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