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Hudson Music: Lance's "Bebop Spoken Here" is one of the heaviest and most influential jazz blogs in the UK.

Rupert Burley (Dynamic Agency): "BSH just goes from strength to strength".

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Holly Cooper, Mouthpiece Music: "Lance writes pull quotes like no one else!"

Simon Spillett: A lovely review from the dean of jazz bloggers, Lance Liddle...

Josh Weir: I love the writing on bebop spoken here... I think the work you are doing is amazing.

Postage

16287 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 16 years ago. 169 of them this year alone and, so far, 41 this month (Mar 18).

From This Moment On ...

March

Thu 28: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 28: Gateshead Jazz Appreciation Society @ Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead. 2:30pm.
Thu 28: Richard Herdman Quartet @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 28: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm. Guests: Josh Bentham (alto sax); Alan Marshall (tenor sax); Neil Brodie (trumpet); Adrian Beadnell (bass); Graham Thompson (keys); Steve Hunter (drums).

Fri 29: FILM: Soul @ The Forum Cinema, Hexham. 12:30pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Fri 29: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 29: New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band @ The Oxbridge Hotel, Stockton. 1:00pm. £5.00.
Fri 29: Abbie Finn Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 6:00pm. Free. POSTPONED!
Fri 29: Thundercat @ Newcastle City Hall.
Fri 29: John Logan @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.

Sat 30: Papa G’s Troves @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 30: Pete Tanton’s Cuba Libre @ Whitley Bay Library, York Road, Whitley Bay. 8:00pm.

Sun 31: 4B @ The Ticket Office, Whitley Bay Metro Station. 3:00pm. Free.
Sun 31: Ruth Lambert Trio @ Juke Shed, Union Quay, North Shields NE30 1HJ. 3:00pm. Free. Lambert, Alan Law & Paul Grainger.
Sun 31: Sid Jacobs & Tom Remon @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 7:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. USA/London jazz guitar duo.
Sun 31: Bellavana @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.

April
Mon 01: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 01: Ray Stubbs R&B All Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 3:00pm. Free.

Tue 02: Jam session @ The Black Swan, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free. House trio: Dean Stockdale, Paul Grainger, Abbie Finn.

Wed 03: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Wed 03: Darlington Big Band @ Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Social Club, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free. Rehearsal session (open to the public).
Wed 03: Take it to the Bridge @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.

Sunday, November 09, 2014

Classic Jazz Party - Day 3

I'm not going to be able to make this, the final day of a fantastic weekend, so I'm going to torture myself even further by listing what I'll be missing!
Lance.
12 Noon – 12.30pmFiddlesticks.
Based on the great Joe Venuti’s Blue Four (and yes, he also had a Blue Six), you will enjoy this session of what may fairly be termed the Chamber Music of Jazz. Emma Fisk is certainly the most brilliant star to rise in recent years! Emma Fisk (violin); Mauro Porro (reeds); David Boeddinghaus (piano); Martin Wheatley (guitar); Frans Sjöström (bass saxophone).
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12.30pm – 1.30pm‘May it please you – Ben Pollack.’
Drummer and bandleader Ben Pollack may be little-known today, but his career began as far back as 1923 with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Josh will explain and illustrate how his bands launched many star players such as Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman and Harry James. Duke Heitger, Andy Schumm (trumpets); Kris Kompen (trombone); Matthias Seuffert, Lars Frank, Mauro Porro (reeds); Emma Fisk (violin);  Keith Nichols (piano); Jacob Ullberger (guitar); Phil Rutherford (brass bass); Josh Duffee (drums). Janice Day, vocal.
1.30pm – 2.00pmJabbo Returns.
The Jabbo Smith tribute at last year’s Party was such a success that a further session has been arranged ‘by popular demand’! Menno Daams(trumpet); Jean-François Bonnel (reeds); Keith Nichols (piano); Martin Wheatley (banjo, guitar); Phil Rutherford (brass bass).
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2.00pm – 3.00pmUnion Rhythm Kings.
If you were not one of the ‘Early Birds’ who heard this very successful band’s first session on Thursday, you will appreciate the versatility of this all-star group which was formed in Sweden by Frans in 2007. Bent Persson (trumpet); Kris Kompen (trombone); Lars Frank (reeds); Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano); Jacob Ullberger (banjo, guitar); Frans Sjöström (bass saxophone); Nicholas Ball (drums).
3.00pm – 4.00pmCount Basie Small Groups.
One of Basie’s first classic recordings was with a small band, but he made many more, especially in the 1950s.  Matthias and his group take you through some of this great repertoire. Enrico Tomasso (trumpet); Matthias Seuffert (reeds); Martin Litton (piano); Henry Lemaire (guitar); Malcolm Sked (bass); Richard Pite (drums).
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4.00pm – 5.00pmAndy Schumm’s  Fat Babies.
Andy hails from MilwaukeeWisconsin, and is another who took up music when very young. He became a ‘Bixophile’ early on but his marvellous talents as an improviser and arranger are wide-ranging, as you will hear this afternoon. Menno Daams, Andy Schumm (trumpets); Alistair Allan (trombone); Jean-François Bonnel, Lars Frank, Claus Jacobi (reeds); David Boeddinghaus (piano); Henry Lemaire (banjo, guitar); Malcolm Sked (bass, brass bass); Josh Duffee (drums).
DINNER
7.30pm – 8.00pmThe Professor – Morten Gunnar Larsen.
Morten is one of the most distinguished Norwegian jazz musicians, holding awards from his home country as well as the U.S.A., where he spent several years involved in such shows as ‘One Mo’ Time’ and ‘Jelly Roll! - the Music and the Man.’ 
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8.00pm – 9.00pm: Rico’s Louis.
We all know that Rico, at a young age, met Louis Amstrong. But few could have foretold how magnificently he was to follow the inspiration of his mentor. The breadth, the audacity and the passion of Rico’s playing never fail to thrill. Enrico Tomasso, Bent Persson (trumpets); Alistair Allan (trombone); Jean-François Bonnel, Claus Jacobi, Mauro Porro (reeds); David Boeddinghaus (piano); Martin Wheatley (banjo, guitar); Henry Lemaire (bass); Nicholas Ball (drums).
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9.00pm – 9.30pmChu Berry.
Chu Berry’s career was alas short; he lost his life in a car accident in 1941, and so is less well known than he deserves. Fortunately, Matthias possesses the sensitivity – and virtuosity – to keep Berry’s music alive so that you can experience it yourselves. Duke Heitger (trumpet); Matthias Seuffert (tenor saxophone); Martin Litton (piano); Henry Lemaire (bass); Richard Pite (drums). Janice Day, vocal.
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9.30pm – 10.00pmRed Nichols – The Vitaphone Film.
Rediscovery and restoration of many short musical films made in the 1920s & 30s has made great strides in recent years. Josh and his musicians re-enact one of the best, which featured Eddie Condon and Pee Wee Russell as well as Nichols himself. Andy Schumm (trumpet); Graham Hughes (trombone); Lars Frank (reeds); Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano); Martin Wheatley (banjo, guitar); Frans Sjöström (bass saxophone); Josh Duffee (drums).
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10.00pm – 11.00pmSmack – Fletcher Henderson 1930 / 32.
Fletcher Henderson recorded profusely in the 1920s, but there is a curious gap between May 1929 and October 1930.  Claus leads this session devoted to the new band, a ‘powerhouse’ which foretold the Swing Era that was to come a few years later. Enrico Tomasso, Duke Heitger, Menno Daams (trumpets); Kris Kompen, Graham Hughes (trombones); Matthias Seuffert, Jean-François Bonnel, Claus Jacobi (reeds); Keith Nichols (piano); Jacob Ullberger (banjo, guitar); Malcolm Sked (bass); Richard Pite (drums).
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11.00pm – ????: Victory Pub Jam.
The tireless Enrico Tomasso directs this final Jam Session. The extensive, all-star personnel promises a fitting climax to this excellent Jazz Party! Enrico Tomasso, Bent Persson (trumpets); Kris Kompen, Alistair Allan (trombones); Mauro Porro, Jean-François Bonnel (reeds); Emma Fisk (violin); David Boeddinghaus (piano); Martin Wheatley (banjo, guitar); Malcom Sked (bass, brass bass); Josh Duffee (drums).

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