Live Shows From Smalls Jazz Club – Live Streamed

Dear Friends:

On Martin Luther King Day I always like to include his words from the opening address of the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1964:

God has wrought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create—and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different situations.

In music, especially this broad category called Jazz, there is a stepping stone towards all of these.

Now that the new year is under way I am taking the time to do the accounting and prepare for the taxes.  This will be our first year filing as a not-for-profit and I’ve been meticulous in keeping the records (as I must be).  Since the entire working force of the SmallsLIVE Foundation is just myself and my hard working office manager, Naama Gheber, things can fall behind.  We are currently working on do the payouts for all of the sponsorships.  We offer a number of ways to give gifts directly to musicians.  The first is if you seek them out in the archive and go to their profile.  If click the sponsor button there your gift will be a direct one to that artist you have chosen.  You can also sponsor musicians on an archived show.  If there’s a show you like you can click the sponsor button there and it will be distributed to everyone in the group on that date.  Likewise in our catalog section, you can make a contribution directly to an artist and get a copy of their music.  Looking now at the spreadsheet of donations I have two thoughts – 1) damn, I got a lot of work ahead of me and 2) wow, it’s amazing the support we have gotten and are seeing.  It’s really been an inspiration to see our SmallsLIVE members supporting the artists and really taking advantage of the archive.

Even though there seems to be some forward motion, the governor has still ordered us to remain closed to the public.  We are continuing to seek members who would like to directly sponsor a live show from the club.  Below is a list of bands still seeking sponsors in February.  If you are interested, it’s a minimum donation of $600, which goes directly to the musicians on the concert.  Your name gets inscribed on our Hall of Fame, on our site and in the newsletter.  You are also announced on the day of the concert to our livestream audience.  If you’d like more information on sponsoring a live show email us at foundation@smallslive.com.

I wish everyone a peaceful and productive week,

My Sincerest Regards,

Spike