And all that jazz

Nigel Kennedy, making his Prom comeback big-stylie, is described by the Radio Times as 'a part-time resident of Poland' and part of the 'funky Krakow jazz scene'.

Firstly - I saw only one NK gig advertised in Kraków the whole duration of my stay, and that was a rather sedate concert in the Tempel (or Nowy... I'm not sure - the one on Miodowa, opposite Estery) Synagogue during the Jewish Cultural Festival last year. If he were really deep-rooted in Kraków's jazz scene, he'd be a regular in the cellar at Alchemia. Or in the Jazz Rock Cafe, U Louisa, Piec Art, the karaoke on Grodzka - do add your own. Or giving the Ukrainian accordionists a run for their money outside Kosciół Mariacki. Or even Singing for Fun in Cracow...

But no. One concert in a synagogue... and all beyond the reaches of my measly weekly budget.

As for 'a part-time resident of Poland': part-time my elbow! He's just another Pole-married British bloke who can't work out how to fill in the tax declaration forms ...