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@splashpointjazz Newsletter March 2022
Hello Splashpointjazzers!
Sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine ❤️
It’s March! Spring is virtually here, and with world events being so grim, surely we need to cheer ourselves up as much as possible…
There’s no better way than getting together and enjoying some swinging Live Music!
Previously on @splashpointjazz….
A couple of action shots from our previous month:
Sue Richardson @Ronnie Scott’s
Tommaso Starace @splashpointjazz Seaford
Shireen Francis @splashpointjazz Eastbourne
Looking ahead:
Here’s the list of our public gigs coming up. We’ve changed the format of the list on our website too – pls see
www.splashpointjazz.com/events to keep up to date 🙂
Tuesday, 8 March 2022 7:00 pm
Neal Richardson solo piano/vocal
The Pearl of China, Weybridge, KT13 8HE
Bookings: 01932 842766
Yep, another new venue for us, for occasional “taster menu” nights.
Wednesday, 9 March 2022 7:00 pm
[Photo: Brian O’Connor]
Sarah Moule (vox) with The Neal Richardson Trio feat. Miles Danso, Alex Eberhard
Seaford – The View BN25 4JS
www.wegottickets.com/splashpointjazz
Sunday, 20 March 2022 4:00 pm
Neal Richardson solo piano/vocal
The Queen’s Head, Parsonage Lane, Icklesham TN36 4BL
Bookings: 01424 814552
Tuesday, 22 March 2022 2:00 pm
Neal Richardson solo piano/vocal
Bangor, Wales, details TBA
Saturday, 26 March 2022 8:00 pm
Neal & Sue Richardson Duo
Live at The Swamp Studio, Raamsdonk, Holland
Details TBA
Sunday, 27 March 2022 Mother’s Day Lunch
12:00 pm Terry Seabrook, solo piano
Cooden Beach Hotel, Bexhill
Bookings: 01424 842281
(Presented by @splashpointjazz)
Sunday, 27 March 2022 Mother’s Day Tea
3:00 pm Gabrielle Taylor, solo classical guitar
Cooden Beach Hotel, Bexhill
Bookings: 01424 842281
(Presented by @splashpointjazz)
Sunday, 27 March 2022 Mother’s Day Lunch
12:30 pm Oz Dechaine, solo piano
Seaford – The View, BN25 4JS
Bookings: 01323 890139
(Presented by @splashpointjazz)
Wednesday, 30 March 2022 8:00 pm
[Photo: Brian O’Connor]
Matt Home Quartet’s “Bobby Timmons Project”
Eastbourne – Fishermen’s Club BN22 7AA
www.wegottickets.com/splashpointjazz
AND our dear friend and colleague Terry Seabrook has started a new monthly gig in Lewes at The Con Club:
Sunday 13th March 2022, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Milestones – Terry’s tribute to Miles Davis
https://www.lewesconclub.com/events/jazz-at-the-con-milestones/
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>>> Please forward this to any friends who might be interested and recommend them to join the Newsletter by sending an email to:
news@splashpointjazz.com
See you at a gig soon!
All the best
Neal & the Splash Point Jazz mob
@splashpointjazz
©2022 Splash Point Music Ltd
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Review of Jamie Cullum at The London Palladium, Weds 6/10/21
Jamie Cullum at The London Palladium, Weds 6/10/21
I’ve followed Jamie’s career – and been inspired by it – for around for 20 years now.
From smaller gigs, jazz weekenders (we had breakfast together at Margate I seem to remember!), to his worldwide breakthrough with “Twenty Something” onwards, Love Supreme and huge festivals and his messianic Radio 2 show spreading the word to new generations.
So it was with great pleasure and awe that I approached London’s iconic Palladium tonight to see a jazz piano player/singer/songwriter sell out two nights with his 10-piece band in 2021. What a huge achievement in itself, and what an amazing show. World class, as good as it gets. Perfectly paced, with a huge range of styles, inexhaustible energy, and superb musicianship all round. Jamie is astounding, and deserving of his successes.
The gig got off to a very good start with support act Sam Wills, who captivated the capacity crowd with the quality of his voice, keyboard, songs and his singular band of Ed Blakely.
The sound throughout was crystal clear, which was a good indication of the engineering for the main act to come.
The crowd gave Jamie a hero’s welcome as he bounced onto the stage, and as he thanked everyone, he acknowledged that many had waited two-and-a-half years to see this show since buying their tickets in 2019, thanks to the pandemic. (One of his parting comments later as he left after the encores was “You were worth the wait” – which summed up the love flowing in both directions).
He immediately got everyone on his side by summing up the lost months with his poignant song Age of Anxiety, starting with just piano and voice, before his first-class band joined in.
Followed by (I Wish I Was) Taller, and These are the Days I’ve Been Missing, we were all on board the Cullum train for wherever he wanted to take us.
The energy didn’t drop – even in the quieter numbers – and a near two hours flew by.
The catchy songs kept on coming with almost no break, and covering a massive range of styles – from swing, New Orleans, pop, ballads, choral, dance, to zydeco and boogaloo. Jamie is a thoughtful songwriter, always surprising with his lyrics eg “Throw me a rope; will I climb or will I choke”
Jamie is a superb showman – the whole show was superbly crafted but proving that old showbiz maxim of how much work has to go in to make something appear so effortless. He is very generous in sharing the limelight with his team: Each of the 10-piece band members had their moments of glory, and all were amazingly good. There was a genuine feeling of them loving their jobs, this night, and each other.
Special mention must go to drummer, who nailed the whole thing down throughout, perfectly jumping between the non-stop tempo/style/meter changes… not to mention emerging from his drum solo into a 15 meter groove!
As a jazz musician myself, a highlight for me was a Quintet version of Porter’s I Get A Kick, very cleverly arranged with the horns playing Groovin’ High riffs in between the lines (and soloing on the latter). Suddenly 2,300 people – many of whom probably wouldn’t identify as jazz fans – were listening to mainstream swing and bebop… clapping solos… 70 years on from when Nat King Cole had played on this same stage.
Band line-up changes continued apace – keeping the interest up – when Jamie switched to Trio format, then again solo at the piano. I loved his wistful solo version of What A Difference (A Day Made), with gorgeous re-harmonisations and vocal sweeps. The Palladium could have been a tiny Manhattan piano bar at 3am.
Then we were off again with the full band for a high-octane romp through Hang Your Lights from his 2020 Christmas album… “I was very nervous about going anywhere near the walled garden created by Michael Bublé, so I wrote my own 10 songs for it!”.
Next we had 8 of the musicians down the front of the stage with just Loz Garrett’s bass, singing as a beautiful chorale; then straight back to full-throttle 10-piece with the backing singers dancing and Jamie off the stage and in the audience (much to everyone’s delight). With well-practised persuasion he had everyone – the whole Palladium – on their feet dancing and waving to his command.
A series of encores followed, whereupon the band left the stage to the star to sing “You And Me Are Gone”.
He finished the show in this wonderful place just as he had started out his London career – alone with a piano and a mic, demonstrating consummately his musicianship and passion for the music, on which everything else in the evening – and the past 20 years – was built.
Catch this Tour wherever you can.
Neal Richardson, Seaford UK
6th October 2021
@splashpointjazz
PS I will be talking about the show on the #splashpointjazzshow Livestream 7/10/21 7pm UK (on FB and YT)
Summer Jazz in the Vineyard!!
Yep, green shoots are well and truly maturing, as we have now booked gigs over the next 3 months creating more than 70 properly-paid slots for musicians :-).
All the details and ticket info is on our website at splashpointjazz.com
And our latest innovation is…
Summer Jazz In the Vineyard! 10th+11th July, 2-6pm
Buy tickets at splashpointjazz.com
Here’s the official PR:
24/5/21
A new jazz weekend is coming to an East Sussex vineyard in July, featuring two fantastic professional bands and refined wines.
Summer Jazz in the Vineyard will bring the music of legends Nat King Cole and Chet Baker in two shows featured in the London Jazz Festival, to Off the Line Vineyard in Hellingly.
The festival also includes wine tasting, vineyard walks through the unique natural woodland, pas- ture and ponds, a kids’ gym and a Salehurst Halt food van serving local and seasonal produce.
Seaford-based jazz musician and festival organiser Neal Richardson said: “After a year of isolation we can’t wait to bring people together for a fabulous summer weekend of live music in the gor- geous grounds of the vineyard.
“It’s great to be working with fantastic local businesses to create an exciting event to celebrate summer and enjoy jazz together.’
Pianist/singer Neal Richardson’s show ’Not’ King Cole’, described as ‘Jazz at it’s purest’ by Jazz Journal, is on the Saturday 10th and trumpeter/singer Sue Richardson’s ‘Chet Baker: Too Cool’ of which Jazz FM said ‘I kid you not, you closed your eyes, you were listening to Chet Baker’ is on Sunday 11th July.
Kristina Studzinski from Off the Line Vineyard said: “We’re delighted to be able to welcome people back to our vineyard and grounds, and of course serve up our wonderful local wines.
‘Jazz and wine is a perfect combination, and our lovely vineyard is the perfect setting.’
Off the Line specialises in rosé wines, all of which will be available to sample, taste and purchase at the festival. It sits alongside the Old Cuckoo Line, an old railway connection between Polegate and Edridge, and festival comers are encouraged to arrive by bike or foot along it as an environ- mentally friendly option.
The event runs from 2-6pm on the 10th and 11th July, and tickets at £20 for one day or £35 for both are available at www.splashpointjazz.com
Thanks for reading!