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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.
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.

Friday, February 19, 2016

Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: Ruth Lambert and the One Trio Feb. 18

Ruth Lambert (vocals); Alan Law (piano); Paul Grainger (bass); Russ Morgan (drums)
(Review by Ann Alex/photos by Lance)
This was a top drawer performance which would be worthy of an appearance at any festival, so we were very privileged to have the band at the Globe.  Ruth sang numbers from the Gasbook expressively, every single word was clear, her voice was a delight to hear, and in fact her singing was a masterclass for all aspiring singers. The instrumentalists played so well and looked as if they were enjoying themselves immensely.
  The chat was amusing too, concerning curly hair, which is sported by both Ruth and Alan, and brief discussions about which numbers they were doing, literally, eg You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To appears to be number 122 in the pad.
It all began with Paul’s bass riffing atmospherically for the opening of  No Moon At All and concluded with the band having a general jamboree on Caravan. In between came numbers such as Dindi (the verse sung freely with the piano, and a real smooth bossa feel, very different from swing); You Don’t Know What Love Is (feelingly sung with skilled brushwork on the drums, round and round on the snare); Blue Skies (fast version with Ruth playing with the words, better than simply scatting); Love For Sale, (including the cynical verse, a difficult song well acted out by our singer).
Alan’s solo on You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To drew cries of delight from the audience, and in fact all his solo playing was superb, as were those from the bass and drums. The rest of the songs performed were: Save Your Love For Me; There’ll Never Be Another You; Just Friends; Black Coffee; Taking A Chance On love; But Beautiful; Devil May Care; Makin’ Whoopee; Round Midnight.
At the end of the performance, (unfortunately it had to end), I was struck be the realisation that I would have enjoyed the gig even if I hadn’t liked jazz at all, the music was so good by any standards.
You can’t say fairer than that.
Ann Alex

2 comments :

Lance said...

A top draw performance indeed! Ruth and Alan can also be heard doing a duo set tomorrow (Sat. Feb. 20 at the Redwood Whiskey Bar in the Vermont Hotel. 7pm.
The downstairs bar at The Globe on Sunday night features the SSBB and, as well as the music, their is a cracking selection of real ales and the walls are attractively filled with framed jazz LP covers and Programmes.

Anne DeVere Harper (on F/b) said...

go get'em Ruth!!

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