19 December 2024

An end of an era

It's sad to see a venue disappear for jazz but it's not the first.  Venues change musics for business reasons or they are supplanted in a style or activity by another venue and they may or may not return to jazz sometime in the future and jazz just survives through it all.  Jazz goes through changes, not always comfortable but it's not extinguished.  The ANU ructions of a few years back is the big example.  The venue changes is just another smaller one.  Sadly, we saw the last of the jam sessions at Old Canberra Inn last night and it was entertaining and fun and cold (being outside on a suddenly chilly December evening).  But then I remember jazz there decades back, so maybe there's a return sometime in the future and it was pleasant.  A few beers and a too-big hamburger.  A very nice bass with good sound and nicely easy to play (thanks to Ben).  A chance to check out Evah Pirazzi.  Thanks to Ben, Peter, Simon, me and Jeremy for the bottom end and a string of players and singers of all manner otherwise and some chats to pass the time.  This is a sad loss but there are alternatives and jazz survives.  After all, it's not even the only jam session in Canberra on a Wednesday night.  And to OCI, thanks for the memories.

Thanks to Ben O'Loghlin for the long history of this jam series and this specific monster jam at our lovely, historical Old Canberra Inn.  Thanks to Sophia for the final pic.

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