Hello everyone:
I work as an assistant producer (volunteer) for the Charleston,
SC Jazz Festival and I'm hoping to help grow the festival over
the next few years. I'm also in the process of developing their
website, .
One idea I am mulling over would be to organize a "jazz guitar
night" as part of the festival where we get several guitarists
to each do a 45-60 minute set at one of our better venues like
Music Farm or Cumberland's. Would any of the list members have
a preliminary interest in participating in such an event, probably
sometime in Sept. or Oct.? One caveat: we are cash poor, not
broke, but trying to get the coffers filled back up again after
a particularly bad year of fundraising and low sponsorship.
I hope we can remedy this soon. In other words, this would be
the type of gig where you'd come visit a lovely city, have a
mini-vacation of sorts, and make a little bit of money ($300
- 500) for an hours' work.
The second thing is that I'd love recommendations, resources,
ideas etc. for funding, sponsorship, and support. As there are
many experienced musicians and music professionals here I am
hoping to find out what works. This year's event is very small,
really not a festival at all, but I want this event to grow into
a premier jazz event for the Southeast.
Thanks for your time,
Sean Dennis
Web Usability and Design Consulting
sdennis@...
