Paul Combs

Musican and Teacher

Paul Combs 1: But there’s no work. There’s work, but it’s all--I mean, I know some terrific jazz musicians but most of the work that pays them anything playing is playing in wedding bands. There aren’t enough venues. There’s not enough support from the municipalities and so on. It boggles my mind. It’s not just jazz, it’s several idioms of music. This is very rich, musically, here. There should be music coming out of every doorway, almost, when you go down the street, out of restaurants and any place that could possibly be a venue. Music should just be everywhere.