[Dixielandjazz] Playing for free

[Dave Hanson]

Mike,

The American Federation of Musicians across the US and Canada have minimum scales that are ratified by the members of each particular Local. If the Union musicians want to give their services away, the Local's have no way to prevent it, but the players involved should ask their particular Board for permission to do so.

Problems do occur, for example, when a band is video taped or recorded without permission, problems can arise. All musicians whether Union or not, should make up their collective minds if they want to play for free.

Dave Hanson
Atlanta
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike 
  To: Dave Hanson 
  Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List 
  Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:21 PM
  Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Playing for free


  Just out of curiosity, where do the musicians unions fit into 
  this whole picture? What are they doing to help boost the money 
  a musician could and should make?

  Mike

  Stephen G Barbone wrote:
  I don't doubt you, the comment was directed at those jazz 
  societies that
  > do ask and or have bands that play free for "exposure". If STJS has 
  > never done that, hooray. Others have and still do.
  > 
  > 
  > No argument there, but it's off point. Personally, I pay the band 
  > members out of my own pocket so that they do not play free when I  
  > donate the band for a freebie



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