The average American under a certain age has zero interest in live music. Combine this with sky-high ticket prices that 99% cannot afford and America's belief that greed is more important than art, and voila, you get no more venues.
The Musician Tariff
Listening to Heather Bambrick on Jazz.fm this morning I learned that the time to process a visa application for performers has doubled and that to get an expedited visa now costs $2,800, limiting the ability of musicians to schedule tours in the US.
I have such a hard time even finding a jazz club, learning that now we can’t even get musicians just makes me even sadder.