IT’s All About The Music
We are a community cooperative set up to support the learning, performance and development of jazz, related music and the arts. Based at the Globe in Newcastle upon Tyne, we are the first cooperative in the UK to own a music venue and education centre. We put on gigs and courses there and at other venues.
Our inspiration is Keith Crombie, known locally as The Jazz Man, who died in December 2012.
Featured Gigs
Teduloca
Sunday 22 April, 7.30pm Groove-based contemporary jazz quartet Formed around the classic lineup of sax, guitar, organ and drums, Teduloca are a Read More >
Swing Bridge
Saturday 28 April, 7.30pm Classic piano jazz New jazz trio, launched last year in Hexham, play the Globe for the first time. Read More >
International Jazz Day and Globe Anniversary
Monday 30 April, 5.30pm – 10.30pm 30 April is International Jazz Day and it is also the day when, in 2014, Jazz.Coop Read More >
Pericopes + 1
Sunday 6 May, doors open 7.30pm international keyboards/sax/drums trio The trio of Italian saxophonist Emiliano Vernizzi and pianist Alessandro Sgobbio, with New Read More >
Featured Courses
Women Play Jazz! workshops
Jazz workshops specifically for women led by inspirational tutor Jilly Jarman. The workshops will create a supportive atmosphere for instrumentalists and Read More >
Play More Jazz! course
10-week course on jazz improvisation with a focus on playing in small groups. Tuesdays 7.30-9.30pm at the Globe. The next course starts Read More >
Advanced Jazz Guitar (weekly)
Five two-hour sessions June/July 2018 (Tuesdays 5-7pm) at the Globe. The next course starts on Tuesday 5 June 2018. The tutor is Read More >
Play Jazz! workshop – The Blues and Beyond
Saturday 5 May 2018, 2-6pm at Sage Gateshead On the first Saturday of each month (except January and August) we run four-hour workshops Read More >
Join the Coop
Membership is open to any person (or organisation) that supports the objectives of the cooperative. To become a member you must complete an application form and buy shares. Shares cost £1 each. The minimum shareholding is 200 and the maximum is 20,000. You can complete this form, or alternatively download this pdf version of the form, print it out and post it to us!
News & Reviews
How we handle your data
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), comes into effect on 25 May 2018. It is designed to harmonise data privacy laws Read More >
Alan Benzie Trio
Review and photo by Lance Liddle from Bebop Spoken Here, 22 February 2018 Alan Benzie (piano); Andrew Robb (bass); Marton Juhasz (drums). Read More >
The toughest job in jazz?
We are seeking to appoint a new treasurer of Jazz.Coop. This person will be responsible for the financial compliance of a unique Read More >
New regular folk nights for 2018
We are introducing a new programme of regular folk nights, starting in January 2018. The long-running, informal folk and acoustic open mic Read More >