The  great news about the accelerating vaccination programme gives much hope that we will be returning to ‘normal’ life within the next 3-6 months.

The introduction of tier 2 restrictions in West Sussex, quickly followed by the second lockdown, however, has prompted the Pallant Suite to remain closed until  Easter, unless there is a sudden relaxation of the current rules. This has meant that we have had to once again postpone the one-off gig featuring our own accomplished jazz musicians that had been rescheduled for the 16th December 2020.

We are therefore not able to finalise the live programme for 2021, but we will let you know our plans for future live performances as soon as we are able to do so.

Livestream events

Our first collaboration with Guildford Jazz Club on Tuesday 12th January was a great success, with over 350 jazz enthusiasts live-streaming the Alan Barnes and Dave Newton quartet, including a significant number of CJC members.

The CJC will continue to collaborate with Guildford Jazz, Jazz in Reading, and Berkhamsted Jazz, and arrangements are in hand to organise the next two events at the Boileroom in mid February and mid March, and full details of the planned livestream events will be posted in due course.

In the meantime stay safe.