~~~~~~~yes, friends, sadly, Mr. Marsh is leaving town. precipitously.... or so it seems.... COME ON OUT & WISH HIM WELL!!!!~~~~~ SUNDAY, JULY 2ND, 7 pm. No...
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Miha Zadnikar
syhapa@...
Jul 3, 2000 4:16 pm
Dears, very simple question from far away -- Ljubljana, Slovenia: When will Chicago invite its great son to play there again? (see below!). Bestest Miha PS ...
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Seth Tisue
s-tisue-1@...
Jul 3, 2000 7:14 pm
... Miha> When will Chicago invite its great son to play there again? Miha> (see below!). Last I heard, Braxton was refusing to play Chicago because he felt ...
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Blue Lake Public Radio
radio@...
Jul 4, 2000 1:37 am
... From: Seth Tisue <s-tisue-1@...> To: <chi-improv@eGroups.com> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [chi-improv] Chicago in...
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bsidechi@...
Jul 4, 2000 1:41 pm
From what I heard from local promoter trying to get Mr. Braxton to perform in metro Detroit area, " IF Mr. Braxton decides he wants to perform and IF he...
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Scott Rosenberg
scottrosenberg@...
Jul 4, 2000 2:30 pm
Just a question to the general community, What is an "appropriate" amount of money to pay someone for a concert, if that someone has over 30 years of...
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Eliezer Kaplan
zelwel@...
Jul 4, 2000 2:57 pm
If Braxton can actually get that kind of money, then more power to him! ... From: <bsidechi@...> To: <chi-improv@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000...
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weasel walter
weaselw@...
Jul 4, 2000 6:35 pm
I think it is an obvious political statement saying something subtly along the lines of "KISS MY ASS". Obviously he no longer feels a need to compromise and...
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Eliezer Kaplan
zelwel@...
Jul 4, 2000 7:24 pm
I don't think it's so much 'kiss my ass' as 'pay me a fair market price for what I do and what I think it's worth'- if all these old rockers on reunion tours...
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walter_davis@...
Jul 4, 2000 7:38 pm
... Sorry, but if you want to justify Braxton's (alleged) fees, you can't offer a "market" argument. Braxton's music is in little demand and the market can't ...
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ERIC RICKS
ericrecs@...
Jul 4, 2000 7:46 pm
HI SCOTT; THAT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 600 PEOPLE @ $25.00 A HEAD OR 1000 @ $15.00. EITHER SCENARIO, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO SMOKE! ERIC RICKS WNUR JAZZ...
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timothy paul bisig
chachi@...
Jul 4, 2000 8:44 pm
yeah, try gettin 1000 people at that show in detroit, grand rapids, cleveland, hell even chicago. but in ljljuha slovenia, no problem. seems like the...
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Lauren Deutsch
laurend@...
Jul 4, 2000 10:03 pm
The market is driven by what presenters are willing (for whatever reason) to pay. Wynton Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny Oscar Petersen...
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Ico
ico@...
Jul 4, 2000 11:04 pm
Professor Braxton's 2 concerts in Ljubljana were, khm, mainly supported by the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia. And Slovenia is not in "Europe"...
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weasel walter
weaselw@...
Jul 5, 2000 12:32 am
Because 15.000 people will pay to see the Stones in one city and about 300 will pay to see Braxton. Braxton has no major label footing the bill for the losses...
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Peter Zwiefelhofer
peter@...
Jul 5, 2000 1:16 am
I disagree!!! This issue is incredibly simple! More people like the Roling Stones than Anthony Braxton. This is a fact and its not likely to change so deal...
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Blue Lake Public Radio
radio@...
Jul 5, 2000 1:39 am
... From: Scott Rosenberg <scottrosenberg@...> To: <chi-improv@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [chi-improv] Digest...
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Blue Lake Public Radio
radio@...
Jul 5, 2000 1:46 am
... From: timothy paul bisig <chachi@...> To: <chi-improv@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [chi-improv] Digest Number 72...
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Eliezer Kaplan
zelwel@...
Jul 5, 2000 3:25 am
I didn't mean that Braxton would make back the money for some promoter through ticket sales- I meant that Braxton's decided that he should be paid to a certain...
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Claude Rallins
claude@...
Jul 5, 2000 4:25 am
for perspective... i saw Braxton at Amazing Grace (Evanston) in the mid '70's. $3, BYOB. the space had a vibrant intimacy. people sat on the floor, bunched...
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weasel walter
weaselw@...
Jul 5, 2000 6:50 am
I don't know if the word "DESERVE" means a goddamn thing in this life unfortunately. It sounds real negative, but that seems to be the way things go. Of course...
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Jwmojohand@...
Jul 5, 2000 7:22 am
Well it's all maddening -- as we've learned here of late. Newsflash: talent and bucks don't line up. Ask Boney James, Weasel Walter, and Charles Gayle. The...
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weasel walter
weaselw@...
Jul 5, 2000 7:55 am
Honest... I don't mean to complain. We've been though this whole "artists in america eating dog food" issue before on this newsgroup. I guess I just flare up...
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Margaret Davis
musicmargaret@...
Jul 5, 2000 8:31 am
Dear Music Friends in Chicago, I have to admit I'm bewildered by all the furor going on at chi-improv about Prof. Anthony Braxton. What is the purpose of it...
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Bob Falesch
raf@...
Jul 5, 2000 9:15 am
I don't think condescension will stimulate much of a rally on chi-improv. I'm also doubtful about the effectiveness of sharing one's bewilderment with Braxton...
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Eliezer Kaplan
zelwel@...
Jul 5, 2000 11:55 am
I don't even mean to say that he does deserve it- just that he feels he does and he's willing to hold out for it. What's great is the fact that he won't settle...
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walter_davis@...
Jul 5, 2000 2:17 pm
... I'm not sure why you think there aren't lots of people in Chicago (and elsewhere) already doing this. Of course, personally speaking, much as I like...
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Scott Rosenberg
scottrosenberg@...
Jul 5, 2000 2:29 pm
... Perhaps it's not that he can afford to turn down gigs so much as he can't afford to accept gigs under a certain fee....
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John Litweiler
jlitweil@...
Jul 5, 2000 2:50 pm
Dang. If Ella Fitzgerald is worth $100,000 a show, Billie Holiday is worth at least $2 million a show....
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Ray Olson
rolson@...
Jul 5, 2000 2:54 pm
Interesting, if rather wheel-spinning, discussion. I'm glad to hear that Anthony Braxton has a faculty gig, and I certainly think he is worth the fee he's...
