Vieux Carre Jazzmen
| Vieux Carre Jazzmen | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK |
| Years active: | 1954 - YYYY |
| Label(s): | unknown |
| Associated acts: | --- |
| Website: | http://www.vieuxcarrejazzmen.com/ |
| Members | |
| Sting | |
Contents
Band history
Gordon Sumner played with the Vieux Carre Jazzmen in a yet unspecified period. The band itself existed for decades.
Peter Deuchar (banjo / guitar) founded this band in 1954. Members included Peter Gascoigne (trumpet), Jack Goodwin (trombone), John Saxelby (clarinet), John Lowes (bass) and Pete Drysdale (drums)
John McLaughlin may have been an occasional member of The Vieux Carre Jazzmen (but it may have been with another band formed by Peter Deuchar.
Band members
- Gordon Sumner - bass
Discography
Singles
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Awards & Honors
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Quotations and Trivia
No exact concert dates with Sting are known - in the November 28, 1973 issue Courier mentions that the band plays Tuesday evenings at the Piccolo Restaurant in Gosforth
The same student newspaper mentions that Tuesday is also the day to see the Phoenix Jazzmen at the Hawthorn Inn in Benwell.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle - December 13 1975 - report about Vieux Carre Jazzmen and River City Jazzmen : line-up includes Pete Gascoigne, and (since last year) clarinettist Steve Andrews - trying to persuade Clive Gray to set aside the banjo and switch to guitar for mainstream nmbers
Another date 1976-02-12 at Diamond, Ponteland - (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - February 7). Another date for them 1976-03-09 at the Golden Lion Winlaton Mill (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - March 6, 1976) and 1976-03-11 at Diamond, Ponteland (same source)
Another concert date for the Vieux Carre Jazzmen would be 1976-06-29 at the Guildhall.
See also
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External links
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- BAND NAME at the Fan History
References
sources: Broken Music, Courier
