After the perfect lazy weekend, could anything be more heavenly than heading to Charlie's at Brown's Hotel in Mayfair for a relaxing Jazz Sunday? It seemed fitting that I invited my father to join me, the man whose broad musical tastes widened my own horizons with a love of jazz which unfailingly captures my every mood, whether I'm listening to Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker or Nina Simone. But there's no substitute for live jazz, and as Louis Armstrong famously said, "If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know." Leading the jazz trio at Charlie's is seasoned tenor saxophonist Greg Davis, a regular at the Chelsea Arts Club and a musician whose extraordinary repertoire includes everything from classic jazz standards to Latin grooves, perfect for the end of weekend wind-down. We arrived early for a drink in the intimate, art-filled Charlie's Bar which offers a cocktail menu boasting all the classics (my father ordered a Bellini featuring
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