I’ve been going to La Zorra y El Cuervo regularly for nearly fifteen years and it has gone significantly downhill recently. Management no longer runs the club with respect for the music as its main priority. Now it is one more stop for tourists. On a recent night, the club was overfilled—not enough seats for everyone they let in—creating noise, blocked sight lines, and distraction. A significant percentage of the patrons were obviously not interested in the music and there was a good deal of conversation. The club no longer accepts individual reservations, only from tour groups. The level of the music has declined as well. Top names appear only 4-5 times a month, and even they are not playing their A-level music. This is not to say their level of musicianship has declined, of course, just that they don’t seem to be playing for a jazz-loving crowd. On top of all this the cover has gone up 50 percent, to 15 CUC. Some people call La Zorra y El Cuervo a typical jazz club. Unfortunately that is now truer than ever.