Gerry Richardson’s Big Idea

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Sun, 26 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm

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Location

The Globe | Newcastle Upon Tyne, EN

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Gerry Richardson’s Big Idea is a dynamic nine-piece Hammond organ based band exploring the jazz organ genre to the max! Soul, Gospel, Funk, Swing and Samba are all part of the mix. Add to that some kicking original tunes, many written as tributes to the legendary jazz and soul musicians who have inspired Gerry throughout his career and you get an unbeatable format for a great nights’ music.
The Big Idea are: – Gerry Richardson – organ and vocals, Mark Webb & Dave Hignett – trumpet/flugelhorn, David Gray – trombone, Garry Linsley, Stuart Johnson & Sue Ferris – saxophones, Rod Sinclair – guitar and Paul Smith —drums.
The band’s collective CV includes work with Sting, Sam Fender, Lindisfarne, Billy Ocean, and many jazz musicians including Guy Barker, Ian Shaw, Jimmy Witherspoon Ian Carr and Don Weller.
“This band is the most rollicking jazz-soul ensemble imaginable, like a Geordie riposte to Tower of Power.” – Phil Johnson, Independent on Sunday
“So turn up the album loud enough for your neighbours to hear, imagine yourself in a steamy, heaving club in Newcastle and let the warm currents of music wash over you, soothe your body and nourish your soul. Enjoy!” – Sting on ‘Cookin’ at the Cluny’ the Big Idea’s first CD.
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The Globe, Abstract Bottle, Plummer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7, United Kingdom

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