Playing for time: Vienna’s old-time Storyville Jazzband hosts a crowd of devoted (but aging) fans for an evening on the water
Hard to imagine a better setting for a good night than summer, sun and jazz on a boat trip up the canal. Did it go as I had hoped? Not quite…
We embarked on the MS Schlögen, a bit raggedy, but charming-looking typical canal boat, where we were greeted by Werner Christen, the prime organizer of this and many other classic-jazz events in and around Vienna.
