“Musicians have welcomed plans to give London’s legendary 100 Club special status as part of a move to protect grassroots venues.”
(Editorial, Just Jazz Magazine, April 2020)
A very welcome announcement indeed bringing a chink of cheer to UK jazz in the midst of the Coronavirus Plague.
It’s my intention to help compensate for the void in live jazz resulting from the plague by re-releasing a series of my Jazz&Jazz YouTubes filmed over recent years. I begin with my earliest sequence of YouTubes filmed appropriately at the 100 Club. The club was packed and filming amidst the vibrant fans was, as ever, a ducking and diving challenge! After all, this was at the time the last ever Thursday Lunch Time Jazz Session. Here’s hoping!
Stay safe Jazz fans, musicians and promoters.
Let’s look to the future and the potential for a revival of
Traditional Jazz at the 100 Club!
Peter M Butler
Jazz&Jazz
