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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.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Harley's Street's Ahead

Dave Weisser (tpt/vcl), Barrie Ascroft (pno), Mick Danby (bs), Eric Stutt (dms) + HARLEY JOHNSON.
Harley kicked for home tonight with as good a trio set as I've heard since he first arrived at the Chilli earlier this year.
Ably aided and abetted by Eric and Mick, the 'precocious pianist', to quote Dave, laid down a benchmark that will be very difficult to follow in the years to come.
Tonight he cut the umbilical c(h)ord that tied him to Monk and, instead, dipped his toe into the Gasbook - in his own inimitable manner.
"You and the Night and the Music" opened the set with an explosive keyboard flourish that soon settled into a comfortable groove and the small, mainly attentive, audience knew it was in for a treat. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" ranged from moments of probing, ethereal, beauty to triple forté grandioso passages.
"Milestones", despite some confusion early on nevertheless came through in the end. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" had the opening melody played on bass by Mick Danby making for an unusual version that worked. "Love For Sale" swung with an almost Peterson-like ferocity and the final "Blue Monk" was like no other "Blue Monk" I've ever heard. Harley knocked 7 shades out of a tune he knows backwards and at times plays backwards. This was Galaxy Grabbing!
The interplay with Eric was semi-telepathic and they gelled. Eric is a very underrated drummer and tonight everything fell into place.
Likewise Mick Danby - he did the business and did it good. Tonight was, and I use the term advisedly - a Milestone.
Earlier Eric and Mick along with Dave and Barrie played a sound opening set, Nice to hear Dave playing more open horn these days.
Good that Norman is back after surgery and congrats to Chris Finch on winning the raffle - pick up the CD next time.
Lance.

1 comment :

cptfinch said...

Really dissapointed that I had to leave early, missing Harley's set.
Winning the CD is a good consolation though :)

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