(Press
release)
(Photos from top to bottom are © Malcolm Sinclair, Ken Drew & Vanessa Stewart respectively).
Led by the award-winning musician, Tyneside’s Zoë Gilby, will be joined
on stage by her multi-instrumentalist husband, Andy Champion, guitarist Mark
Williams, and drummer Russ Morgan it’ll also be the first time in four months
the venue has opened its doors.
Strange times have befallen everyone across the globe and, for Zoë and
Andy, it’s been more a case of home gigs via Patreon to keep the music alive,
although of late they have ‘attended’ a couple of festivals, performing for the
Langtoun Jazz Festival at home (a fundraiser for the Kirkcaldy Foodbank), and
the Oxford Festival of the Arts.
Being able to take to the stage, and locally, is something that,
understandably, excites the quartet, even if Mark Williams and Russ Morgan have
to be just that little bit further apart than usual.
“It feels like it has been a lifetime since we have been able to perform
live together as a quartet,” began Zoë, who, alongside husband Andy have kept
in regular contact with their fellow musicians throughout the pandemic.
“We are all so excited to be able to interact and play our music
together again on Sunday 12 July.
“We are so thankful and extremely lucky to have the support and to be
invited by the Jazz Coop to perform at this socially distanced live stream at
The Globe.
“It feels like there is light at the end of the tunnel.
“We are chomping at the bit and can’t wait to reconnect with our virtual
audience.”
Hosted by Jazz.Coop Newcastle, a community cooperative which aims to
support the learning, performance and development of jazz related music and the
arts, they are based at The Globe, Newcastle.
Dave Parker, the Co-Chair of Jazz.Coop alongside Debra Milne, added:
“This will be the first time a band has played at The Globe for four months,
and it will be the first time we have live-streamed from the venue.
“We couldn't have a better band to launch this new season; the Zoë Gilby
Quartet features four of the finest jazz musicians in the North East - no, in
the UK - and I can't wait to hear them.”
In addition to the performance of the Zoë Gilby Quartet, The Globe will
be looking at, and hosting a number of events at the venue over the coming
months. Something which will be of benefit to themselves, and to the artists
across the region.
"Over the coming weeks we will be streaming a range of live music
from The Globe,” added Dave.
“At first the venue will not be open to the public although we are
planning to allow audiences into The Globe when we can accommodate them safely,
and within government guidelines.”
Those ‘attending’ the performance on Sunday 12 July are being invited to
make a ‘small entrance fee’ payment (recommendation of £5 per person, although
more, if spectators can afford it, is welcomed).
IN ORDER TO VIEW THE LIVESTREAM GIG PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING:
1) Make a donation via https://bit.ly/2YWVZAV and donate
what you can afford, £5 per person is the suggested minimum. Please do so as
early as possible, as a rush of requests just before the gig may result in some
people missing the start.
2) Once a notification of donation is received the venue will then send
an email with instructions on how to view the livestream. Please note that this
is not an automated process and venue volunteers may not respond immediately.
Also remember that messages will go direct to the email account associated with
the payment, this may not use be the one you usually use.
3) It is recommended that you access and save the link as soon as
instructions are received and, on Sunday 12 July, the 'doors open' at 7.45pm to
give you time to check your set up, get comfortable and chat with other members
of the audience.
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