[Dixielandjazz] Sitting Down

[Jim O'Briant]

Bob Ringwald wrote:

> ... I once had a horn player call me and suggest 
> that we pay the singer less because she only 
> sang 3-songs per set. 
> 
> I told him that was a good idea. In fact, since the 
> rhythm players play all the time and the horn players 
> only part of the time, it would also be a good idea 
> to pay the horn players less. I never heard another 
> word on the subject.

I suggested that once. My reed player countered by saying that we should get paid based on the number of notes each player plays. The pianist and the banjo player heartily endorsed that ides....

Jim O'Briant
Gilroy, CA
Tuba & Leader, The Zinfandel Stompers