News & Views
Hand to Mouth – review
Hand to Mouth, livestream 8 November 2020 Review by Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here Lindsay Hannon (vocal); Bradley Johnston (guitar). No doubt about it, Hand to Mouth are a class act, in fact they don’t come much classier. Bradley can turn his hand to just about anything from Django to Pat Metheny or, as was […]
Play More Jazz! – online course
Explore the techniques employed by the great jazz musicians. Our long-running jazz improvisation course returns in a different form – online and totally Covid-safe. As usual the course is led by Steve Glendinning, a superb guitarist who was a regular tutor at Sage Gateshead. We have arranged 10 online sessions on the following Tuesdays 7.30-9.00pm: […]
What a relief!
The future of our unique community-owned music venue is looking more secure in these uncertain times as a result of a grant from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The Globe in Newcastle has been awarded £80,000 to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The £1.57 billion fund has been used to support a […]
The Riviera Quartet – review
The Riviera Quartet, live and online 20 September 2020 Review by Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here Pete Tanton (flugelhorn, trumpet, vocals, shakers); Mark Williams (guitar); Andy Champion (bass); Russ Morgan (drums). It was a great feeling to be at a live, indoor gig in an actual jazz club. The ever forward thinking Jazz Co-op have […]