Bebop Spoken There

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

18482 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 346 of them this year alone and, so far this month (April 30 ) 80

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

May

Sun 03: Chilcott Jazz Mass @ St George’s Church, Jesmond, Newcastle. 9:30am. Free. Sung communion with Parish Choir (featuring Bob Chilcott’s music). A Jesmond Community Festival event.
Sun 03: Smokin’ Spitfires @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 12:45pm. £10.00.
Sun 03: Ian Bosworth Quintet @ Chapel, Middlesbrough. 1:00pm. Free. Feat. guest Mark Toomey (alto sax).
Sun 03: Sax Choir @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free.
Sun 03: Tom Waits for No Man @ Oxygenic, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm (2:30pm doors). Neckties and Boxing Gloves album launch. £14.00 (gig & a CD); £8.00 (gig only). SOLD OUT!
Sun 03: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 03: NUJO Jazz Jam @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 7:00pm (doors). £3.76.
Sun 03: John Pope & John Garner @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. £12.00., £10.00.

Mon 04: Friends of Jazz @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: Pete Tanton’s Cuban Heels @ The Library, South Parade, Whitley Bay. 4:00-6:00pm. Free.
Mon 04: Saltburn Big Band @ Saltburn House Hotel. 7:00-9:00pm. Free.

Tue 05: Leah Kirk (voice): Final Year Music Recital @ The Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University. 2:30pm. Free, open to the public.
Tue 05: Jenny Baker (voice): Final Year Music Recital @ The Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University. 4:20pm. Free, open to the public.
Tue 05: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Stu Collingwood (piano); Paul Grainger (double bass); Tim Johnston (drums).
Tue 05: Customs House Big Band @ The Masonic Hall, Ferryhill. 7:30pm. Free.

Wed 06: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 06: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 06: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Thu 07: Robert Finley @ The Cluny, Newcastle. 7:30pm (doors). £17.50. Excellent US falsetto soul/blues voice.
Thu 07: ALT @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. Alan Law, Paul Grainger, Rob Walker. Thu 07: Liam & Shayo @ The Globe , Newcastle. 8:00pm. £5.00. Liam Oliver (guitar), Shayo Oshodi (vocals).
Thu 07: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Fri 08: Alan Law Trio @ Bishop Auckland Methodist Church. 1:00pm. £9.00. Law, Mick Shoulder, John Bradford.
Fri 08: Giles Strong & Richard Herdman @ Jesmond Library, Newcastle. 1:00pm. £5.00. Guitar duo.
Fri 08: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 08: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 08: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 08: Milne Glendinning Band @ Cobalt Studios, Newcastle. 6:00pm . Free. A Late Shows event.
Fri 08: Nigel Kennedy @ The Hippodrome, Darlington. 7:30pm. Line-up inc. Alec Dankworth.

Sat 09: SH#RP Collective w. Lindsay Hannon @ Church of Holy Name, Jesmond, Newcastle. 7:30pm (7:00pm doors). £15.00 (inc. a welcome drink). Advance booking essential. Bring own snacks, drinks to be purchased at ‘donations’ bar. All proceeds to charity. A Jesmond Community Festival event.
Sat 09: East Coast Swing Band @ Jubilee Hall, Rothbury. 7:30pm. £10.00.

Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Review: Livestream from Emmet's Place Finale - Oct. 6

Emmet Cohen (piano); Russell Hall (double bass, vocals); Joe Farnsworth (drums) + Patrick Bartley (alto sax, soprano sax); Tivon Pennicott (tenor sax); Benny Benack III (trumpet); Bruce Harris (trumpet); Joey Ranieri (double bass); Joe Saylor (drums); Mar Vilaseca (vocals); John Splithoff (vocals) + Kelvin Grant (vocals, livestream sound); Alex Weitz (tenor sax, livestream video design)

Livestreaming from Emmet's Place, one more time. Since pandemic times, Emmet Cohen has been streaming from his NYC apartment. Taking a leap into the unknown, pianist Cohen began with his iPhone propped up against a stack of books, inviting the lockdown world into his home. 

As Cohen's Monday evening sessions gained more and more online viewers - hundreds, then thousands - the technology improved to the point that his apartment took on the look of a professional studio. As Covid restrictions eased, Cohen invited some of his favourite musicians to join him. From week to week there was a never-ending list of A-list New Yorkers visiting his fifth floor apartment. Eventually, the world began to return to something like normal and Emmet Cohen hit the road. From lockdown isolation to performing at some of the biggest, most famous venues on the planet - Birdland, Newport Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott's - Cohen had hit the big time. 


This evening's livestream would be the last. The party began at 7:00pm New York time, 12 midnight BST. In excess of 2000 logged-on worldwide to listen to/watch an array of talent one last time. Bassist Russell Hall had been there from day one, all of five and half years ago. The brilliant drummer Joe Farnsworth completed the house trio for the evening. From here on in, Cohen invited some of his many friends to join him: the sensational alto saxophonist Patrick Bartley, Tivon Pennicott (tenor sax), the wonderful trumpeter/vocalist Benny Benack III, trumpeter Bruce Harris (Louis Armstrong House program director) and many more, including two behind the scenes characters - Live from Emmet's Place livestream sound engineer and vocalist Kelvin Grant and livestream video designer and tenor saxophonist Alex Weitz. It was their moment in the spotlight. A nice touch.  

It was a joyful occasion, the participants almost demob happy. Handshakes, hugs, fist pumps, smiles and brilliant musicianship, one sensed this one last livestream could go way beyond the usual allotted time. And so it did. Here in the UK, starting at midnight, Emmet Cohen and friends played and played and played. The curtain came down one final time at 2:52am (BST). 

Live from Emmet's Place has introduced countless fabulous musician to the world, some legendary, some of the new generation of superstars: Sheila Jordan, Samara Joy, Lucy Yeghiazaryan, Benny Benack III, Anat Cohen, Warren Vache, Kurt Elling, Majedi Owuso, Theo Croker, Stella Cole and many more. Thanks Emmet, it's been a blast. Russell      
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