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Bebop Spoken There

Simon Spillett: “ Bebop and hard bop came naturally to him [Tubby Hayes]". Morning Star, March 28, 2024.

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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

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.

Friday, March 05, 2010

Festival Big Band & The Egglescliffe School Jazz Quartet

The Bonded Wharehouse, a waterfront bar down on Sunderland's southside, was the scene for the opening night of Sunderland's Annual Big Band Festival.
As in previous years trumpet player & Musical Director Bill Watson led his young stars from the front. Augmented by the BBC Radio Big Band's Paul Jones on alto - sadly, funding cuts mean the Radio Big Band will be absent this year - Gordon Marshall (tpt) and Colin Haikney, occasionally on keys, the 20 piece aggregation produced a big fat ensemble sound.
Paul Jones played some wonderful alto solos - loping vertical lines that really flowed - a present day Art Pepper. Not that he had it all his own way - there were a couple of young altoists in the section who stood up and soloed with equal intensity.
It had been some time since I'd seen, heard and chatted with Gordon Marshall but I'm pleased to say he seems to have recovered from a recent health scare although these days he does more teaching than gigging.
I passed on regards from Ray Harley.
Gordon blew well both solowise and leadwise. Leader Bill Watson also scored and took part in an exciting series of chase choruses with the other trumpet players who more than held their own.
The trombones were smooth as silk whilst the rhythym section - with or without mentor Colin Haikney - excelled. Jack the bass whom I heard on Tuesday with the Customs House Big Band and the Hot House Dragons before that soloed with a rich full tone and hit all the right ones in the underpinnings. Talking HHDs Willie Angus played tenor in the reed section although it was the stunning blonde Joanne? who took the solos and played in the band within a band set.
A girl vocalist also sang very effectively - cool sounding I'd have liked to have heard her with say a trio or a quartet.
Talking about quartets...
As they were last year, for me, the Egglescliffe School Jazz Quartet were the icing on the case.
Loretta on tenor, Angus (not Willie!) on bass, Jonny on keys and Tom on drums played a fine set of bop to jazz rock standards - Billie's Bounce, Canteloupe Island etc.
Now in their final year at school I hope they have the future in music that they deserve.
A grand opening to this year's festival - tomorrow and Sunday it's the cut and thrust of the competition. I will leave that report to Russell - the Simon Cowell of the jazzworld.
Lance PS: Sorry but I didn't get all the names so if Jack or anyone else in the band cares to give me a run down I'll carve their names with pride.

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