It’s Au Revoir for Bon Appetit

Today is the final day of business for Bon Appetit in Westwood, where contemporary jazz has been featured seven nights a week for almost eight years. Owner Don Gimpel, 65, is retiring, and the new operator will not continue the room’s music policy, according to Gimpel. “I’m sorry about that,” he says.

To celebrate the club’s finale, many of the artists who have appeared there, including saxophonist Brandon Fields, will take part in an all-star jam session. “Even though I prefer another kind of music than was played here, I’ll miss this place,” says Gimpel.

Will Raabe, former proprietor at the defunct Comeback Inn, is booking jazz acts into the Venice Bistro on Wednesdays through Saturdays. Reedman Buddy Collette’s foursome performs tonight.