[Trombone-l] The Holiday Blues (try that again)

[David Johansen]

Jeff-

Ditto that in Baton Rouge.  Almost (but not quite) more work than I can 
handle.  "'Tis the season....." :-$

Dave


zemry1 at bellsouth.net wrote:
> Dang it, Jeff........find me some holiday gigs. I sight read well!!
>
> -------------- Original message from "Jeff Albert" <jeffalbert.smb at gmail.com>: -------------- 
>
>
>   
>> That hasn't been my experience. I am almost busier than I can handle 
>> in New Orleans. There are probably a couple of odd factors 
>> contributing to that. I am doing a long term sub with the LPO (the 
>> full time orchestra here), and trying to keep up my usual work as much 
>> as possible. Also, the pool of players here post-K is pretty shallow, 
>> especially for certain types of work. The work has also decreased, 
>> but not as much as the pool of players, so those of us that are still 
>> here are working. 
>>
>> Everybody come on down to New Orleans... ;) 
>>
>> Jeff 
>>
>> On Nov 29, 2007 5:16 PM, wrote: 
>>     
>>> Hi List, 
>>>
>>> Things certainly have been slow so far this Holiday Season! Last year I didn't 
>>>       
>> have a single gig, yet another bone-playing friend of mine had a long run on the 
>> Nutscratcher plus four church gigs! This year he's got zip (so far), and I've 
>> got only two -- a holiday/90th birthday dance and a New Years Eve gig. We were 
>> talking about this subject yesterday, and here's a really interesting thing that 
>> he told me: He got invited to the annual Trombone Christmas Party of a 
>> well-known LA professional bass trombone player. This person's party is usually 
>> held on a Sunday night, allowing all the professional and non-professional 
>> invitee's preceding Saturday night to remain open for gigs. Well, this year's 
>> party is scheduled for a Saturday night because, it is rumored, hardly any of 
>> the invited trombonists have gigs scheduled! And I've heard this same thing 
>> about a decided lack of forth-coming Holiday gigs from players -- both brass, 
>> woodwind and string -- in other groups I play in. Sin 
>> ce 
>>     
>>> the L 
>>> ist has been so lethargic this month, I ask this question in the interest of 
>>>       
>> creating some stimulating "End of s Lethargic November" conversation: Do you 
>> find this trend happening in your part of the universe as well? And, if so, what 
>> do think is causing it, and what can be done about it? I know you all are not 
>> just lurking out there practicing your flexibility studies and etudes! So come 
>> on now, let's get the blood flowing into those ten digits and get some responses 
>> happening! 
>>     
>>> Tim (Sitting On My Butt Hardly Giging At All This Holiday Season) Stone 
>>> Granada Hills, CA 
>>> t.stone at att.net 
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