“…with jazz clubs closing or on life support, and competition for gigs stiff, how do jazz musicians earn a living? Individual popularity, particular venues, contract-negotiation skills and the type of instrument played all make a difference. Even leading a band is no guarantee of top pay, since a hot sideman could be the crowd magnet — and get more money.” Frank McCoy writes in The Root. Read the full article: “Jazzonomics. How do musical artists stay afloat in a dodgy economy?”

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It’s official. I read it in The Economist.

http://smigly.tv/blog/the-economist-jazz/

Thanks for the SMIGLY shout-out.

allen mezquida added these pithy words on Jul 17 10 at 03:25

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