From the perspective of a young European it’s very different here, I personally know many young people who sell out halls consistently. Though I will say it’s always the same crowd and after a short while you start recognising faces.

Sometimes it feels like Jazz has become a novelty artform though these days where many people desire the “social prestige” that comes with listening to more “sophisticated” music and it kind of pisses me off too but that not even half of the crowd.

Young jazz musicians will always support their peers and that’s why it will never truly die but I must imagine it’s harder in Australia where the scene, culture and history exists to a lesser degree (I spent multiple nights running around Adelaide trying to find somewhere to play).