Anxiety, The Venue Incident, Jazz Festival Applications

In this episode:

• Cory went to Pittsburgh, went on tour with Michael Weiss, and brought Jeremy Pelt out here for some big gigs (00:51),
• The venue incident (11:43),
• When people say "We can't make a living as full-time musicians in this city" (25:29),
• Not saying yes right away (0:32:04),
• The power of the checklist and setting up venue promotions (35:41),
• What you need to know when you apply to jazz festivals in Canada (43:21),
• Best-of-2022 highlight: Does Oliver Gannon need to apply to the jazzfest? (46:51)
• Getting nominated for the Grammys won't change your life, and no gig is career-changing (56:43).