<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Jazz festivals are dying. Most audiences are old and dwindling, while admission prices are often too high for young people (if they have ever even heard of OKOM). But some festivals expose young audiences to jazz. A good example is the Breda Jazz Festival, where "concerts are held on various stages dispersed across
Breda’s historic city centre, and all outdoor concerts are free! An
entrance fee is required for the special, indoor concerts (the exact fee
depends on the concert)." True, it is no longer "The Oude Stijl (old style) Jazz Festiva," but it exposes all passers by to the various types of music featured. Stages are scattered over the centre of town. So there is some sound overlap, often too much where heavily amplified rock or zydeco bands are featured near OKOM stages, but nevertheless people hear the music! I have seen there four generations, from toddlers to great grandparents, walking by or stopping to listen. Jazz is featured at open air restaurants and cafes, exposing more people to music (oh, were it not for the Grotte Kirk bells which went off every 15 minutes when I was there last).</div><div>The last time I was in Bude there were places with music which did not require tickets, so that families had lunch with jazz - again exposure of kids of various ages to OKOM; bands, or solo pianists, also played in parks or squares. In Keswick, bands were playing in some pubs without entry fees.</div><div>Cheers<br></div></div>