If you run your own business, at the end of the year you review profits and expenses. If you made a profit it is considered to have been a good year. The musician has a more complex problem. He also has to show a profit at the end of the year. However, if he hates the music he plays to make a living, he may not consider his year a total success. He will often be very frustrated. On the other hand, he may love the music he plays but have a very difficult time paying the bills. This is an old story with musicians of all styles. Jazz, classical, studio and club musicians all have ups and downs financially. It seems as though good musicians have two basic needs: making a living and achieving emotional satisfaction from the music they play. The businessman has it easier in that his […]

December 1982 Issue