Throughout the world, the end of the epidemic is far away, everyone's life is not good, whether it is out of health concerns or pain for the purse, spending money to go to the bar has become less and less of a "planned consumption" of many people.
However, alcohol and music are the eternal "decompressors" of human beings (provided that the right amount is moderate), even if we do not leave home, we can do it ourselves, at home DIY side of the foot to listen to songs, drink wine in the small world.
There may be a little friend to say, my family is very cramped, my home is very simple, my family does not even have a decent bar wine cabinet wow..... You see, dead brains aren't it, who said that only the lights are red and green, and the golden splendor is the standard of the bar?
Hollywood Road in Central, Hong Kong, hides a jazz bar called Vision One, I visited once a few years ago, very "simple", but it has successfully eliminated many nightclub "big factories", for many years to become the most senior jazz lovers in Hong Kong and even in Asia's secret pilgrimage site.
Visage One is like a spy hidden in the city, open during the day as a barbershop, transforming into a jazz paradise every Saturday night.
The appearance when it comes as a barbershop
As a jazz bar when the look
The so-called transformation is just to turn off the headlights, light candles, music together, the barber puts down the scissors, picks up the cup, from cutting the hair to pouring wine for people, and the line does not need to be changed.
Turn off the lights and a few candles can easily create another sense of space
The admission ticket, I remember, was 100 Hong Kong dollars and included a glass of wine
Is this the first time you've seen such a simple and ingenious signboard?
The essence of this bar lies in the atmosphere it creates, men and women with accents from all over the world huddled in a small attic of less than 40 square meters (now think about it is really a perfect environment for the spread of the new crown virus), everyone raises their glasses, listens to the impromptu performances of the special guests of the evening, no one speaks, gently sways with the music, and soon revels... Even though it is sometimes crowded and breathless, few people leave halfway, their bodies in hell and their ears in heaven.
The stairs leading to the attic are often full of people
Female jazz musicians put in the show
Fans sit on the floor and enjoy the music intently
Whether you live in a large flat floor of 3 or 400 square meters or a pigeon nest of 3 or 40 square meters, whether you have a monthly salary of 100,000+ or a personal income tax threshold below, you can follow the following set of rules to create a jazz world at will.
Rule One
Use candles instead of electric lights!
Candles are really an artifact to adjust the atmosphere, IKEA round small candles, 30 only installed no more than 20 yuan, if someone is afraid of open flames, you can also go to a treasure to buy simulated candles (also called LED electronic candles, a big but only 10 yuan head), the effect is not to lose the real candle Oh.
If you invite the opposite sex to the house, you have to light candles, people's facial features are more feminine in the candlelight, and incandescent light bulbs will only illuminate your pores and blackheads.
The effect of lighting a candle on my balcony is instantaneous, even if I eat cucumbers and drink beer
Rule two
Choose an illustration or a set of black-and-white photographs to hang on the wall.
If you are not satisfied with the simple sense of luxury of candlelight hitting the white wall, you can start with a high-level illustration (the style refers to The New Yorker magazine cover), or simply print a few black and white photos of the late great writer, Kafka, Camus, Zweig, Hannah Arendt, a dozen or twenty retro style photo frames to buy a dress, hang on the white wall, I once saw such a collocation in a literary bookstore, really no one is literature and art.
Rule Three
Pick a string of classic jazz pieces that suit your tastes.
I recommend shrimp player, because its jazz music is complete, in the past two years I really saved hundreds of jazz songs at the bottom of the box, here to share with you ten I often listen to, you listen to them at the same time click on the AI search, the system will automatically push similar tracks, and then you can slowly build up your own jazz library.
Whatever Lola Wants (many versions, any one is good)
Dream a Little Dream by Gerry Mulligan
This World Is Crazy by Lonely Drifter Karen
Solid As A Rock by Ella Fitzgerald
Sentimental Journey by Pan Dihua
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone by Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Call Me Irresponsible by Bobby Darin
Tu Vuo Fa The American by Renato Carosone
A Cool Cat in Town by Brenda Boykin/Tape Five
It Ain't Necessary So by Aretha Franklin
I don't know what brand of speakers everyone uses, my SANGEAN mountain into the mini speaker is very good, do not connect to Bluetooth when you can also listen to the radio, a machine dual-use, the price of a treasure on about 499 yuan or so, privately think it is the most cost-effective portable speaker, especially suitable for small apartments and the pursuit of speaker effect is not so extreme small partner.
In addition, CCTV Easy FM will regularly broadcast jazz, they have a regular program called "Jazz Spring and Autumn", broadcast every Sunday to Thursday night 22:00-23:00, I absorbed a lot of good singles from there.
Rule Four
Find a night when you most want to drink and drink good wines for money.
I personally tend to eastern European wines, Georgia, Romania, Montenegro have unexpected wines, not expensive, good quality, and if you want to drink the same taste of Bordeaux, Burgundy, you may need to pay more than double the price. There are also some sweet wines suitable for girls, goodnight Port wine, which are also within 100 yuan, which is not expensive.
It's a great deal to buy one for an event
In addition, if you drink alone, you can buy a small bottle (187ml) do not buy the standard 750ml, which not only ensures that you will not drink too much, but also controls the cost and saves the budget.
After all, our goal is to explore low-cost and high-grade ways of living. Let's work together!