[Dixielandjazz] Young OKOM band wins contest

[Rob McCallum]

Hi David and everyone,

The Ford Detroit festival is completely free for the audiences, including 
for big headliners.  There are also 100 bands that perform.  While acts that 
draw I'm sure get whatever their usual fee is, acts that don't draw (like 
the contest winners, college jazz bands, etc.), get paid the set fee ($500) 
to play for about an hour.  They also get free parking passes and a free 
shuttle service.  For a quintet, they're getting $100 a person to play their 
music for an hour (I've played longer for less!) at a major festival with 
the potential for a large crowd to hear them.  They can also sell their cds 
etc.  For the high school and college groups, I'm sure that their fees go 
into their band fund, but what the students get (beside their families and 
friends coming down to see them perform at a big festival), is commentary 
from 2 judges from the Jazz Educator's Association (local branch of the 
IAJE) as well as the opportunity to win scholarships to schools like 
Berklee.

This festival, in actuality, loses money (for whatever reason) every year 
and there has been serious talk that it will fold after this weekend (its 
25th anniversary).

All the best,
Rob McCallum








>From: "David Story" <daveplaysthepiano at hotmail.com>
>To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Young OKOM band wins contest
>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:36:15 -0400
>
>I don't want to rain the parade, but why does the festival, which features
>such a stellar group of headliners sponsored by, I believe is the largest
>beer company in the world, pay this band only $500.00?
>
>At the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival they share the bill with another
>band, the room has a $25.00 cover.
>
>While I ponder the subject of fees charged or offered jazz musicians, I'm
>listening to their fine recording of Minor Swing.
>
>http://www.hotclubdetroit.com/listen.asp
>
>Dave
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rob McCallum" <rakmccallum at hotmail.com>
>To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 1:44 PM
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Young OKOM band wins contest
>
>
> > The Hot Club of Detroit Wins Heineken Jazz Fest Star Quest
> >
> > Young Jazz Idols to Perform at 2004 Ford Detroit International Jazz
>Festival
> > On Saturday, September 4
> >
> > Up and coming jazz stars The Hot Club of Detroit won the Third Annual 
>Jazz
> > Fest Star Quest at Keyboard Lounge on Monday, August 9. The group beat 
>out
> > 20 other jazz acts over the four-week competition.
> >
> > As the contest winners, The Hot Club of Detroit won a slot at the Ford
> > Detroit International Jazz Festival and the $500 performance fee. The
>group
> > will perform on Saturday, September 4 at 3:15 p.m. on the Mack Avenue
> > Records/metrotimes Pyramid Stage.
> >
> > The group members consist of Evan Perri of Grosse Pointe (lead guitar),
>Neil
> > Mattson of East Lansing (rhythm guitar), Shannon Wade of Detroit (bass),
> > Rafael Price of Detroit (violin) and Julien Labro of Marseille, France
> > (accordion).
> >
> > The Hot Club of Detroit performs traditional jazz from the 1920s, 30s 
>and
> > 40s with a European Gypsy twist.
> >
> > The Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival will take place September 
>4-6
> > on Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit. The event features over 65 acts on 
>four
> > stages over three days. This year's superstar headliners will be 
>Detroit's
> > own grand diva Aretha Franklin, jazz legends The Ramsey Lewis Trio and
> > entertainment giant Lou Rawls.
> >
> > For more information on The Hot Club of Detroit visit
> > www.hotclubofdetroit.com. For Jazz Festival information visit
> > www.detroitjazzfest.com or call 313.963.7622.
> >
> > The 2004 Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival is produced by Music
>Hall
> > Center for the Performing Arts.
> >
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