Jesmond Library's first monthly Friday lunchtime concert of 2026 featured Nauta. To be precise, three fifths of Nauta. This afternoon it was Jacob, Jamie and Bailey - guitar, bass and drums. All things considered - early January, sleet/snow showers never far away - there was a respectable turn out.
Ten compositions, one of them a Jacob Egglestone composition, guitarist Egglestone and bassist Jamie Watkins shared the solos, drummer Bailey Rudd tucked in behind. From Pat Metheny to Abdullah Ibrahim, many of the selections were taken slightly uptempo to the norm and, if anything, Jacob's Epiphone was a little under-amplified.
In the allotted sixty minutes all three musicians demonstrated they know their way around their respective instruments. An unexpected highlight came in the (unseasonal) form of What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Bassist Jamie played the melody, simple but effective.
Next month's concert (Friday 13 February, 1:00pm) features guitarist Joe Steels. Russell
Set list: Bright Size Life; Have You Met Miss Jones?; On Green Dolphin Street; Summer Song; Second Floor (comp. J. Egglestone); What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?; Manhattan; Stella by Starlight; Song for Bilbao; ? (comp. A. Ibrahim)
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