[Dixielandjazz] Job offer

[Patrick Ladd]

This has been done to death here over the years.

My criterion were always simple. Is the caterer being paid?. Is the room 
being supplied free? Is the sound equipment being supplied and operated 
free? No. Well why should the band be expected to to play for nothing?. 
Promises of exposure and the tremendous free advertising which would 
doubtless accrue are rubbish.
A young relative of mine was telling me how succesful his band was.When I 
asked what he charged he was flabbergasted. Oh we dont charge` he said. If 
there is an established band at the gig they get paid. We go as support band 
`for the exposure`. I told him he was nuts. My band had played for our beer 
or food when we were scraping around but we NEVER played for nothing. I 
pointed out my `charitable` criteria. As a result his band had a meeting and 
changed their policy. They now get paid for all the gigs.

Pat

-----Original Message----- 
From: ROBERT R. CALDER
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 8:58 PM
To: Pat Ladd
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Job offer

It is of course not job but Job, as in the Bible.  Suffering.

If God asks you to play, don't ask for money. Theologians will tell you that 
He can always go back to eavesdropping on Mozart.
If playing can't be construed as for God, or virtue rewarding itself, take 
care.


One of my literary friends was invited, along with media persons, to judge 
something or other, and thanked equally with those well-paid people for what 
had not been his free time. None of the others asked for travelling 
expenses, but none of the others needed the money or used public transport.


Let me state with utter clarity,

Don't give if it isn't a charity ...
ask first what sort of institution is offering work, so they know what you 
are: make sure to forestall the misapprehensions liable to embroil you in 
charges of being ungenerous --
if really concerned about this, somebody ought to work out a standard form 
of practice.

And sit it as a monitory (monetary) parrot on your shoulder.


My literary friend should have brandished the page with standard terms he 
could have used. I don't think the same system applies now.  Things get 
worse, and I like to reminisce,


Robert R. Calder
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