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KEITH STEPHEN's HOT CLUB TRIO
and CAROLINE IRWIN
Keith Stephen - a fine local Django style guitarist, banjo player and builder of Selmer/Maccaferri type guitars.
Photo right - Caroline with the trio (Roly, Keith , Bruce).
Visit Youtube for some of Keith's trio and other music activities - enter the trio's name then click on 'ukelelekeithstephen' on the right of the screen for access to several nice clips.

BEBOP SPOKEN HERE
This is Lance Liddle's fascinating blog (it's growing all the time!) with information/photos/comment/archive - all about the local jazz scene and beyond. It is unbiased towards any particular style of jazz, which is great.
It contains hundreds of photos of musicians both local and international, past and present, what's on, concert reviews, stories, quips, obituaries, CD info., visitor comment etc. etc.
Visit to the site highly recommended. Just click on the title above to enter.

THE DURHAM & TYNESIDE DIALECT GROUP
Formed in 1998 to promote the awareness of dialect English as spoken now and formerly in the North East.

THE NORTH EAST HISTORY PAGES
This is the place to be for information about the history, legends, dialect, songs, place names and famous people of the North East of England and Yorkshire.

SADOWSKY GUITARS
Roger Sadowsky makes great, beautifully set up guitars - check out The 'Jim Hall' model.

JIM HALL
Jim Hall - master jazz guitarist and one of the all time great jazz musicians.

ED BICKERT
Ed Bickert - the great Canadian jazz guitarist - master of tasteful melodic soloing and gentle/subtle comping.

DAVE CLIFF
Dave Cliff - great English jazz guitarist - check out Dave's impeccable playing wherever you can get to one of his gigs.
He's number one choice rhythm section guitarist for many visiting international soloists. For good reason!

REBECCA KILGORE
Rebecca Kilgore - one of my favourite singers of standards. Warm, sincere, unpretentious - check out her recordings.

AER AMPLIFIERS AER amps are great for acoustic sound reproduction, whether vocal or instrumental. Check them out. Excellent value for money.

OLD BLAYDONIANS
A local site for ex-pupils and staff of Blaydon Comprehensive School (or Blaydon Grammar School as it was).

JOHN HALLAM
John Hallam - a great UK swing style jazz musician (clarinet and saxophones).

MIKE PIGGOTT
Mike Piggott - great UK Grapelli/Venuti style violinist.

JAZZ ACTION
Jazz Action - info on what's happening on the north east of England jazz scene and the finest bands/projects/etc.

JAZZ NORTH EAST
Jazz North East - the official Arts Council Funded body promoting international quality jazz in the NE of England (since 1966).

NEWCASTLE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE
Newcastle Tourist Information Centre - award winning organisation providing info on our vibrant city. The staff are avid supporters of all things 'Geordie'.
They supply my Geordie CDs. Particularly they will be glad to help if you prefer to pay by credit card or for foreign currency transactions.

THE GATESHEAD SAGE MUSIC AND EVENTS CENTRE
The Sage Music Centre - our stunning new world class venue for music of all styles.

AXIS AUDIO (at Haydon Bridge)
Axis Audio - Ren Hunter is an ex BBC sound engineer. Check out Ren for your recording/mastering/duplication requirements. He gives a personal, caring approach and quality service. Ren did the mixing/mastering/production of my two Geordie CDs and did a great job.

CLASSIC JAZZ GUITAR - BARRY GALBRAITH
Barry Galbraith - was one of the all time great jazz guitarists and teachers. Read about Barry and many other greats of jazz guitar on this website.

BIX BEIDERBECKE
Bix Beiderbecke - visit this wonderful site for info. on the one and only 'Bix'. He died in August 1931 aged only 28.
Unsurpassed beauty of tone, conception, feel - Bix had it all. There are lots of soundbites to try - for starters I suggest 'Clarinet Marmalade' and 'Singin' the Blues' from February 1927. Maybe it's just sentimental old me but it brings a tear to the eye. I know there are plenty of jazz fans worldwide who react that same way to his music.

JAZZ GUITAR RESOURCES
Jazz Guitar Resources - this is a very good site for info on all aspects of jazz guitar - the players/instruments/makers/technical tips etc etc.

ASHLEY MARK PUBLISHING / FRETSONLY.COM
Ashley Mark Publishing / FretsOnly.com - this is a great site for all types of guitar books/CDs/DVDs etc. I think they must be one of the biggest mail order suppliers worldwide and by coincidence they are based in Blaydon, Tyneside, quite near where I live. President Maurice Summerfield is a world authority on all aspects of guitar.

GENE BERTONCINI
Gene Bertoncini - is a quiet, modest, absolute master of the guitar. He has a wonderful pianistic conception of guitar playing and he imparts some of this wisdom in a new tuitional master-class DVD (The art of solo jazz guitar).
This gives quite an insight to any aspiring player looking for comprehensive fretboard knowledge and innovative chord voicing application. He has been called 'the jazz Segovia' - that seems to me to be a fair description.

RAE BROTHERS NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND
Rae Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band capture wonderfully the authentic feel and charm of early ensemble style New Orleans jazz.

MAC FRANCIS - SINGER/PROMOTER
Mac is a singer of American Songbook repertoire in the Sinatra tradition and also a promoter of live music events. He is an avid supporter of local musicians and organisers of live music venues. Visit his website for the latest news.

ROB LONGSTAFF - GUITARIST
Rob Longstaff is a fine contemporary style guitarist creating original music that you should check out. He hails from Blaydon but for many years now has lived and worked in the Peterborough area, where he is involved with preparing braille music. He was in an fine jazz fusion outfit locally, with master tenorist Lewis Watson - a band called 'Sneck'. Visit Rob's website for more information and insight into his unique music.

ASHINGTON JAZZ CLUB
Ashington Jazz Club at 'The Elephant', North Seaton nr Ashington.
The club is now run by enthusiast John Taylor. The music ranges mostly from traditional to mainstream. It's a great club - check their site to find out what's on.

GATESHEAD FELL JAZZ CLUB
Gateshead Fell Jazz Club at Gateshead Fell Cricket Club, Low Fell.
The club is now run by enthusiasts Ron & Joyce Pollard and Lance Liddle. It was started by the late Ray Brown and is one of the best traditional jazz clubs in the UK. Visit their website to find out what's on.


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