[Dixielandjazz] The Grass is always Greener - Was Austin TX jaz band article

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

That's Event Planners :))   Usually have a big fat client with a big 
budget that knows even less then the event planner about good or even 
decent music and what it really costs,  if the event planner spent 
$20,000 on that band they should be tarred and feathered, :))  She 
could have bought them for a month for the same money :)) more than 
likely.   And don't for get she more than likely marked up thier p-rice 
by 30-40%  FOR HERSELF TOO. :))  THAT'S HOW THEY WORK  THE TWO OR THREE 
GIGS A YEAR THEY GET BEFORE THE CLIENT FINDS OUT HOW THEY GOT SCREWED.  
  Unless of course that was the reason for  them getting the gig in the 
first place :))   It does happen.  Might have been the CEo's Lady 
friend for the weekend.  :))

Cheers,

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: barbonestreet at earthlink.net
To: Tcashwigg at aol.com
Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Thu, 10 May 2007 2:31 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The Grass is always Greener - Was Austin TX 
jaz band article

    "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" wrote (polite snip - about 
out of
town bands being preferred over locals)

> This is the grass is always greener syndrome.  I don't know why this
> happens.  I understand it with "name" people because the name sells 
but when
> the groups are not particularly "name" bands or singers then what's 
the
> deal.

Sometimes it's just connections, or politics, or bragging rights.

Some years ago, my trombone pal Pete Pepke traveled down to Miami to 
play
for a huge NFL super bowl party with a Dixieland group from Baltimore. 
The
group played for 2 hours.

The band made good money, they flew down, were put up in a first class 
hotel
etc., etc., etc. They were all journeymen musicians, not well known.
Probably cost about $20,000.

Pete's wife hit the nail on the head when she said: "Don't they have any
trombone players or bands in Miami?

The NFL just had a huge budget and the cachet of an "out of town band" 
is
what they wanted. So the event planner, got an expensive out of town 
band.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone


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