The other week, a musician who plays at restaurants in the area heard me play
and recommended me to the manager (or whoever's in charge of music) at the
local posh eatery. I called the establishment in question, and "Sam" told me
to come in Wednesday at 4:00 for an audition. Well, I arrived at the
appointed time today, only to be told that "Sam doesn't come in on
Wednesdays. You can play for us." After I played for a half hour or so,
they decided that they'd like to see how the customers like my music, and
that I should come in and play for an hour or two at Sunday brunch. For pay?
"You'll have to ask Sam about that."
Hmmm. Now that I see it in print, it looks like a pretty lousy deal. What
would you people do in such a situation?
Take care,
Ellen James