Trombonist Katja Toivola, wife and partner of local jazz trumpeter Leroy Jones, sent me a great link that anyone who’s involved in booking music needs to read. It was re-posted on CDBaby’s blog, but to read the entire piece click here. The musician who wrote this was targeting this piece towards clubs in L.A., but the same thing happens everywhere. Thanks, Katja!
The gist of this is how musicians are paid, and about how their work is perceived by the general public, and even worse, by the clubs and people who book music. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard that the musicians should play for free for “exposure”: makes me want to tear out my flaming red hair.
Read the summary from CDBaby or the whole letter below.
