A glimmer of hope

Damn, 2020 has been virtually a wipeout year for the performing arts, thanks to the impact of the pandemic. In jazz, musicians, promoters and venues have been limping along at best.

This posting from New Orleans-based Offbeat, Louisiana's music magazine, reveals that there is some belated good news contained in the $900 billion relief bill that the House and Senate passed over the weekend. Read here about the Save Our Stages component.

Fingers are crossed here that the $10 billion allocation helps immensely.