Jazz Smugglers Master Workshop

Jazz Smugglers Master Workshop
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Sunday 4 August 2013

FESTIVAL OF CHICHESTER 2013 JAZZ SMUGGLERS PRESS RESULTS


LESSONS LEARNED
Call it Festival of Chichester Jazz Concert?
Don't run mobile workshop nor the Jazz competion. Too much work, no return
Don't bother with Facebook without audience group. We added only 33 likes
Bring picnics and drinks to concerts
2 waves of advertising 3 weeks, final week
Only 9 bookings at door, after a lot of pressure in last week
Boosting F/b posts might work £2/day budget suggesting like page and free gigs.
Price it at £15 next year to allow for Vat on Ticket office sales.


THE FESTIVAL TO DO LIST
This is what you have to do to get the results. The to do list, xxxx completed
xxxx EMAIL locals and cold with DRAW OFFER June 2.
xxxx listings chi observer.
XXXX POSTER/SHOP CARD FOR WORKSHOPS
XXxx POSTER FOR JAZZ COMP 
XXXx POSTER FOR HILLIER ALL GIGS 
XXXX BUSINESS CARDS GARDENS ETC.
xxxx KINGA jasik licence july 13 Sat busk ordered ring her 01243 777100 Administrator, Community 
xxxx POSTERS FOR duncan.burgess@chichester.ac.uk and hugh mail him some posters for the workshops/jazz competition
xxxx milland start at 2 if poss june 22 on calendar to remind band
xxxx mail for jazz competition/mike birch
xxxx tickets and banners to hillier
xxxx poster graffham, complimentary ticket mailing graffham, facebook graffham and advertise
xxxx send band/workshop tickets 1 or 2
xxxx facebooks draws
XXXX jazz comp charts list and free tickets to band and to others
xxxx song list for workshops.
xxxx weekly wherecanwego entries Graffham done. jun 16
xxxx invite sanger etc to open workshops.
xxxx articles chi observer do one on last minute promotion if sales are slack/WORKSHOP/GRAFFHAM
xxxx facebook event page graffham
xxxx tony harrison  free ticket
xxxx GRAFFHAM WHERECAN WE GO nostalgia
xxxx duo page done
xxxx AA SIDLESHAM WORKSHOP email musicians
xxxx keyboard players got chris paxton
xxxx band to share facebook events
xxxx got izzy guitar
xxxx fix video filmaking
xxxx correct jazz co poster
xxxx posters for Hilliers gigs and street signs.
xxxx article for trio gig
xxxx door hsandlers at competition night
xxxx interview with phil hewitt.
xxxx facebook event posted
xxxx facebook advertising. 34 day limit four days
xxxx crtn to enthusiasts site for duo
xxxx milland details, colin recruited.
xxxx MIKE door at competition Nems too
xxxx jazzenthusiasts site. left hand mastr box add duo
xxxx 2nd DRAW for a FREE Festival of Chichester ticket on Friday 7th june at 21.00
xxxx THIS COMING SATURDAY poster for ticket office.
xxxx PROMOTE 1st hillier gig FOR £4 each premium listing 
XXXX price T shirts for busking
xxxx ten licence re-application
xxxx lyrics for songs workshops/jazz jam
xxxx Blue Monk, Autumn Leaves, Blue Moon, All the things you are Summertime, How High the Moon.
xxxx bass player busking
xxxx songs for workshops/jazz comp
xxxx Missing scripts
xxxx amanda referrence
xxxx mail songs to donnington
xxxx Trio Facebook event page. Poster to nigel
xxxx jackie video no go
xxxx bosham site trio done
xxxx wherecanwego entry trio done
xxxx donnington circulated
xxxx bognor circulated
xxxx jazz comp article sent
xxxx facebook festival trio page posted.
xxxx new time bognor advised band
xxxX facebook event page donnington
xxxx blog donnington
xxxx Facebook Festival donnignton 
xxxx email  competition and julian nicholas school
xxxx email to Terry's list.
xxxx website duo and amanda quote
xxxx facebook amanda quote
xxxx trio facebook and blog posting festival of chi
xxxx donnington last minute facebooked
xxxx busking licences ok Cty cncl/CDC/police/environment
xxx jazz competition facebook event/blog
xxxx email musicians list for jazz comp again with comp ticket 
xxxx sinatra article for phil.
xxxx donnington done
xxxx advised rachel soothill
xxxx last minute facebook soloist competition
xxxx change key Black coffee for polly
xxxx page SINATRA posted blog and three facebook pages
xxxx last min signs road hillier
xxxx print words for Fly me +hand out.
xxxx Friday ressults check
xxxx new jazz smugglers signature
xxxx facebook event and shared
xxxx lunch phil
xxxx post blog facebook thanks
xxxx youtube video post competition graham
xxxx email local and cold lists for sinatra gig


JAZZ SMUGGLERS AT THE FESTIVAL OF CHICHESTER
· 3 big band concerts
· Maria with the trio
· 4 workshops
· Jazz competition

BIG BAND CONCERTS IN AID OF Guide Dogs for the Blind
Tickets sold 
ok Jun 15 Sat 21 Graffham big band playing GERSHWIN and friends £12 8.00  check should be 21 tickets
okJun 16 Sun Jazz workshop at Sidlesham in the Church Donation 7.30
ok Jun 22 Sat 41 NOSTALGIA songs at Hillier Garden Centre Bosham £10 7.30 Rose Festival
ok Jun 23 Sun Jazz workshop at Fishbourne Woolpack Free 8.00pm
Jun 28 Fri 26 Maria sings with the trio Hillier Bosham £5 7.30  JAZZ NOSTALGIA. Lovely songs of the 60’s with the Jazz Smugglers trio     
OKJun 30 Sun Jazz workshop Donnington village hall £5  8.00
ok Jul 5  Fri 3 Jazz Soloist of the year competition Hillier £4  7.30
ok Jul 13 Sat 20 35 Maria sings the songs that made SINATRA famous £10 7.30

Tickets from www.chichestertickets.co.uk available online    
Call or write Cloisters Shop, Cathedral Cloisters, PO19 1PX
or phone 01243 813595  
 get £4 premium listing back from band fund wherecanwego

3 TICKET DRAWS
xxxxxxxentries for 1st draw
/linda stratford/dick pratt/jax williscroft   WINNER 1ST DRAW
lucy phillips/steve north/dil davies/festival of chichester /sue jackson/mikw jackson/maureen flynn/carol moore
/shirley smith/mark berry  
/nicky smith/alice mj/Katherine Hogg <hoggkatherine@gmail.com> 
/jade quinnell/butler jen john /sue redshaw  WINNER 2nd DRAW
/steve christopher/maureen flynn/flic masters/HELEN fitch/maria wilson/jack cooper
tony harrison WINNER 3rd draw
LIKES for draw: (was 11 now 28 at may 18) steve/dave/mike/geoff/vic/bob/ linda stratford/dick pratt/jax williscroft/tony harrison/lucy phillips/festival of chichester/sue jackson/mikw jackson/maureen flynn/carol moore/shirley smith/new one/mark berry linda stratford/nicky smith/alice mj/Katherine Hogg <hoggkatherine@gmail.com> by email 22nd may/ jaxwilliscroftplus since may 31 jade quinnell/butler jen john / jun 4 tony harrison shared/tracey ann honey jun8. Winners Jackie williscroft 1/Sue Redshaw 2/

JAZZ COMPETITION
PLAYERS
(Colin and a pal. no)
Don Walker sax
(michael phillips not now)
polly meynell vocal
Lucy phillips vocal
Richard Craik tmp
clive willoughby vocal
Tony Dudley harmonica
IDEAS FOR NEXT YEARS FESTIVAL
Use websites yahoo/westsussex/wherecanwego etc.
Charge venues, venue sign.
Display outside ticket office; cafe
Commercial service for signs www.supersignsltd.co.uk 01243 532045
No dty enquiry for ticket office
Meeting amongst promoters re getting participants to do their own promotion properly. Helps all. 
Web piece too long/needs search by place and search by venue
It could have a Festival of Festivals section (eg chi coll food festival jazz festival) or Festival of Fetes.
Circul 27k readership probably 100,000 reach 50%
Our gigs. 24 41 27 35 tickets sold


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