Gerry Richardson Newcastle show, January 22...

January 17, 2023

If you can get to Newcastle on Sunday evening you can see the Gerry Richardson Quartet performing at the Globe. Gerry has had a full and eventful career both as an accomplished musician and composer. He has a wealth of experience in all styles of music involving him with some of the biggest names in jazz & rock. In the 70s he and Sting formed the seminal North East Jazz Rock band 'Last Exit'.The quartet will be playing a mixture of funk, swing and latin originals plus covers of tunes by Mose Alison, Gil Scott Heron, Jimmy Witherspoon and Screaming J Hawkins. The gig can also be watched as a livestream. The gig is part of the the venue's Jazzy January production and more details and tickets can be found here.

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