NJ Advent Calendar - The Globe, Newcastle (December 2nd)

Behind door number 2, we have a unique feature of the Northern Jazz scene - the first jazz venue in the UK to be owned freehold by a cooperative.

The Globe in Newcastle was bought in 2014 with around 200 people investing in it. Leading the charge was the Jazz.Coop (also called Pink Lane Jazz Coop), a group of local residents and musicians who work to continue the provision of live jazz and education programmes in honour of Keith Crombie who ran the Jazz Cafe. This was set up after his death in 2012.

The Jazz.Coop were able to raise over £123,000 to purchase The Globe and have worked tirelessly since then to make the building become a hub for jazz music. It plays host to live jazz and world music as well as workshops in jazz and in dance. The Coop also run monthly workshops at The Sage and programme events in other venues including Empty Shop HQ, which we reported on recently.

Find out more about the Globe and the people behind it by visiting the Jazz.Coop website where you can still become a shareholder in this one of a kind venture if you choose!

Jazz Co-op Call for Bands

The Pink Lane Jazz Co-op is on the lookout for bands and solos artists to perform at their new venue, The Globe in Newcastle.

They have an inclusive and very wide definition of jazz - from Trad to Avant-Garde, from Latin to Celtic, from solo piano to big band.

Any groups who are interested in performing there are invited to use the contact form on their website to get in touch.

Contact form for Bands.

Pink Lane Jazz Coop Presents: Play Jazz! Workshop

Pink Lane Jazz Coop are hosting a series of jazz workshops at the Sage, taking place on the first Saturday of each month. The next workshop will take place on Saturday August 2nd.

Run by a panel of tutors including James Birkett, Stu Finden, Steve Glendinning, John Pope and Judith Thompson, the sessions are aimed at musicians aged 16 and over of all abilities and operate mainly through tutored small group settings.

Jazz Summer Party at The Globe

Friday 18th July
Jazz Summer Party
7.30pm until 2am
£7

Pink Lane Jazz Coop are preparing for their Jazz Summer Party - the first gig to take place in the UK' first co-operatively owned music venue, The Globe.

The event will feature three performances - NE favourites the Strictly Smokin' Big Band, DJ Funkmaster Jazz and poet John Challis.

Tickets can be bought for £7 on the door, or can be bought online at their Eventbrite page to ensure you secure a place at what is sure to be a busy gig!

Pink Lane Jazz Co-op Buy The Globe

Minnie Fraser and Dave Parker have announced that as of yesterday the Pink Lane Jazz Co-op are the official owners of the Globe in Newcastle.

Their drive and determination seemed infectious and their cause has received widespread support in the jazz media. They now have over 200 members.

In a statement published by Lance over at Bebop Spoken Here, the co-chairs said there is a bit of refurbishment to be done before they can open, so stay tuned for news of the opening.

Congratulations from the team at Northern Jazz News - we look forward to watching the venue go from strength to strength!

Pink Lane Jazz Coop and The Globe - UPDATE

Pink Lane Jazz Coop are continuing with their mission to sell shares and purchase The Globe - a venue in Tyneside - to develop a new hub for jazz performance and education.

Dave Parker from the Pink Lane Jazz Coop has been in touch to spread the word about an event they are holding next week for potential investors.

Want to own a jazz venue? Here's how...

Pink Lane Jazz Co-op is a group of local residents, jazz listeners and musicians in the North-East who arrange gigs at various venues in Newcastle. They are offering people a unique chance to own shares in a new jazz venue they are seeking to buy, The Globe.