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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

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.
Fri 29: True Colours @ Barrels Ale House, Berwick. 9:00pm. Blues, jazz & swing.

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.

Thu 04: FILM: Soul @ Forum Cinema, Hexham. 2:00pm. Jazz-themed film animation.
Thu 04: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Holystone, Whitley Road, North Tyneside. 1:00pm. Free.
Thu 04: Funky Drummer @ The Globe, Newcastle. 7:30pm. Free.
Thu 04: Eva Fox & the Jazz Guys @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. Free. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Thu 04: Tees Hot Club @ Dorman’s Club, Middlesbrough. 8:30pm.

Monday, March 01, 2010

Zoe Gilby Quartet @ The Cherry Tree Restaurant, Jesmond.

Zoe Gilby (vcl), Mark Williams (gtr), Andy Champion (bs), Richard Brown (dms).
Zoe is a class act. Not only does she sing good but she looks and dresses good too.
Perched atop her trademark stilettos, wearing a long black gown avec cleavage and the long auborn tresses framing her face she looked like the diva she undoubtedly is; Lady Ga-Ga with taste.
And taste is what tonight was all about. Whether it be my starter of Poached Chicken with Cucumber, Peanut & Sesame Sauce or Zoe's exquisitely served That Old Black Magic followed by I Didn't Know What Time It Was, both left me with a feeling of inner satisfaction.
I'm pretty familiar with Zoe's sets by now but inevitably she pulls one out I haven't heard for a while. Such a gem tonight was Too Late Now - God I'm old enough to remember when it was in the Hit Parade (Jane Powell). It's a great tune whoever sings it and nobody does it much better than Z.
Talking of which, nobody does a much better steak than Tony the Chef at the Cherry Tree particularly when, as tonight, it is enhanced with Bernaise Sauce nor Zoe when she's enhanced by the sound backing from Mark (here there and everywhere) Williams, Andy Champion & Richard Brown.
In the words of another song tonight - Some Cats Know.
First time I ever heard Zoe, back in the days of the Side Café, she sang If I Only Had A Brain. I still remember thinking 'Oh no! she's going to sing the millionth version of Over The Rainbow! Instead she sang the aforementioned Brain - a far superior song - and tonight she sang it again.
Another first was Johnny Mandel's The Shadow of Your Smile which may still need a little work done on it.
Nevertheless, it was an excellent night despite a dip in attendance.
Lance.
PS: For the 'Foodies' I was full after the main course so I skipped dessert. If I hadn't I may have opted for Prune and Armagnac Parfait with Boozy Prunes and ended up getting breathylised!

1 comment :

Liz said...

I really must congratulate you Lance on that review, you do it so well, interspersing the melodies with the menu...one of these days I hope to dine at the Cherry Tree, on a Monday eve of course!
Liz

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