News & Views

Catch up on past gigs
Fancy watching something a bit different over the festive season? How about one of the past livestreamed performances from The Globe? We have a video library where you can download links to high quality videos of selected gigs. There is a range of folk, jazz, rock and classical events. We will be adding new videos […]

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 […]

online: Play More Jazz! course
10-week online course exploring 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. Tuesdays: 19:30 – 21:00 online The current course […]

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 […]