Non-Profit Seeks to Save Hermann’s Jazz Club

The Campaign There is a GoFundMe fundraising campaign currently underway that hopefully would facilitate purchase of the building that has housed Hermann’s Jazz Club in Victoria, British Columbia for over 30 years. The estate of Hermann Nieweler has offered the non-profit Jazz on View Society a six-month option to purchase the building for $3 million, with an October 30, 2017 deadline to consummate the deal. One of Canada’s best-known jazz venues, Hermann’s Jazz Club was founded by Hermann Nieweler, who died in 2015 at age 79. His family inherited the brick building housing the club and two other businesses, and while they have continued to keep the club operational, have decided not to do so on a long-term basis. Jazz on View is a registered society whose purpose is to create a charitable organization that would assume the financial responsibilities of operating Hermann’s Jazz Club. The group’s primary aim is to keep Hermann’s alive as an all-ages music venue with an emphasis on jazz. Anticipated Benefits According to a spokesman, “If we are able to own the whole building, we would secure its location with a sustainable rent. The returns to musicians would improve. The restaurant would operate in a way that contributes to improving the venue. The other two establishments will be rented, and the revenue beyond expenses (triple net and improvements) will grow an