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Josh Weir: I love the writing on bebop spoken here... I think the work you are doing is amazing.

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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

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.

Monday, March 11, 2013

CD Review: Olivia Foschi - Perennial Dreamer.


Olivia Foschi – voice; Miki Hayama – keys; Michael Olatuja – bass; David Rosenthal – guitar; Ulysses Owens Jr – drums.
(Review by Debra Milne.)
Olivia Foschi (Foo-Ski) spent several years developing her jazz voice in the US and in Italy, in the process of which she met drummer, and Perennial Dreamer’s producer, Ulysses Owens Jr. Owens has an impressive resumé, having played with musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Dianne Reeves, and Kurt Elling, with whom he won a Grammy for his work on the album ‘Dedicated To You’ in 2010.  More recently, he has taken to producing a number of emerging vocalists, including Foschi.  
Most of the album’s songs are original, with a few additional numbers including two Italian tunes. The lyrics are thoughtful and well written, and the music has a contemporary jazz feel, whilst drawing on jazz tradition. Her ensemble of established, highly regarded musicians is extremely sympathetic, and the dynamic arrangements provide opportunities for all the instrumentalists, notably in the opening number Here’s That Rainy Day, and in Everything Happens To Me, both of which have great harmonica by Gregoire Manet. Daydream, a beautiful ballad in which Foschi dwells on memories of love, features Mike Cottone, with a tender, sweet-toned solo on flugel horn. Alone Together is the most up tempo and rhythmic number, which culminates when the bass, piano and vocal riffs come together as a backdrop to a driving drum solo. The selection of instrumentalists in particular tracks accentuates the stylistic breadth of the album: Foschi and the piano trio really get swinging in I Adore You; in contrast, the bossa My Ideal, a duet with guitarist David Rosenthal, highlights Foschi’s warm clear tone throughout her vocal range, and also her relaxed, rhythmic scatting style. Altogether, an outstanding début album.
Self released March 11, 2013
Debra M.

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