Quartet plus special guest Zoë Gilby. Over 21s only.
Thu 02: Renegade Brass Band @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors).
Thu 02: Shalala @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £7.00. adv..
Thu 02: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Fri 03: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 03: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 03: King Bees @ Billy Bootleggers, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). Free. Chicago blues.

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Flight Call @ Crazy Coqs, London - Oct 24.

Georgia Cécile (vocals); Lucy-Anne Daniels (vocals); Pete Horsfall (vocals, trumpet); Alex Bryson (piano)

Crazy Coqs is something of a hidden gem. Located deep underground in London's West End, adjacent to Piccadilly's labyrinthine underground station, the subterranean Art Deco venue plays host to many jazz gigs. This evening Flight Call would play to a full house. Three ace vocalists - Georgia Cécile, Lucy-Anne Daniels and Pete Horsfall - accompanied by first call pianist Alex Bryson, held all present spellbound.

From Take Love Easy to In My Solitude, Jimmy McHugh-Harold Adamson's I Just Found Out About Love and more, the vocals were nothing short of sublime. Alex Bryson, the ideal accompanist, took his turn in the spotlight with a fine reading of Stardust. Lucy-Anne Daniels set a high bar singing I Didn't Know What Time it Was. During the evening Georgia Cécile and Pete Horsfall (the latter picking up his trumpet from time to time) were more than a match for Ms Daniels.

Flight Call should be heard gigging at jazz venues across the UK. If you see the name in the listings, don't hesitate. They're more than good, they're exceptionally good. Russell    
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