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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.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

CD Review: Lianne Carroll - Ballads.

Lianne Carroll – vocal & piano; Mark Edwards – piano; Mark Jaimes – guitar; Roger Carey – bass; Kirk Whalum – saxophone; Gwilym Simcock – piano; James McMillan – trumpet; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
(Review by Debra Milne.)
Over recent years, Lianne Carroll has established herself as one of the leading British jazz vocalists, and in the latest album ‘Ballads’, she draws on her extensive experience as a singer, pianist and composer, to place a distinctive interpretation on a collection of beautiful songs. The arrangements, some by LA-based Chris Walden, are sparse and understated, enhancing the effect of Carroll’s vocal delivery. There are intimate duets with guitar and piano, small ensembles featuring different soloists, and the selective use of orchestration, and this variety sustains attention when all the songs are slow in tempo.
 In Noel Coward’s Mad About The Boy’, with Gwilym Simcock on piano, and in Buddy Holly’s It’s Raining In My Heart’, she is at her best, interpreting the lyrics with sensitivity, avoiding the temptation to over-elaborate, letting the words speak for themselves. As a result, her occasional embellishments & awesome vocal power have more impact. You’ve Changed’ is a lush contrast, with the strings of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and McMillan’s muted trumpet. Mark Edwards provides excellent accompaniment on piano on many of the tracks, particularly in Goodbye’, where he also plays a delicate solo. James MacMillan has done a fine job producing this album, showcasing Lianne Carroll in her prime. International recognition beckons.
Debra.
Ballads is released on April 15 and the album is launched with a stellar residency at the intimate Pizza Express Jazz Club, one of London’s best loved jazz rooms. Over the course of five star packed nights Carroll will be joined by the likes of Gwilym Simcock, John Etheridge and the brilliant Mark Edwards as she explores the many sides of her musical personality and on the Friday night she’ll be joined by pianist Mark Edwards, bassist Mark Hodgson, trumpeter and album producer James MacMillan and a full string ensemble as she launches her new album in fine style.

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