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			<title>Some Useful Tips</title>
			<description>A few months back, my friend Evan Stone asked for responses regarding "how to get gigs and maintain them."  As someone who has been on both sides of this issue, I thought I might share the things I look for...and take notice of.</description>
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			<title>Reach Out and Touch Someone</title>
			<description>What happened to the angry young players who used to turn their backs on audiences, or the "too cool" cats in shades and solitude … and could they survive on today's jazz scene? Is it important for jazz musicians to be active emissaries of jazz, and personally reach out to audiences?  Or, is it enough to simply be a world class player and let the rest of it take care of itself?</description>
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