The bad news is that my favourite jazz night club in Grand Cayman closed down sometime in October last year when I was on vacation in South Africa. Cohiba lounge to me represented a place where I could relax and find inner peace on a Thursday night, even if it was for just a couple of hours. Gary Ebanks (local jazz artist) and co really made me look forward to my nights at Cohiba lounge.
Well, guess what? There is now a new club at the exact same location where Cohiba Lounge was, only that it is bigger and better (reminds me of Texas, where everything is bigger and better according to the locals). Jazz is now a dish that is served with great passion on Saturday nights at Macumba (which I think means “religion” in Spanish – my Spanish is not that good yet, but I will get there!). I love the fact that they have completely redone the decor and now they have a sophisticated entertainment system that caters for all tastes, sport, music, internet etc.
The challenge that the new owners will face, is that when you are on an island, most people basically want to get tanked as cheaply and as quickly as possible. You will get the occasional oddball (like me) that just want to listen to good jazz for all of about 3 hours once a week, therefore you are not really going to make a bundle out of people like myself. So, over time, it remains to be seen whether Macumba will suffer the same fate as its predecessor – Cohiba Lounge. But, in the meantime I will enjoy its service offerings…
Filed under: Life In Cayman | Tagged: club, cohiba, dish, grand cayman, Jazz, Macumba lounge, texas
Er yes James , with all this marketing it’s a matter of time before I bring my family over to visit you in the Caymans.