Tag Archives: working musicians
Working musician? Live in Austin? Join Local 433!
Every year on Labor Day, I reflect on what it means to belong to a labor union. Really, I think about it a lot more often than that. I think about it every time I read another headline about workers being laid off, about factories shutting down, about jobs being outsourced overseas. I think about …
Sounds Great! Could You Turn It Down?
No. Or more accurately, of course we can turn it down. But why do you want us to? We’re barely above a conversational level now. Why do people hire professional musicians and then put asinine restrictions on their ability to perform their job well? I don’t get it. You’re paying top dollar for this. Don’t …
How To Do What We Do
From time to time, an email arrives in my inbox from a jazz group in another part of the country interested in starting a school program such as the AJW in their area, and asking for advice. Like this one: “I would really appreciate any advice that you have about starting a program that focuses …
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