[Dixielandjazz] Re: Youth Concerts

Fri, 18 Oct 2002 01:10:21 EDT

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In a message dated 10/17/02 8:31:24 PM Central Daylight Time, Avache1@aol.com 
writes:

> I agree with you Al. As it is teachers, especially here in Florida, are 
> underpaid and overworked. I have played many educational clinics and 
> concerts 
> for free over the course of my 30 year carreer. I think it's important that 
> 
> we bring this music to the schools and expose it to the younger generation. 
> 
> However, I think it's also important that the professional musicians who 
> present these concerts be paid for their performance. Aside from Jim Bebee 
> I 
> have not heard anyone who objects to this.

   Allen, don't distort things attributed to me.  Of course, I don't object 
to 'professional' musicians getting paid for school performances.  But you 
came on with some pretentious blather about your concern for education and 
for exposing school kids to good jazz and then presented a blatant 
solicitation for funds to pay musicians for school concerts.  All I did was 
to suggest that if you are truly concerned about education exposing kids to 
good jazz, then go and do it...as a contribution to education and your 
community.

To expect musicians to donate their services is common these days, and when 
> we are paid, the money we are given will never make any of us rich. Doctors 
> and lawyers also donate their services, occasionally, however when they are 
> 
> paid it's safe to assume that they make a hell of alot more money than 
> musicians do.

   And they are worth more...that goes  without saying  ( chuckle)

   Jim beebe

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<HTML>In a message dated 10/17/02 8:31:24 PM Central Daylight Time, Avache1@aol.com writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I agree with you Al. As it is teachers, especially here in Florida, are 
underpaid and overworked. I have played many educational clinics and concerts 
for free over the course of my 30 year carreer. I think it's important that 
we bring this music to the schools and expose it to the younger generation. 
However, I think it's also important that the professional musicians who 
present these concerts be paid for their performance. Aside from Jim Bebee I 
have not heard anyone who objects to this.</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; Allen, don't distort things attributed to me.&nbsp; Of course, I don't object to 'professional' musicians getting paid for school performances.&nbsp; But you came on with some pretentious blather about your concern for education and for exposing school kids to good jazz and then presented a blatant solicitation for funds to pay musicians for school concerts.&nbsp; All I did was to suggest that if you are truly concerned about education exposing kids to good jazz, then go and do it...as a contribution to education and your community. 
 
To expect musicians to donate their services is common these days, and when 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">we are paid, the money we are given will never make any of us rich. Doctors 
and lawyers also donate their services, occasionally, however when they are 
paid it's safe to assume that they make a hell of alot more money than 
musicians do.</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; And they are worth more...that goes&nbsp; without saying&nbsp; ( chuckle) 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; Jim beebe</HTML>

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