About the California Pop and Jazz Council

The California Pop and Jazz Council is a group of individuals who are involved in actions which start with creating quality music. We are dedicated to elevating the public's perception of the value of the rich cultural heritage of American pop and jazz music. We want to improve and enhance the quality of performances rendered by this genre's musical artists, and we'd like to foster and create environments which will support these goals and purposes.

As we realize that we are more and more a community, we can help ourselves and each other by our actions. It's the best of all worlds, people coming together and creating good results for themselves and others.

We are a new organization, going through growing changes, learning as we go, and setting policies along the way. The organization arose from the people coming to the Sportsmen's Lodge jam session in Studio City. It's a great group; talented, supportive, and interested in learning and developing careers.

So far, our events include showcase performances of our members at The Jazz Bakery in Culver City, The Hollywood Studio Bar and Grill in Hollywood, and other venues highlighting our members’ individually!

We have a Board, which meets regularly, and a general membership, which holds meetings every 3 to 5 weeks. We are elated by your interest in the CPJC, and look forward to including your ideas and actions.

Cathy Segal Garcia, President

Policies

1. Support each other's gigs, when at all possible.
2. Sing our theme song, "Four Souls of Jazz", at appropriate functions.
3. All members and instrumentalists will follow a prescribed dress code for performances associated with the Council.
4. Issues or upsets will be addressed directly to the Board and then handled between the Board and the person with the issue or upset. No major issues or upsets will be brought up at a General Meeting.
5. All members must have paid their dues in order to perform in our events.
6. Any comments or suggestions given by members to members, must be done with the obvious intention to help and improve those to which the comments are directed. We're all sensitive artists and nice people . . . please keep this in mind.
7. All members must commit to raising themselves up to a professional level.

Member Responsibilities and Duties

1. Regularly attends general meetings, special meetings, and committee meetings.
2. Makes a serious commitment to participate actively in committee work.
3. Volunteers for, willingly accepts and completes assignments.
4. Gets to know other members and committee members and builds a working relationship.
5. Participates in fund raising and membership recruitment for the organization.
6. Pays dues in a timely manner.
7. Participates as an interested member and for the good of the organization.

Member To Do List

1. Provide photo of yourself, preferably color, for our website and also to promote you for any of our events. This should be emailed to: sharmila@sharmilaguha.com
2. Provide a 50 - 75 word bio, and include any website and myspace links. This should be emailed to: sharmila@sharmilaguha.com
3. Please be sure we have your current contact info - email, phone, and mailing address.
4. Read and understand Council policies.
5. Annual dues are $50.00, due and payable upon joining.
6. Get us your gig info. The website has a calendar section where we can post it.

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