[NewMusic] The Saga Continues. . .

[Phillip Greenlief]

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On Behalf Of Michael Zelner
To: Bay Area New Music Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [NewMusic] The Saga Continues. . .

>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.

PG:
Dance Night!
Now we're really flossin'!
 

MZ:
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.

PG:
It has so little to do with running a jazz club, that I can't really
comment further. 

MZ:
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.

PG:
Many of them are expensive (Blue Note, Vanguard, Sweet Basil's,
Bradley's), but it's a fairly small room and the vibe is (usually)
present and accounted for. There are other nice venues in NY as well. I
heard Etta James in a small room near Washington Square a few years ago
- it had the vibe. Yeah, I paid $18 bucks to get in, but I got to hear
Etta in a small room and the place was packed with folks that were
feeling it (I don't have to mention that the "diversity" level of the
audience was high so I won't...). There was no drink minimum. It was a
great night...a nice surprise that I just wandered into on the way home
from a nice session. A nice NYC experience/moment...

But yeah, I hear what you're saying for the most part. I've never been
appalled by the "sound" at any of those places. The costs...sure! You
can spend some money in NY without thinking of it.