Diary: 23 Nov. 2005 Jazz night in Black Swan

I finally went to a pub called Black Swan last night. It's one of the very, very old pub in york, and the history of the black wooden building traces back to 15th century. The pub is known for its live music; and Wednesdays being its 'Jazz Night', I and my friend went there to see it. It was a very chilly day, so people sat around a proper fireplace, having local beers etc. to warm themselves. We went to upstairs where they played jazz. We didn't intially know that it was actually a 'jazz jam session night', which is more or less like a jazz version of an 'open mic night'. So, somehow I got to play for a little bit! I was a bit scared at the beginning; but I enjoyed on the whole because both the players and the audience were very friendly!! I would be going there again to listen to - and perhaps also enjoy playing - some jazz tunes.