I have learned a few things about opening a new venue.
What you imagine it will be like:
You will be preparing your prized show horse for his debut. You will feed him the tastiest carrots, brush his flowing mane, give him the best shoes, talk to him sweetly and train him for impeccable behavior suitable for the kind of people who wear multi-level hats and monocles and have other people do their grocery shopping for them. (more…)
My little jazz club is about to become a very big deal. A 10 million dollar deal, to be exact. But before that happens, we have to reduce it to rubble. Our final show, an all-day memorial show in honor of a Jazz St. Louis board member who passed away this winter, is in three days. The sledgehammers start swinging in four. This will also mean a renovation of sorts for me, and like the club itself, my current version is going out with a bang. (more…)