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| − | [[Sting | Gordon Sumner]] played with the Phoenix Jazzmen in small clubs. | + | [[Sting | Gordon Sumner]] played with the Phoenix Jazzmen in small clubs. He auditioned at the Blue Star Club in Newcastle, playing some Alan Price numbers including [[Hi Lily Hi-Lo]]. |
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| + | [[Sting]] was a college boy when he performed with the Phoenix Jazzmen - ca. [[1968]] / [[1969]]. The band used to wear a uniform of black trousers and black shirts. Yet [[Sting]] used to turn up in a black and yellow striped rugby shirt. Bandleader Gordon Solomon remembers that [[Sting]] got his nickname at the [[Redhouse Workmans Club]] in Sunderland when someone said he looked like a wasp, so Gordon said they would call him [[Sting]]. | ||
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| + | (The "college boy" & "1968 / 1969" details don't quite match Gordon's memory that [[Sting]] played with the band for a year before leaving to form [[Last Exit]].) | ||
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| − | + | * [[1968-11-09]] - Phoenix Jazzmen at [[Ravenshill Social Club]] in Gateshead - (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - November 8, [[1968]]) | |
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| + | * Newcastle Journal - September 27, [[1968]] - reviews a concert and mentions Eddie Piper on bass :( | ||
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| + | * [[1969-04-21]] - Phoenix Jazzmen at [[Westerhope Comrades Club]] in Newcastle - (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - April 21, [[1969]] | ||
| + | * [[1969-06-15]] - Phoenix Jazzmen at [[South Gosforth Social Club]] in Newcastle - (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - June 13, [[1969]]) | ||
| + | * [[1969-07-26]] - Phoenix Jazzmen (plus Jimmy Wilson) at [[R.A.O.B. Club]] in Newcastle - (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - July 25, [[1969]]) | ||
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| + | Other concert dates - in the November 28, [[1973]] issue [http://courierarchive.ncl.ac.uk/sites/default/files/1973-11-28.pdf Courier] mentions that the band plays at the Hawthorn Inn in Benwell on Tuesdays. | ||
| − | The same student newspaper mentions that Tuesday is also the day to see the [[Vieux Carre Jazzmen]] at Gosforth's Piccolo Restaurant in the evenings. | + | The same student newspaper mentions that Tuesday is also the day to see the [[Vieux Carre Jazzmen]] at Gosforth's Piccolo Restaurant in the evenings. |
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| − | sources: [http://www.stingme.dk/the_police/Last_Exit_History_Sting.htm StingMe website] | + | sources: [http://www.stingme.dk/the_police/Last_Exit_History_Sting.htm StingMe website]; Newcastle Journal - July 23, [[1992]] |
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Revision as of 00:47, 1 June 2020
| Phoenix Jazzmen | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK |
| Years active: | YYYY - YYYY |
| Label(s): | unknown |
| Associated acts: | River City Jazzmen, Newcastle Big Band |
| Website: | none |
| Members | |
| Gordon Solomon Don Eddy John Hedley Graham Shepherd Ronnie Young Gordon Sumner | |
Contents
Band history
Gordon Sumner played with the Phoenix Jazzmen in small clubs. He auditioned at the Blue Star Club in Newcastle, playing some Alan Price numbers including Hi Lily Hi-Lo.
Sting was a college boy when he performed with the Phoenix Jazzmen - ca. 1968 / 1969. The band used to wear a uniform of black trousers and black shirts. Yet Sting used to turn up in a black and yellow striped rugby shirt. Bandleader Gordon Solomon remembers that Sting got his nickname at the Redhouse Workmans Club in Sunderland when someone said he looked like a wasp, so Gordon said they would call him Sting.
(The "college boy" & "1968 / 1969" details don't quite match Gordon's memory that Sting played with the band for a year before leaving to form Last Exit.)
Band members
- Gordon Solomon - trombone and bandleader
- Don Eddy - drums
- John Hedley - electric guitar
- Graham Shepherd - clarinet
- Ronnie Young - trumpet and vocals
- Gordon Sumner - bass
Discography
Singles
Awards & Honors
Summarize major awards here in list format, as well as awards received not specific to a particular album, song, film or other release.
Quotations and Trivia
- 1968-11-09 - Phoenix Jazzmen at Ravenshill Social Club in Gateshead - (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - November 8, 1968)
- Newcastle Journal - September 27, 1968 - reviews a concert and mentions Eddie Piper on bass :(
- 1969-04-21 - Phoenix Jazzmen at Westerhope Comrades Club in Newcastle - (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - April 21, 1969
- 1969-06-15 - Phoenix Jazzmen at South Gosforth Social Club in Newcastle - (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - June 13, 1969)
- 1969-07-26 - Phoenix Jazzmen (plus Jimmy Wilson) at R.A.O.B. Club in Newcastle - (Newcastle Evening Chronicle - July 25, 1969)
Other concert dates - in the November 28, 1973 issue Courier mentions that the band plays at the Hawthorn Inn in Benwell on Tuesdays.
The same student newspaper mentions that Tuesday is also the day to see the Vieux Carre Jazzmen at Gosforth's Piccolo Restaurant in the evenings.
See also
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External links
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- BAND NAME at the Fan History
References
sources: StingMe website; Newcastle Journal - July 23, 1992
