[Dixielandjazz] FW: Pricing your band for Charity Events?

[Jim Kashishian]

>I'd appreciate hearing from other band leaders on the DJML, either publicly
on the list or via private email, how you handle such inquiries, whether you
have special pricing for charity events, and what sort of pricing you give
them.

Jim, since I'm in such a different environment I can't give you a price for
this sort of thing.  However, I can mention one rule that I have always
adhered to:  if someone else is getting paid, such as the hotel where the
function is being held, then the band should be paid.  I would lower the
usual event price by a bit as a gesture, but won't go in free when they're
paying a top hotel for the premises...for example.  Listen closely, ask
questions, then formulate your price from what you hear.

I remember years ago hearing about bands backing big singers who weren't
paid for a gig 'cause the singer was doing it for charity...you know, with
all the tv interviews by the singer saying how he was doing this benefit,
etc.  Who gains on that one?  The singer.  The musicians should be paid!

Jim