[NewMusic] The Saga Continues. . .

[Michael Zelner]

On 6/2/07, Phillip Greenlief wrote:

>We also no longer have a real jazz club in the bay area (no, I DON'T
>count Yoshi's - that's a Las Vegas entertainment room as far as I'm
>concerned - they no longer have music on Mondays - they're going to
>start booking a DJ on Monday nights...).

This news really surprised me, so I took another look at the June 
calender. It included this note:

>MONDAY NIGHT DANCE NIGHT AT YOSHI'S!
>Beginning in July, every Monday night will be Dance Night! Starting 
>at 8pm we will clear the dance floor and bring in a live band to 
>play your favorite Latin or world dance music. For those of you that 
>need a little refresher course, there will be a dance instructor on 
>hand for the first hour to get you in the groove. Please let us know 
>if you have a favorite band that you would like to dance to and and 
>we will do our best to get them here. Email us your requests at 
>replies at yoshis.com.

Yes, that sounds pretty commercial, but it's a far cry from a DJ 
night (and Yoshi's is a commercial establishment, after all). And it 
shouldn't even affect Ashkenaz, which is dark on Monday nights.

>  You can't hear any of the great
>artists in small clubs unless you go to NY or other towns on the east
>coast

I don't know about jazz clubs in the rest of the country, but I've 
said it before and I'll say it again -- the NYC jazz clubs today (at 
least the well-known ones) make Yoshi's seem like a music paradise. 
The NYC clubs have shorter sets, steeper drink minimums, worse sound, 
and higher prices.

MZ





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