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
Sirkis/Bialas International Quartet
Emotional, groovy, dynamic, multicultural, contemporary jazz Saturday 1 October 2016, 8pm The Sirkis/Bialas International Quartet is a fresh new collaboration between Israeli Read More >
Ellery Eskelin Trio
Friday 14 October 2016, 8pm passionate improvisation from US sax icon and leading UK collaborators Last day of short UK tour by Read More >
Featured Courses
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 course
Five two-hour sessions once a fortnight (Tuesdays 5-7pm) at the Globe. The next course starts on Tuesday 11 October 2016. The tutor Read More >
Breathing Rhythms: jazz workshop
Saturday 1 October 2016, 2-6pm at Sage Gateshead Connecting awareness of breathing and movement with rhythmic understanding. A workshop with: ASAF SIRKIS (Israel/UK) 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
Tango & Jazz Quartet
Review and photo by Lance Liddle from Bebop Spoken Here, 29 August 2016 Gustavo Firmenich (sax & clarinet), Horacio Acosta (piano), Federico Read More >
Zhenya Strigalev Trio
Review and photo by Lance Liddle from Bebop Spoken Here, 15 July 2016 Zhenya Strigalev (alto/electronics); Michael Janisch (bs. gtr/electronics); Marc Ayza Read More >
Steve Glendinning Quartet
Review and photo by Lance Liddle from Bebop Spoken Here, 2 July 2016 Steve Glendinning (gtr); Chris Jelly (vbs); Mike Clarke (bs Read More >
Swing 16
Review and photo by Lance Liddle from Bebop Spoken Here, 24 April 2016 Kay Usher (vln); Bradley Johnston, Simon Stephenson, John Usher Read More >