Jazz isn't a dying art, enthusiasts at the Douglass Theatre's first Jazz in the Courtyard saidon Sunday, but it is in need of rejuvenation.
Longtime area jazz musicians and a few others gathered for what will be a monthly event for the summer. Although it was supposed to be an outdoor event, a severe weather warning ran it into the theater's Gallery Annex.
But supporters were glad to see an event spotlighting jazz in a city with a rich music history and said it was much needed. JazzPlex, the city's only full-time jazz club, closed a few months ago.
“There are very few places that program jazz," said Kenneth Rollins, the theater's program director. “Where will all the jazz lovers go?"
Longtime area jazz musicians and a few others gathered for what will be a monthly event for the summer. Although it was supposed to be an outdoor event, a severe weather warning ran it into the theater's Gallery Annex.
But supporters were glad to see an event spotlighting jazz in a city with a rich music history and said it was much needed. JazzPlex, the city's only full-time jazz club, closed a few months ago.
“There are very few places that program jazz," said Kenneth Rollins, the theater's program director. “Where will all the jazz lovers go?"
For more information contact All About Jazz.
