Get The Blessing + Dilettante

 Get The Blessing
Pete Judge (Trumpet)
Jake McMurchie (Saxophone)
Jim Barr (Bass)
Dave Smith (Drums)

Through a love of Ornette Coleman, formed in 1999 by regular Portishead and Radiohea collaborators Jim Barr and Clive Deamer, Get The Blessing forged a sound in jazz that opened the doors to new generations of jazz audiences, and more importantly jazz musicians resulting in alternative breakthrough acts that has included GoGo Penguin, Ishmael Ensemble, Yazz Ahmed and Mammal Hands.
A fusion of submersive fx laden sax and trumpets, infectious beats, killer bass lines and collective spontaneity Get The Blessing produce incredibly infectious and compelling music.
For this festival special Clive Deamer is replaced by Dave Smith, best known for his six years touring and recording with Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters.

“at last, a noisy, thrashy post-jazz combo that sounds like a proper band” - The Independent
“Excellent, Unmissable” - Jazz Journal
Temperate Red - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFAMMBqEd9c
Not With Standing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32W8IXl22t0
www.gettheblessing.bandcamp.com/music
FFO GoGo Penguin, Portishead, Radiohead, Ishmael Ensemble, Yazz Ahmed, Mammal Hands

Dilettante (Solo Show)
Francesca Pidgeon (Voice / Guitar / Saxophone / Keys / Percussion / Looper and FX)
Dilettante is the art-pop brain-child of multi-instrumentalist Francesca Pidgeon. Based in the North of England but now performing across the UK and internationally Dilettante has supported the likes of Caribou, Self Esteem + Philip Selway (Radiohead) with her unorthodox but intricately woven looped woodwind and fuzzy guitar licks.
Dilettante is one of the most exciting acts to have emerged in Northern UK in recent years. With music steeped in modern history, in one moment she conjures up images of great new wave bands such as Talking Heads, then flipped in a moment she’s a skewed modern jazz crooner.
Perhaps sometimes comparable with other incredible contemporary stylists that includes Cate Le Bon, Dana Gavanski and Lael Neale, but also completely unique to them and very much carving out her own artistic vision.Dilettante has performed on a number of occasions in Newcastle upon Tyne, including last years

Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music collaboration with Generator for the Mercury Music Prize.

“A dazzlingly skewed pop-vision” **** - MOJO
“Groove-laden misfit art-pop worth rooting for“ - Uncut
Surrogate Lover (Official Music Video) - https://youtu.be/f4Q5azAhbwM
Keep Time (Official Music Video) - https://youtu.be/VDAFyoC3us8
Big Fish (Official Music Video) - https://youtu.be/QP5aQp0yhhc
www.dilettantesongs.bandcamp.com/
FFO St Vincent, tUnE-yArDs, Dirty Projectors + Fiona Apple

An absolutely incredible and unmissable double bill making up the second concert for this years NFOJAiM… just get to this gig, you won’t regret it!
www.newcastlefestivalofjazzandimprovisedmusic.co.uk
Presented by Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music alongside Jazz North East

- +44 191 261 4386
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- Valid photo ID required for ticket pickup
- Arrive at least 30 minutes before event start time
- Tickets can be collected under the name of the booking

- Limited street parking available
- Nearby public parking lots within walking distance
- Recommend using public transportation or taxi/rideshare services
- Evening parking restrictions may apply

- Ground floor venue with some accessibility
- Limited wheelchair spaces
- Advance notice recommended for special accommodations
- Contact venue directly for specific accessibility needs

- 18+ events unless specifically noted
- No outside food or drinks
- No professional camera equipment
- Respectful behavior expected
- Valid ID required for age-restricted events

- Most events are 18+
- No children under 16 permitted
- Some rare all-ages events may be exceptions
- Parental supervision not typically allowed