Barbara Sfraga

CONSULTING SERVICES


GETTING PREPARED FOR CMJ,
JAZZ IMPROV CONVENTION,
CMA, APAP, MIDEM 

and all other Industry Conferences.

Step by step guide to help make your conference attendance as successful as it can be and 
how to follow up with all those great contacts you make!



FOR ALL MUSICIANS: THE 1 to 5-YEAR PLAN

Together, we’ll develop a 1-5-year plan (depending upon your particular project) designed to your specific needs and resources.



FOR ALL MUSICIANS: GIG HUNTING

How to develop a mailing list
How to locate viable venues

How to make contact

How to develop a relationship with booking contact



FOR ALL MUSICIANS: THE PRESS KIT

How to go about getting reviews/press

Your bio • Your quote sheet • Your condensed paragraph 

How to get your press kit to sell for you
Benefits of the EPK



FOR ALL MUSICIANS: TOUR BOOKING 

Locating venues
Making contact • Negotiations
Stringing together tour dates • Travel



FOR VOCALISTS: GETTING STARTED

Writing clear charts in your keys
• Finding/choosing songs for your repertoire
• Getting your book together
• Simple arrangements - grooves, intros & endings
• How to find the right personnel for your band • Planning your sets



FOR VOCALISTS: FINE TUNING

How to cue your band - clear cuing methods • 
Instant arrangements on the bandstand
• Working with bass only or drums only • Sound layering

custom-tailored and specifically outlined in accordance with your individual needs - resources - vision

$60./hour - Keepin' it affordable, Folks!

Barbara Sfraga has been described as consistently inventive (Billboard), a master of bold interpretation (Jazz Times), and jazz singing at its cutting edge best (LA Times). Barbara Sfraga has been on a musical journey that evolved from church organist to voicist. She’s a songwriter and lyricist whose credits include lyrics written to music by Chick Corea, Teo Macero, Lee Morgan and Joe Locke. Ms. Sfraga’s recordings include Oh, What A Thrill (Naxos Jazz), Under The Moon (A440 Music Group) and her latest with The Timelessness Project, the critically acclaimed Timelessness Frozen in Time (SyncTimiCity), which features all original material penned by members of the unit. Ms. Sfraga performs in the NYC area and tours with The Timelessness Project’s bass artisan Christopher Dean Sullivan, soundrhythium Michael T. A. Thompson, pianist/keyboardist/vocalist Mala Waldron and multi-reedist Allen Won. Their newest venture, Timelessnessity is a multi-media project featuring Sfraga’s artwork and Sfraga, Thompson and Waldron’s photography in concert with The Timelessness Project’s original music. That new venture was debuted at Nuyorican Poet’s Café as part of Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ series, was videotaped, and will be available in DVD in 2009.


Ms. Sfraga co-founded ICAAN ASSOCIATES -- an interactive communication and arts network that provides innovative organizational and personal growth workshops through the arts -- with Medicine Woman of Jazz, poet Golda Solomon. She's also the founder of In Concert With Our Community, a charitable organization which has brought artists and artisans together with the community to raise funds for children’s organizations. Barbara has worked as a free-lance jazz publicist, was staff publicist for Koch Jazz, currently assists Jim Eigo with publicity for Jazz Promo Services, and has done booking/contracting for two booking agencies as well as her own. Knowing that an artist can go so much farther with strong knowledge of the Business of Music, Sfraga’s quest is to empower artists with business knowledge while engaging their spirit to participate in the plan.



Barbara is available from May 26 through the end of June to set up consultation appointments. Call 212-426-9518, (by SKYPE if you happen to be outside of the U.S.) or email newsoundideas@earthlink.net for more info.

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Announces Summer Stock Sessions 2008

Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc.’s popular Summer Stock Program for young actors returns for its fifteenth season. Stages invites young actors to join its Summer Stock Program 2008 at the Southampton Town Recreation Center this summer.

Stages’ offers two sessions for young actors ages 8-18: July 1st -July 27th and July 30th -August 24th. Each session takes place Monday through Friday from 10:30AM to 3:30 PM. It includes rehearsing and performing in a full-scale musical production, as well as classes in acting, singing and dancing. The last week of each session is held at the theater and is dedicated to rehearsals for the performance. The performances for each session will be held on July 25th, 26th & 27th and August 22nd, 23rd & 24th at the Southampton High School Auditorium. All performances are open to the public.

Stages, under the direction of Helene Leonard, performs professional-style musical productions with young actors, and provides a strong training ground for children interested in the performing arts. After the summer, Stages will continue its year-round season of performances and after-school classes in Southampton and at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor.

For further information on Stages’ Summer Stock Program call Helene Leonard at 329-1420.