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Bebop Spoken There

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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

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.

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.

Monday, July 02, 2012

Ruth Lambert w. Stu Collingwood Trio @ The Cherry Tree Restaurant.

Ruth Lambert (vcl); Stu Collingwood (pno); Neil Harland (bs); Paul Smith (dms).
(Review by Lance).
One of the quieter nights at the popular Jesmond eaterie - surely no reflection on the food or the music.
Chicken Roulade, Sweet Corn Puree and Pancake, Confit Chicken Wing was simply a dish to die for. Ruth, meanwhile was singing Summertime - who's she kidding? If this is Summertime then I'm an Irishman begorrah so I am!
You and the Night and the Music was undermiked but I'm pleased to say my Loin of Rare Breed Pork, Crushed Peas, Smoked Bacon and Soy Vinaigrette wasn't undercooked. It was perfection as indeed was The Man I Love now that the mic levels had been adjusted.

Long Ago and Far Away wasn't where I wanted to be - not when Ruth was singing that very song and I was floating in a sea of Pain Perdu, Poached Apricots and Spiced Ice Cream.
Time After Time lovely song, well sung, more applause needed from an apathetic crowd. How Insensitive! Willow Weep For Me and Love For Sale finished off the set coinciding with the finish of my bottle of Black Sheep.
Stu Collingwood was doing some amazing things behind the vocals as well as in solo, Neil - your story teller, The Man in Black. Neil does the business full stop. The flamboyance he leaves in the case with his bass guitar (tonight he's on double bass).
Why is Paul Smith using a walking stick? - Seems as though he has a problem with his fifth metatarsal. The ever inventive Paul has performed some jiggery pokery with foot pedals and hi hats to enable him to play them with opposite feet so there was no loss of swing.
Left for Metro/bus 27 just as the rain began - Summertime? Start dusting off Winter Wonderland.
Lance.
PS: Nice stage win for Mark Cavendish in Stage 2 of Le Tour.

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