Wearside’s music scene welcomes an thrilling addition with the launch of The Old Black Cat Jazz Club, a haven for followers of swing, scat, and all that jazz.
Every third Friday of the month, the award-winning occasion area Seventeen Nineteen, which beforehand served because the Holy Trinity Church in Sunderland, will bear a exceptional transformation. This historic venue is ready to host an array of vibrant jazz evenings, promising a novel musical expertise for all attendees.
And it has introduced a line-up protecting each type of the style within the coming months, beginning with the Giles Strong Quartet, on Friday the sixteenth.
The four-piece is made up of among the North East’s most skilled jazz musicians with John Bradford on drums, Ian Paterson, on double bass, and Pete Tanton on trumpet and flugelhorn becoming a member of Giles Strong on guitar.
Their distinctive type of acoustic chamber jazz has a West Coast sound and their repertoire relies on unique compositions and finely organized requirements.
They will probably be adopted on Friday 15 March by Mick Shoulder’s Swing Manouche, with Emma Fisk’s Hot Club du Nord, Alan Barnes and the Dean Stockdale Trio and the Zoe Gilby Trio lined as much as carry out within the coming months.
John Knox, at Seventeen Nineteen, mentioned “This will probably be an ideal method for followers of jazz and those that need to discover out extra about it, to spend a Friday evening.
“They’ll be able to listen to superb music in intimate, beautiful surroundings, with exquisite acoustics and a like-minded crowd.”
The membership has cabaret seating, a completely stocked cafe bar and free parking.
Tickets for every occasion are mounted at £12 and may be booked through EVENTBRITE LINK
For extra details about Seventeen Nineteen – which is cared for by nationwide charity, Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) – go to https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/1719/
