New owners might bring diversity to Hillsborough’s only live music venue, adding to the town’s historic jazz roots.
For the past eight years, The Blue Bayou Club, now named Katy’s at the Bayou, has been a local hot spot for jazz and blues lovers.
New owner Katy Stewart said she plans to keep the Bayou close to its original atmosphere, but she does plan to integrate more variety into the lineup of performers.
“I’ve started bringing in different kinds of music — rock, Americana, ’80s bands,” Stewart said.
“There’s still a big jazz following, but we needed to expand.”
Stewart, a daytime nurse and 13-year Hillsborough resident, bought the club about a month ago when the former owner retired.
“I was a patron of the club for many years,” Stewart said.
“Last year I heard talk of it being sold, so I got a few people together and we bought it.”
Katy’s at the Bayou is the only live music venue in Hillsborough, although several restaurants have begun to host open mic and jazz nights.