Attn. All Members [Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 12, Issue 26

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Another example of not changing the subject line to match the text.

Please guys...

 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 9:49 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 12, Issue 26


> Hi Tom & List mates:
>
> Wholeheartedly agree with just about everything you say except the 0
points for "A"
> answer to question 1. Why penalize a band that does not have to play free
venues? In
> our case, maybe not the rest of the OKOM band world, we attract a varied
audience from
> 8 to 80. Yet we play about 160 gigs paying a year, to the "B" answer
groups.
>
> Therefore we believe that we should get MAX points for what we do, even
though we
> don't do it free except on rare charity occasions where I personally pay
the sideman
> and donate the band.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
>
> > "Tom Wood" <zenith at ans.com.au> wrote (polite snip)
> >
> >
> > QUIZ ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS
> >
> > Q1       When playing at an audience free (lunchtime pub/concert) event
or
> >             at a passing public type venue (such as Shopping Malls) what
> >             kind of audience does your band usually manage to attract,
> >             entertain and hold if any?
> >             A            We do not play much at audience free venues
> >             B            The general public/tourists/mixed age groups.
> >             C            Mature jazz enthusiasts.
> > Points & Explanation
> > A1       A            =            0             B            =
2
> >             C            =            1
> >             Most OKOM fans are mature group jazz enthusiasts aged 50 to
70 +
> >             normally paying an entry fee.  To keep the music alive we
must
> >             freely attract a more general and mixed audience type.  If
the
> >             public can be attracted or held without making them pay to
hear
> >             you play, then you are indeed working hard at milking the
crowd
> >             and promoting OKOM.
>
>
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