[Dixielandjazz] Jazz in Schools/Kittrell Concert

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

No sponsor.  Was one of the Sheldon's own.  But here's something  
interesting.  The Sheldon has a series called Jazz at the Sheldon, but all  concerts are 
post-Dixieland.  Kittrell, et al were booked in the Fantastic  Folk Series.  I 
have had my own "brain episodes" musing  about Dixieland as folk music.  Our 
tickets were birthday tickets for me  and for $40 per person for first row, 
center balcony.  Saw buses from  Illinois bringing "folk" as well as area 
residential facilities.  Scattered  youth, but still the average age of audience was 
no doubt beyond 70.  Glad  to bring it down by a couple of years in spite of 
a birthday.  LOL.
 
But I want to keep the emphasis on how good the music was.  It's also  
relatively hard to come by.  Jeanne and pals do lots of CDs, but do not  really 
market them beyond local or carting them along to  festivals. 
>_http://www.jeankittrell.com/_ (http://www.jeankittrell.com/) <   No sound samples on web site, 
not even mention or link of where to shop.   Here's a spot for checking a few 
sound samples, although their last two CDs are  not here and a recording studio 
is not a concert.  >_http://www.jazzbymail.com/search.aspx?s=Jean%20Kittrell_ 
(http://www.jazzbymail.com/search.aspx?s=Jean%20Kittrell) <
Ginny
 
In a message dated 10/3/2007 9:21:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
larrys.bands at charter.net writes:

Did  anyone sponsor the group's performance?  Many groups rent that hall (the 
 
Sheldon)  Depending on the day of the week the cost is about $1500 so  you 
need about 100 paying customers at $15.  The last time I played  there in a 
pretty good musical review the guy that was putting it on lost  his ass.  The 
Sheldon's policy is: if you got the money honey I got  the time.  The only 
thing that you need is the desire to play there  and enough advertising to 
bring in paying customers.  Not an easy  thing.  I hope they made lots of 
bucks but by the time you pay the  musicians and advertising you need a 50% 
crowd or more just to break  even.
Larry
St. Louis







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