If you thought you could rock up on the night, think again! Advance sales for the Gerry Richardson Quartet at the Globe are off the scale! Hammond ace Gerry gigs every now and again, Sunday is one such occasion. From Last Exit to a career in music education to running his magnificent outfit Big Idea, Gerry Richardson is the real deal. Tickets are ..read more

Noah Preminger (tenor sax); Julian Shore (piano); Kim Cass (bass); Allan Mednard (drums)What can I say? Preminger's sound is absolutely gorgeous - tonewise he beats Stan Getz at his own game. If you doubt me, check out Stan's Mood. It really is a tone to die for. Apart from Stan's Mood, Gershwin's Someone to Watch Over me and Carry me Ohio which I thought was a college football song but isn't ..read more

John Rowland (tenor sax); Alan Law (keyboards); Paul Grainger (double bass) Opening with This Can't be Love, the penny dropped, this was Valentine's Day! The first in a proposed second Friday in the month lunchtime jazz concert series featured the John Rowland Trio. A one hour set in the Grade II listed Jesmond Library attracted a fair few paying customers - half a dozen jazz faces, the ..read more

A reminder that the funeral of Kenny Kirsopp (Kenny the Sax) will take place on Wednesday Feb. 19 at South Tyneside Crematorium at 2:45pm and afterwards at the Sundial pub.&nbsp ..read more

Jazz North announces its latest roster of Northern Line - the live talent development programme for jazz across the North:  Amy Thatcher & Francesca Knowles, Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band, Ex-Easter Island Head, Ellen Beth Abdi & The Exu make up the cohort of northern artists to watch. Northern Line is the live touring programme providing transformative support for ..read more

Thursday afternoon, four o'clock, King's Hall, Newcastle University. This week's term time 'Student Performances' would include tenor saxophonist Olly Styles. So said the printed programme. At a little after four, the first of the undergraduate musicians took to the stage to do their thing...flautist Gemma Davies, then organ scholar James Watson, guitarist Elle Bunker, they came and went.  & ..read more

© Jeff PritchardEd Kainyek (soprano/tenor sax); George King (keyboards); John Sandham (bass); Tim Franks (drums); Trish Heenan (vocals). Ed was a frequent performer at the Railway pub until its closure. However, I'm pleased to say that the Moor Club seems to be attracting former Railway fans plus a few new visitors.Ed has added a singer to his line-up as he did on his previous visit. Tonight ..read more

© Jeff PritchardMunch Manship (tenor sax, flute); Richard Wetherall  (keyboards); Dave Lynane (bass); Dave Hassell (drums)After not hearing any live jazz for a while I was looking forward to a night at the Moor Club where reeds maestro Munch Manship had assembled a group of first class local musicians to play an interesting selection of his favourite tunes. He opened the first set with ..read more

The reported recent passing of British drum legend Tony Kinsey at the age of 97 shouldn't have come as a surprise  and yet it has. He was of those musicians who seemed to have been, and always would be, around forever. Alas, it was not to be.I remember well the first time I heard his wonderful, tasteful, drumming...March 1, 1955 at Newcastle City Hall. Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald ..read more

“they gleefully rewire jazz with a hard-as-nails rhythm section, drum’n’bass energy and punk aggression.” - The Guardian“jaw-dropping brilliance” - JazzwiseNewcastle Upon Tyne quintet Knats recently announced details of their much anticipated self-titled debut album. Out physically on 28th February and digitally 28th March via London analogue specialist label Gearbox Records (Elliot Galvin ..read more