Whitley Bay International
Jazz Festival July 9-11th 2010
Sadly this will be the very last Whitley Bay Jazz Festival featuring, as always, the very best in classic jazz from Ragtime to Swing. This year, there is a wider geographical coverage than ever before, to illustrate the theme of the worldwide spread of jazz as a musical common language.
The 150 or so musicians present will represent the USA, Japan, Australia, Chile, Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and the UK. Get your tickets early, its bound to be a sell out
Orla Murphy’s Debut Album ‘Wishful Thinking’
 Peter Quinn writes:
The first thing that strikes you when listening to this debut album from Belfast-born, London-based Vocalist Orla Murphy is her lustrous timbre. Sounding like the forgotten lovechild of Joni Mitchell and Terry Callier - seamlessly combining the liquid phrasing of the former with the soulful sonorities of the latter - Murphy's captivating tone really draws the listener into the song.
It comes as no surprise when she dusts down Mitchell's 'Be Cool' midway through the set...to the stripped down voice/bass duet 'The Old Country', in which Murphy's great feel and time come strongly to the fore. Also including an intimate cover of Sting's 'Fragile'...an impassioned 'Make Sure You’re Sure' (one of Stevie Wonder's standout songs penned for Spike Lee's, Jungle Fever) with pianist Simon Wallace... This impressive debut should help to put this affecting singer well and truly on the map.
This article was published in JAZZWISE, October 2007.
Our thanks to Peter Quinn and to Jazzwise magazine for permission to publish.
www.orlamurphy.com
www.myspace.com/ommurphy
NEW EDITOR
Dear Readers & Advertisers,
After five years of producing JazzWestMids magazine we’ve decided to take a back seat, and we’ve handed over to your new Editor, Stella Draper (tel: 01788 553884).
Stella lives in Rugby, is a keen jazz fan, and she’s determined to develop the magazine. Barry and I want to thank all the friendly, humorous and delightful people we have met and spoken to in the course of the last five years. Please continue to support the magazine, and of course to support live jazz.
With our very best regards,
Linda & Barry
  STRATFORD JAZZ HAVE MOVED
From 29/11 'Stratford Jazz' moved permanently to No.1 Shakespeare Street and will no longer be 'Stratford Jazz at the White Swan'
On the 29th they host Sarah Gillespie, Gilad Atzmon and Ben Bastin. Admission is £8 on door and the show kicks off at 8pm.
www.stratfordjazz.org.uk - www.shakespearestreet.co.uk
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