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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.

Monday, May 04, 2015

Jazz Co-op @ The Globe: The Yuya Honami Trio: Saturday May 2

Yuya Honami (drums); Pete Gilligan (piano); Paul Grainger (bass)
(Review by Ann Alex)
Not your usual jazz trio at all.  A hugely enjoyable gig and also simply very interesting to watch and hear.  Not ‘interesting’ the way some reviewers use the word politely to mean ‘not very good’, but really, truly interesting because of the sound produced and the nature of the arrangements. The drums were an integral part of the band in an equal partnership, sometimes leading the tunes, and always playing a full part in the arrangements, whether in call and response with the piano, beating along with the piano’s rhythm, introducing riffs to the bass.  And what a drummer! People who have been to the Jazz Café Tuesday jams will have seen this drummer taking the place by storm.  If you haven’t yet seen him, do so soon, you’re in for a treat.  Even if you don’t like drums!

I hardly need say that the piano and bass were well up to the job, with some superb solos, Pete flowing along as usual and Paul playing well, dependable when necessary, walking along well, and producing beautiful melodies as appropriate.  But it was maybe the arrangements that made the gig, and I suspect that all three players had a hand in that.
The numbers included Brubeck’s Take Five; Oscar Peterson’s Hymn To Freedom; The Sunny Side of The Street; Nica’s Dream; Caravan; Strasbourg St Denis(?); Stablemates; My One And Only Love; Green Dolphin Street.  The final tune of the night before the encore was Brubeck’s Blue Rondo a La Turk. This is one of my all-time favourites – I loved this track long before I entered the jazz world properly about 4 years ago, so imagine my delight!  I simply want to laugh out loud when the tune switches from an ethnic sounding tune to sophisticated jazz within a few bars.
It was good to see the jazz bar full and many of the audience were new faces, student friends of the drummer.  I hope they keep on coming.  I’ve missed a few tunes from the list above, because I was trying to learn serving at the bar, as well as listening to the music.  It’s all part of being involved in a co-operative, and we are looking for more volunteers to serve in the bar, on the door, deliver leaflets etc, etc.  Good for your CV.  Fancy being a volunteer? Just thought I’d mention it!

Ann Alex 

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