[Dixielandjazz] Gremoli - Great N.O. Jazz In L.A.

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/10/05 12:28:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
sbrager at socal.rr.com writes:

> 
> If you live in the Los Angeles area and you're planning your weekend, here's
> a tip about a great New Orleans Jazz Band. Gremoli, led by clarinetist Ron
> Going is playing every Sunday (weather permitting) from 10am to 2pm at the
> farmer's market in Montrose. The location is near the corner of Ocean View
> Blvd and Honolulu Street. Honolulu is closed for this weekly event.
> 
> It's an outdoor gig and all you have to do is to find a place to park. Then,
> follow your ears to the band's exact location.
> 
> Gremoli has been in existence for more than 10 years now playing in the NO
> style and the personnel has barely changed. It's easy to hear that they
> enjoy playing this music.
> 
> By the way, this is a FREE event.
> 
> 
Thanks for posting this Stan:

Here is yet another way for Dixieland Bands to go out and get a place to play 
to a  decent crowd and rekindle a lot of interest in the music and make new 
fans who will be delighted to buy your CDs if you have them.    A lot more 
rewarding than playing in a pizza parlor to thirty or forty folks while their kids 
drive everyone nuts playing the video games. :))

Cheers,  And good luck to Ron and the guys.

By the way bandleaders there are at least 200 of these events going on all ove
r the state of California every month, just go goggle for Farmers Markets and 
see where they are.  You could play one or two every day of the week if you 
wanted to.  If you only sold fifty CDs at each one at $10.00 each it is a 
$500.00 a gig rehearsal in front of a live appreciative audience.   If the promoter 
of the event will pay you as well take the money.

If your band is not good enough to sell at least fifty Cds a day however, do 
everyone else who's band is, a favor and don't go out there and play and ruin 
the event.   If you don't have a CD to sell please don't go out there either 
and work for free taking a spot away from a band who is trying to sell music 
and make a living.


Tom Wiggins