[Dixielandjazz] Getting paid.

[Kevin Yeates]

Larry,
 
A friend of mine who is self-employed has told me how he deals with such situations.  He speaks to the finance department and asks when the cheque will be issued. They typically will tell him and then state it will be mailed out. He tells them instead of them mailing it out that he'll be down that day to pick it up in person. 
 
The second approach he uses, which I think will work very well in your situation, is that he is paid prior to the performance e.g. I am here to do the gig, hand me the cash now before I go on.  This of course would be set in advance as a a condition of the performance.
 
Kevin Yeates
Vancouver, Canada