River City Jazzmen
| River City Jazzmen | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK |
| Years active: | YYYY - YYYY |
| Label(s): | LABEL(S) |
| Associated acts: | ASSOCIATED BANDS |
| Website: | URL |
| Members | |
| MEMBER(S) Sting | |
Contents
[hide]Band history
A few concert dates (not necessarily with Sting):
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - March 21, 1972 ---- TUESDAYS at The Piccolo (Gosforth Assembly Rooms) --- admission 15 p
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - March 28, 1972 ---- TUESDAYS at The Piccolo (Gosforth Assembly Rooms) --- admission 15 p
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - February 20, 1973 --- every Tuesday 8:30 at The Piccolo
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - December 13, 1975 - report about Vieux Carre Jazzmen and River City Jazzmen : line-up includes trumpet (Joe Errington), trombone (Gordon Solomon), clarinet / sax (Danny Durban), piano and drums ---- and the apparent ecccentrities include not only a washboard (Ray Shenton) but also ... an electric bass (!)
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - January 3, 1976 ---- January 6, 1976 at Wheatsheaf Woolsington
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - February 7, 1976 ---- February 10, 1976 at Wheatsheaf Woolsington
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - March 6, 1976 ---- March 9, 1976 at Wheatsheaf Woolsington
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - March 12 1976 ---- TODAY 8:00PM Ashington, Centre
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - March 20, 1976 ---- March 23, 1976 at Ashington Centre
BEBOP SPOKEN HERE website showed a 2005 article from Just Jazz International magazine by trombonist and leader of the River City Jazzmen, Gordon Solomon: Sting had played bass with trombone player Gordon Solomon for 12 months in 1973 in two earlier bands, the Phoenix Jazzmen and the Newcastle Big Band, and when Gordon left to join the River City Jazzmen Sting followed and helped out for a few gigs: according to this his gigs with the band might have been around 1974.
Band members
Discography
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Studio albums
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Quotations and Trivia
The band played at the Gosforth Hotel every Wednesday for about two years (?), then at the University Theatre.
See also
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External links
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- BAND NAME at the Fan History
References
sources: Newcastle Evening Chronicles, Bebop Spoken Here website / Just Jazz International magazine .
