スミス英会話相模原校が橋本にあった数年前、ジャズクラブのStray Blue Jazz Clubに行き始めました。飲み物をのんでジャズを聴くのにとても心地の良い場所です。土曜日の夜はいつも地元の才能あるジャズミュージシャンらとの生演奏があります。

Stray Blue Jazz Club, Sagamihara

I started going to Stray Blue Jazz club years ago when my English school was located in Hashimoto, Sagamihara. It is a very cozy place to have a drink and listen to some good jazz. Saturday nights always offered a good live performance featuring some very talented local jazz musicians.

Before the pandemic, Sunday afternoons were open to any musician that wanted to play- “open session” from 1pm-6pm. It grew to be very popular. I went, probably about 10 times, and the number of local musicians in Sagamihara attending increased weekly. It was amazing to listen to, meet, and play music with all those people.

I am very happy to say that these weekly open jam sessions are coming back soon. Stray Blue Jazz Club is about a 3-minute walk from Smith’s School of English, Sagamihara. Busy Sundays are in the future for me. I plan to go there at 1pm until about 4:30 pm, then get on a train to Zama City to rehearse with the Zama Big Band Jazz Orchestra. Managing my Sundays between family and music is about to get more difficult. It's okay though. Long ago I worked on Sundays here in Japan. No more. I have freedom in my work, and a great city to live and work in-  Sagamihara. Stray Blue Jazz Club is COOL.