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April
Thu 25: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 25: Jim Jams @ King’s Hall, Newcastle University. 1:15pm. Jim Jams’ funk collective.
Thu 25: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 25: Death Trap @ Theatre Royal, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Rambert Dance Co. Two pieces inc. Goat (inspired by the music of Nina Simone) with on-stage musicians.
Thu 25: Jeremy McMurray & the Pocket Jazz Orchestra @ Arc, Stockton. 8:00pm.
Thu 25: Kate O’Neill, Alan Law & Paul Grainger @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 25: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Richie Emmerson (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Garry Hadfield (keys).
Fri 26: Graham Hardy Quartet @ The Gala, Durham. 1:00pm. £8.00.
Fri 26: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 26: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 26: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 26: East Coast Swing Band @ Morpeth Rugby Club. 7:30pm. £9.00. (£8.00 concs).
Fri 26: Paul Skerritt with the Danny Miller Big Band @ Glasshouse, Gateshead. 8:00pm.
Fri 26: Abbie Finn’s Finntet @ Traveller’s Rest, Darlington. 8:00pm. Opus 4 Jazz Club.
Sat 27: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free.
Sat 27: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sun 28: Musicians Unlimited @ Jackson’s Wharf, Hartlepool. 1:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: More Jam Festival Special @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. A ’10 Years a Co-op’ festival event.
Sun 28: Swing Dance workshop @ The Globe, Newcastle. 2:00-4:00pm. Free (registration required). A ’10 Years a Co-op’ festival event.
Sun 28: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 28: Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox: The '10' Tour @ Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead. 7:30pm. £41.30 t0 £76.50.
Sun 28: Alligator Gumbo @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ’10 Years a Co-op’ festival event.
Sun 28: Jerron Paxton @ The Cluny, Newcastle. Blues, jazz etc.
Mon 29: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 29: Michael Young Trio @ The Engine Room, Sunderland. 6:30-8:30pm. Free. ‘Opus de Funk’ (a tribute to Horace Silver).
Tue 30: Celebrate with Newcastle Jazz Co-op. 5:30-7:00pm. Free.
Tue 30: Swing Manouche @ Newcastle House Hotel, Rothbury. 7:30pm. A Coquetdale Jazz event.
Tue 30: Clark Tracey Quintet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ’10 Years a Co-op’ festival event.
May
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.
Monday, April 30, 2018
April Love
CDs of the Month.
Paul Moran - Smokin' B3 Volume 2 (6/4/18).
Jungsu Choi Tiny Orkester - Tschuss Jazz Era (29/4/18).
Daryl Sherman - Lost in a Crowded Place (27/4/18).
Gigs of the Month.
GIJF Day 3 (8/4/18)
Sheila Jordan w. Pete Churchill.
House of the Black Gardenia.
Georgie Fame w. Guy Barker Big Band.
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International Jazz Day @ The Globe (30/4/18).
Lance.
Preview: Crossings: Newcastle Poetry Festival @ Sage Gateshead - May 4
Preview: The Remi Harris Trio @ The Jazz Café - Wednesday May 2
Roly Veitch and the Paul Edis Trio @ St Cuthberts Church Hall, Crook, April 27.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
CD Review: Jungsu Choi Tiny Orkester - Tschuss Jazz Era
The Jazz Repertory Company: 'Midnight in Mayfair' @ Cadogan Hall, London - April 28
Preview: Darlington Jazz Festival 2018: Bringing Jazz to the Town Centre
Swing Bridge @ The Globe Jazz Bar, Newcastle - April 28
Saturday, April 28, 2018
CD Review: Shake Stew - Rise and Rise Again
CD Review: Dave Manington’s Riff Raff - Challenger Deep
The Jazz Ambassadors - Film on BBC4
Friday, April 27, 2018
CD Review: Erin McDougald - Outside the Soiree
SSBB back to business @ The Millstone - April 26
BSH Interviews Jo Harrop
CD Review: Daryl Sherman - Lost in a Crowded Place
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Tales of the Unexpected: Dun Cow Jam Session - April 25
A Triple Treat with the Paul Donnelly Trio @ Dormans Club Middlesbrough April 19.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Press Release: DJAZZ - The Durham City Jazz Festival
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Bob Dorough (Dec. 12, 1923 - April 23, 2018)
CD Review: Karen Lane - Passarim
CD Review: Andrew Gould - First Things First
Monday, April 23, 2018
Alice in (Hoochie Coochie) Wonderland @ Hoochie Coochie - April 22
Teduloca @ The Globe - April 22
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Groove-a-matics @ The Magnesia Bank - April 21
Three Deaths - RIP Nathan, Stan and Maurice
The links below will make you realise just why they were so highly thought of. Not just as musicians, but as human beings. May they all Rest In Peace, they were cornerstones of our music.
Lance.
Nathan Davis - American saxist and Jazz Educator - 81 (April 8).
Stan Reynolds - British trumpet player and bandleader - 92 (April14).
Maurice Reedus Jr. aka 'The Sax Man' - Legendary street performer in Cleveland, Ohio - 65 (April 16).
CD Review: McLenty Hunter Jr. - The Groove Hunter
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Emma Fisk/James Birkett Duo @ Gala Theatre, Durham - April 20. A 3000 word review!
CD Review: Fergus McCreadie Trio - Turas.
Friday, April 20, 2018
CD Review: Sundae + Mr Goessl - When You’re Smiling
(Review by Ann Alex)
Despite this accolade, I found the jazz content to be quite low which begs the question as to what is jazz and what isn't? Particularly when it comes to singers.
Paul Edis Trio @ St James’ & St Basil’s - April 19
The Strictly Smokin' Sessions @ The Jazz Café - April 19
Afterwards, Michael Lamb said to me, "That was different". Steve Summers said, "That was interesting". Two succinct comments that practically wrote the review for me. The above musicians, drawn from the 19 piece Strictly Smokin' Big Band, appeared in a variety of permutations to play various original compositions by Pete Tanton, Jamie Toms. Pawel Jedrzejewski - some worked better than others. Alice Grace and F'reez had but one number each and, sad to say, the balance didn't do either of them any favours.
CD Review: Sheila Jordan with The Brian Kellock Trio and The Tori String Quartet - Live In London
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Chicago Radio DJ Tunes in to South Shields
Community Hall New Orleans Band @ Springwell Village Community Venue - April 18
Bass-less fears! The Gala Big Band @ The Gala Theatre, Durham – April 17
Julija Jacenaite & Alan Law at The Dun Cow, Jesmond - April 18
(Review by Lance).
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
CD Review: Hailey Tuck - Junk
(Review by Lance).
Preview: Jazz comes to Fenham!
Jazz Café Jam Session - April 17
The Jazz Lads @ Saltburn Golf Club – April 8
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
CD Review: In Other Words - In Other Words
Miles Davis - A Great Life
Gavin Barras Quartet - The Family Tree @ The Jazz Cafe April 13
CD Review: Rino van Hooijdonk Quintette - The Bijlmer Sessions
Monday, April 16, 2018
Another Cuban Crisis
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) directed by Tommy Smith Presents Kenny Wheeler’s ‘Sweet Sister Suite’ featuring soloists Laura Jurd (trumpet) and Irini Arabatzi (voice) And The Music of Mary Lou Williams featuring Brian Kellock (piano)
Giles Strong Quartet @ Blaydon Jazz Club - April 15
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- April Love
- Preview: Crossings: Newcastle Poetry Festival @ Sa...
- Preview: The Remi Harris Trio @ The Jazz Café - We...
- Roly Veitch and the Paul Edis Trio @ St Cuthberts ...
- CD Review: Jungsu Choi Tiny Orkester - Tschuss Jaz...
- The Jazz Repertory Company: 'Midnight in Mayfair' ...
- Preview: Darlington Jazz Festival 2018: Bringing J...
- Swing Bridge @ The Globe Jazz Bar, Newcastle - Apr...
- CD Review: Shake Stew - Rise and Rise Again
- CD Review: Dave Manington’s Riff Raff - Challenger...
- The Jazz Ambassadors - Film on BBC4
- CD Review: Erin McDougald - Outside the Soiree
- SSBB back to business @ The Millstone - April 26
- BSH Interviews Jo Harrop
- CD Review: Daryl Sherman - Lost in a Crowded Place
- Tales of the Unexpected: Dun Cow Jam Session - Apr...
- A Triple Treat with the Paul Donnelly Trio @ Dorma...
- Press Release: DJAZZ - The Durham City Jazz Festival
- Bob Dorough (Dec. 12, 1923 - April 23, 2018)
- CD Review: Karen Lane - Passarim
- CD Review: Andrew Gould - First Things First
- Alice in (Hoochie Coochie) Wonderland @ Hoochie Co...
- Teduloca @ The Globe - April 22
- Groove-a-matics @ The Magnesia Bank - April 21
- Three Deaths - RIP Nathan, Stan and Maurice
- CD Review: McLenty Hunter Jr. - The Groove Hunter
- Emma Fisk/James Birkett Duo @ Gala Theatre, Durham...
- CD Review: Fergus McCreadie Trio - Turas.
- CD Review: Sundae + Mr Goessl - When You’re Smiling
- Paul Edis Trio @ St James’ & St Basil’s - April 19
- The Strictly Smokin' Sessions @ The Jazz Café - Ap...
- CD Review: Sheila Jordan with The Brian Kellock Tr...
- Chicago Radio DJ Tunes in to South Shields
- Community Hall New Orleans Band @ Springwell Villa...
- Bass-less fears! The Gala Big Band @ The Gala Thea...
- Julija Jacenaite & Alan Law at The Dun Cow, Jesmon...
- CD Review: Hailey Tuck - Junk
- Preview: Jazz comes to Fenham!
- Jazz Café Jam Session - April 17
- The Jazz Lads @ Saltburn Golf Club – April 8
- CD Review: In Other Words - In Other Words
- Miles Davis - A Great Life
- Gavin Barras Quartet - The Family Tree @ The Jazz ...
- CD Review: Rino van Hooijdonk Quintette - The Bijl...
- Another Cuban Crisis
- The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) direct...
- Giles Strong Quartet @ Blaydon Jazz Club - April 15
- Preview: Indigo Jazz voices @ The Globe - April 19
- The Postmodernaires @ Hoochie Coochie - April 15.
- King Bees @ Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival - Apri...
- Mick Shoulder Quintet @ Bishop Auckland Town Hall ...
- Preview: Sunday in Newcastle (and surrounding dist...
- CD Review: Gene Jackson Trio NuYorx- The Power of ...
- I Bought Some Blue Notes...
- A Dun Cow Coda (jam session April 11)
- The Filip Verneert and Enrique Simon Quartet @ the...
- GIJF Day 2: The Electrio and Kokoroko - Sage Gates...
- Jam Session @ the Dun Cow, Jesmond - April 11.
- GIJF 2018: Index/Link to reviews
- CD Review: Alyn Cosker - KPF
- Latest roster of Jazz North’s northern line jazz a...
- Derek Fleck Funeral Arrangements
- GIJF Day 2: Skeltr - Sage Gateshead, April 7.
- GIJF Day 3: Ushaw Ensemble - Sage Gateshead, April 8
- Keeping Jazz Live in Middlesbrough: Just Friends @...
- GIJF Day 3: The Interchange Dectet Led By Issie Ba...
- GIJF Day 3: Sheila Jordan with the Pete Churchill ...
- GIJF Day 3: Jambone with special guests Issie Barr...
- GIJF Day 2: Norma Winstone & Ralph Towner - Sage G...
- GIJF Day 2: Jazz Goes East, The Sarathy Korwar Ban...
- GIJF 2018: Maceo Parker - Sage Gateshead, April 7.
- GIJF Day 3: JB’s Cats - Sage Gateshead, April 8
- GIJF Day 2: Jay Rayner - An Afternoon of Food and ...
- GIJF Day 2: Zoe Gilby & Andy Champion Duo plus som...
- GIJF Day 3: House of the Black Gardenia - Sage Gat...
- GIJF Day 3: Georgie Fame w. Guy Barker Big Band - ...
- GIJF Day 1: Sun Ra Arkestra - Sage, Gateshead, Apr...
- GIJF Day 2: Jazz Attack - Sage Gateshead, April 7
- GIJF Day 2: On the Concourse - Sage Gateshead, Apr...
- GIJF Day Three
- GIJF Day 2: Ruby Turner - Sage Gateshead, April 7
- GIJF Day 2: Jazz Song Masterclass with Sheila Jord...
- GIJF Day 1: Big Chris Barber Band - Sage Gateshead...
- GIJF Day Two
- RIP Cecil Taylor
- GIJF Day 1: Tony Allen - A Tribute to Art Blakey; ...
- James Birkett & Bradley Johnston @ The Lit & Phil ...
- GIJF Day One
- CD Review: Paul Moran - Smokin' B3. Volume 2 - Sti...
- Kodian Trio @ The Bridge April 1
- Jazz Café Jam Session - April 3
- Paul Skerritt Band @ Ashington Jazz Club - April 4
- Kurt Elling sings In Tune
- The Last Ship @ Northern Stage, Newcastle - April 4
- CD Review: Paula Rae-Gibson and Sam Leak - Permission
- The Fergus McCreadie Trio @ the Eyemouth Hippodrom...
- Sage words from Jordan
- Ray Dales @ Dormans Club, Middlesbrough - March 29
- CD Review: Alcyona Mick & Tori Freestone - Criss C...
- MSJ are back on the Sunniside of the Street
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