Cirencester is the best town I’ve ever lived in. I am an
urbanite though and through: born in Berlin, working on urban regeneration for
most of my life and living near the big UK cities, I enjoy the vibe of the city,
the crowds, markets, restaurants (in particular), music, theatre and so on. But
this little town on the edge of the Cotswolds takes the biscuit. Since moving
here three months ago there is not a single week in which I am not excited,
enchanted or simply pleased with something that Cirencester puts my way. I
decided that I would write a blog which might encourage people to get in touch
with our ‘Cirencester Co-housing’ project. I will post every time something great
happens. So here goes!
The Jazz Cave is in the cellar of the King’s Head Hotel in
the centre on the market square. For a town with just 19,000 inhabitants,
having a regular jazz concert is quite something. Once a month the ‘Little
Music Company’ organises a gig with local and national musicians. This month we
had the Sara Coleman Quartet with a repertoire of Joni Mitchel and her own
songs. Last month we had a band playing Chet Baker’s music. I noticed that the
same base player was in both bands and found out that his name is Paul, he is
the husband of Jayne who manages the events, and Paul does not miss an
opportunity to join the fun. It is such a great venue, quite small with
attentive staff who give these events a personal touch. There is a ‘Christmas
Special’ on 9th December and I am already looking forward to it.