April 26th, 2008
Jazz at Pearl’s Saved (Again) !
It looked like this was it for Jazz at Pearl’s, the wonderful San Francisco jazz room that for the past few years has been run by Kim Nalley and Steve Sheraton. Nalley sent out a press release on April 1 indicating that the club would be closing at the end of the month, but now she sends the following word through the Jazz at Pearl’s website…
Thanks for the many phone calls and emails of support that we have received in the past month with concern for Jazz at Pearls. I am pleased to announce that on April 23 we received an 11th hour reprieve and will remain open. We have accepted an offer from some local jazz aficionados that love Jazz at Pearls as much as I do and want to keep the club open, with the same terrific jazz and all the old familiar faces on staff, on the stage and in the audience, including myself. As soon as we go through the normal process of transfer of ownership and things are finalized we will announce the names of the new owners. In the meantime please enjoy a wonderful month of world class jazz that I put together at the last minute with the help and patience of many musicians. I hope you can spread the word that Jazz at Pearls is alive and well.
Best Regards,
Kim Nalley
This is the second time Pearl’s has been rescued from the edge of oblivion. Let’s all make sure it doesn’t have to happen again. Get out and hear some jazz!
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