SCHMAZZ and Jazz North East are two cornerstones of presenting high quality jazz and contemporary creative music in Britain and Ireland, all through year. It's run by volunteers [as most jazz organisation are] and with a considerably smaller subsidy than some organisations I can think of who do work in smaller and more affluent areas.

Their loss would affect the whole area and many many musicians on the scene. So this short press release can only be seen as great news. Let's hope it can continue...