We reluctantly took the decision to close Rhythms at the Yurt. There were a number of factors that influenced this decision. We had been running for 8 years and we have enjoyed every minute of it, but the truth is that it is getting harder to sell the tickets at a rate needed to pay the musicians fairly and the competition from other jazz venues has increased tremendously. Almost every venue in the area (and there are more than 30) can charge less than us because they have more seats. As with everything, other costs costs were increasing significantly and as we get a bit older, the effort required to host the events was becoming a strain. We have left the photo gallery for you to enjoy and there are still some excellent videos on YouTube to remind you what it is like.