Message From Peterborough Jazz Club June 2020

Message From Peterborough Jazz Club June 2020

Dear Friends,

 Firstly, I do hope that you have all kept safe over the time of the pandemic, although no doubt many of us have had a difficult time with all the restrictions and problems  we have all been dealing with. In addition, a significant number of us being over 70 years old also has brought additional issues to deal with. 

We have, of course, kept in contact with our new venue, the Vegan Restaurant Jazz Bar in Westgate Arcade and recently I spoke to them regarding the current situation re social distancing and also we discussed the reduction to 1 metre in the near future. Unfortunately, even with the reduction to 1 metre, it will not be possible for us to promote any concerts at the Jazz Bar, upstairs at the Vegan Restaurant, for the rest of this year at least. As some of you know, the capacity of the Jazz Bar is not much more than 50 and we would normally be looking to almost sell out for most of the concerts there. Of course, with a 1 metre social distance, it will be impossible for us to get anywhere near break even point and until that changes we are, like many clubs, in a very difficult situation.

So, we will all have to make do with radio and our own jazz collection for the meantime. 

We will keep you updated of course regarding our Club and when we can look to resume concerts. In the meantime, I and the rest of the committee hope you keep well and can enjoy the summer months ahead.