1964: The New Orleans Club moves from its previous premises in Melbourne St. to what is now an Indian restaurant at the top of Forth Banks. It ran for 16 years and was the first jazz club in the UK to have a liquor licence as well as presenting jazz seven nights a week.
1966: Jazz North East is formed and becomes the first grant supported jazz promoting organisation.
1974: The Newcastle Jazz Festival sets the ball rolling for jazz festivals across the country.
2014: The Jazz Coop becomes the UK's first community owned music venue. Based at the Globe it is but a short walk from the former site of the New Orleans Club.
Suggestions welcomed for other north east jazz moments that the rest of the UK jazz fraternity followed ... Lance
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1986, Ronnie McClean bought a round of drinks.
I remember it. I think it was a solo gig!
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