Review of Jazz In England Musicians’ -Questionnaire
Thank you for taking part in this survey which will inform A Review of Jazz in England. This survey and review is conducted by Chris Hodgkins on behalf of a governmental cross-party organisation, the All-Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group. It is hoped that the Review may bring about a better understanding of the issues and opportunities for jazz in England and amongst other things, gain further support from national government, including funding and support. Understanding the musicians in jazz is central to those aims.

The musicians survey covers the following areas: (1) your career in jazz (2) subscriptions and professional memberships (3) your gigs in 2019 (4) gig fees (5) your earnings from music (6) your earnings from abroad and impact of Brexit (7) sponsorship and funding (8) your online presence (9) jazz in the media (10) your music sales (11) the impact of COVID-19 (12) your music business training and lastly (13) some questions about you.

This survey is open to all musicians working partly or fully in jazz, whether as a professional, semi professional or amateur musician. The questionnaire will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. If you would like help in filling the form there is an email address and phone number at the end of this section  We don’t ask for any personal details or other data that may identify you, and any answers you do give will only be used for the purposes of the Review of Jazz in England. We do need the information so that we can measure progress against previous surveys in 2006 and 2010

It is possible to opt-in to receive updates about the Review, requiring only an email address, which will be held in strictest confidence and not published in the report or survey findings.

The data harvested will be handled in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), 2018, and will not be given or sold to any third parties; its sole purpose is to provide insight for the purposes of a Review of Jazz in England.

If you would like assistance in completing the questionnaire by phone 07484 139409 or please email: revjazzengland@gmail.com

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1 YOUR CAREER IN JAZZ                                                                                Q1. Which of the following activities in jazz are you involved in?  [PLEASE INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY TO YOU]
Q2. And which ONE of these activities are you MOST involved in?  
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Q3. Are you a musician full time or part time?    [PLEASE TICK THE MAIN  ONE THAT APPLIES]
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Q4. How long have you been working professionally with jazz or related genres of jazz?
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2 MEMBERSHIP OF MUSIC ORGANISATIONS                   Q5. Which of the following organisations are you currently a member of? [PLEASE INDICATE AS MANY AS APPLY]
Q6. Do you currently have any of the following supporting you in relation to your music? [PLEASE INDICATE AS MANY AS APPLY]
Q7. Which of the following publications do you read? [PLEASE INDICATE  ALL THAT APPLY]
3 YOUR  GIGS IN 2019                                                                              Q8. How many gigs of any type or genre did you do in t 2019 (January to December )?  [PLEASE INDICATE ONE – your best guess is fine]
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Q9 And how many of these gigs were jazz gigs? [PLEASE INDICATE ONE – your best guess is fine]
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Q10 And how many jazz recording sessions did you undertake in the year 2019 (January to December)?
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Q11 At which of the following types of venues did you play your jazz gigs in the year 2019 (January to December)? [PLEASE SELECT ALL  VENUES THAT APPLY]
Q12. And which type of venue did you play your jazz gigs in most often. [PLEASE INDICATE ONE ONLY]
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Q13. Thinking about your 2019 (December to January) jazz gigs, how many of the venues you played in made an admission charge
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Q14. Which of the following types of contract were mostly used by promoters in 2019 (December to January)? [including venue proprietors] [INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY]
4 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR GIG FEES                                 Q15. Of the jazz gigs you played in 2019 (December to January) , how many were paid at or above the appropriate MU minimum rate? (Minimum rates per musician for casual engagements for groups performing in pubs and clubs of up to 3 hours: £124.50).
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Q16. How  do you usually get paid for your jazz gigs? [INDICATE AS MANY AS APPLY]
Q17. How often do you have difficulties in being paid at least the appropriate MU rate for your jazz gigs
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Q18.  In 2019 (December to January) did you turn down any jazz gigs because the rates were not sufficient?
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5 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR EARNINGS FROM MUSIC        Please note individual’s earnings are aggregated and will not be disclosed to any third party and remain confidential. The information becomes a statistic that enables the Review to make recommendations and provides an understanding of the earnings of jazz musicians.                                                                               Q19 What was your total (pre-tax) income from music for the year ending 5th April 2020?  Please include all music related sources of income such as teaching, library music, royalties Please give your best estimate.
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Q20. Do you receive income that is not related to music or artistic activity.
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Q21. Do you regularly pay into a pension scheme?
Q22. Have you ever received financial support from family or friends to support your professional career in the music industry? (Other than during education and not from funding organisations)                                            
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Q23. Have you raised funds from Crowdfunding websites for projects (recordings, tours etc)                      
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6 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR WORK ABROAD                                       Q24. In which of these years did you work abroad?  2017, 2018, 2019 [PLEASE INDICATE AS MANY THAT APPLY]  If none of these – please go to Q28
 Q25. In which of the following countries did you work?.[INDICATE AS MANY AS APPLY]
Q26. How did you secure this work abroad?    
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Q27 Did you receive funding?                                           [INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY]
Q28 If you secured gigs but failed to raise funds, who did you try to raise funds from? [PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY]
Q29 Why didn’t you work abroad during 2017-2019? [INDICATE AS MANY AS APPLY]
Q30. Now  that the UK has left the European Union what impact will this have on your work will have on your work as a jazz musician?                                                                        
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Q31 If you plan on touring the EU in 2022 will you have a manager to undertake the necessary fixing the bookings and completing all the paper work and associated task? If the answer is no please go to Question Question 32 below.
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Q32 If you plan on working in the EU how confident do you feel about your ability to cope with the new regulatory framework and the tasks that will need to be completed in order to tour?                                                                                                
Very confident - it will not a problem for me
Fairly confident
Not very confident
Not at all confident
Don’t know
Valid Passport + 6 months to run or new pssport
Travel/Health/PLI/ Instrument Insurance/Business travel cover may be required.
Work Permit/s
Musical Instrument Certificate (MIC) If your instrument is subject to endangered species regulations
ATA ("Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission) Carnet
Driving - VE103 Vehicle for Hire Certificate
If you are selling merchandise you will need an Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (EORI number) is a European Union registration and identification number for businesses which undertake the import or export of goods into or out of the EU.
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7 SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDING FROM CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS                                                              Q33. Did you apply for/receive any funding for touring or projects in the UK in 2018, 2019 or 2020?  Please indicate all the sources of funding you applied for unsuccessfully or successfully                                 [PLEASE INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY]
Applied and failed 2018
Applied successfully 2018
Applied and failed 2019
Applied successfully 2019
Applied and failed 2020
Applied successfully 2020
Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants under £15K
Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants over £15k
PRS Foundation
Help Musicians
British Council
Sponsorship and endorsements
Other foundations and trusts
Local Authorities
Crowdfunding
Festivals and Promoters commissions
Other
Q34. How confident do you feel about your ability to fill in funding applications from each of the following organisations?                                                                                                                    
Very confident - it is not a problem for me
Fairly confident
Not very confident
Not at all confident
Don't know
Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants under £15K
Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants over £15k
PRS Foundation
Help Musicians UK
British Council
Sponsorship and endorsements
Other foundations and trusts
Local Authorities
Crowdfunding
Other
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8 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE                                                Q35. Do you have a Website dedicated to your main activity in Jazz?                                                             [PLEASE INDICATE ONE BOX ONLY]
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Q36. Which if any, of these social media accounts do you have?                                                                                          [PLEASE INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY]
Q37. How often do you post on your own social media pages?
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 Q38. How much time per day do you spend on social media?                                                                          
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9 QUESTIONS ABOUT JAZZ IN THE MEDIA                                                         Q39. Do you think jazz is adequately covered in the media?
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Q40. Does jazz coverage in the media adequately deal with active players on the UK jazz scene? (compared to coverage about the past).
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Q41. Do you think the media interest is generally focused too much on cross over or jazz influenced genres
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Q42. Are you knowledgeable about the jazz scene and musicians in  Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales
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10 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR MUSIC SALES                                                      Q43. How do you sell your CDs and music in the UK? [PLEASE INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY]
Q 44. Is your music available via dedicated music streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and Deezer?
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This question deals with income from streaming on such using dedicated music streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer and YouTube          Q45. Please use your best guess and if you do not know please tick that box
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11 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COVID-19                                                              The impact of Covid-19 on jazz musicians.                   The purpose of this section is to quantify the loss of earnings resulting from COVID-19 on jazz musicians. You may be able to accurately quantify your loss of earnings if not please use your best guestimate.                          Q 46. Which of the following areas, in your work, have you personally been affected adversely by Covid-19 [PLEASE INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY]
 Q47. Throughout 2020 approximately how many gigs have you had cancelled as a result of the pandemic?
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Q48. Please estimate your lost income in 2020 since March 2020, as a direct result of Covid-19
Less than £1,000
£1,001 - £3,000
£3,001-£6,000
£6,001+
Teaching
Broadcasts
Commissions from jazz festivals and promoters
Publishing royalties
Public performance royalties
Recording royalties
Cancelled sessions (recording, writing etc)
Other
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Q49 With no audience or very limited audiences allowed, ensembles and producers have been working to find ways in which they can broadcast their performances online. As a special measure, the Musicians' Union made a number of fees available to ensure streaming can go ahead with relative ease, and to ensure musicians are fairly remunerated.These fees are in addition to the musicians’ live performance fee. The rates only apply to in-house productions and where audiences are limited due to the current restrictions. Q49a were you paid any of the following rates on a FREE TO VIEW streaming
1-5 gigs
6-10 gigs
11-15 gigs
16-20 gigs
20+ gigs
Did not know about the rates
Prefer not to say
Unlimited streaming over a 24 hour period (no further ability to view after) Live performance fee only
30 days unlimited streaming. Fee £60 per musician + live performance fee
Up to 3 months streaming .Fee £75 per musician
Up to 6 months streaming. Fee £100 per musician
Only received a performance fee and the gig was streamed for longer than 24 hours
Did not know about these rates
Prefer not to answer
Q49b were you paid any of the following rates on a SUBSCRIPTION OR PAID STREAM
1-5 gigs
6-10 gigs
11-15 gigs
16-20 gigs
20+ gigs
Did not know about the rates
Prefer not to say
Unlimited streaming over a 24 hour period (no further ability to view after) Live performance fee only
30 days unlimited streaming. Fee £60 per musician + live performance fee
Up to 3 months streaming .Fee £75 per musician
Up to 6 months streaming. Fee £100 per musician
Only received a performance fee and the gig was streamed for longer than 24 hours
Did not know about these rates
Prefer not to answer
Q50. If you applied for funding for tours or projects in 2020, please indicate the value of any funding applications which were withdrawn or cancelled due to Covid-19
Under £500
£501-£2,000
£2,001 -£10,000
£10,001- £15,000
£15,000+
Local Authority
Arts Council England
PRS Foundation
Help Musicians
Trusts
Sponsors
Donations
Other
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Q51. If  you have applied for emergency funding from the following organisations [PLEASE INDICATE WHICH FUND YOU APPLIED TO AND HOW SUCCESSFUL OR UNSUCCESSFUL YOU WERE ]
Applied unsuccessfully
Applied successfully
Received under £200
Received under £500
Received £501 - £2,000
Received £2,000+
Local Authority
HMRC (Tax)
Arts Council England
PRS Foundation
Help Musicians
Trusts
Sponsors
Donations
Crowd Funding
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Q52. Do you think the Government is doing enough to support organisations and self-employed workers in the creative industries to help them mitigate the potential impact of covid-19?
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Q53. If ‘no’, why not? What further measures do you think the Government and publicly funded or not for profit arts organisations should introduce to support you as a jazz musician?                                                               [PLEASE INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY]
Q54.Have you thought of leaving the music business due to the effect of Covid-19?
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Q55. Due to Covid-19 have you taken employment outside the music business?
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12 QUESTIONS ABOUT MUSIC TRAINING                            This section looks at any music business training you may have received                                                              Q56. Did you attend a Further or Higher Education music course [PLEASE INDICATE WHICH ONE  APPLIES] If your answer is no please go to Q59
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Q57. How long was the business module?          
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Q58. Did the college stress the importance of the business module?                                                                            
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Q59. Have you received any music business training whatsoever during your career                                                      
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Q60. Have you attended workshops run by trade organisations?                                                                [PLEASE INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY]
Q61. Have  you sought out business information from websites such as CD Baby, Musicians' Union etc.[PLEASE INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY]
13 QUESTIONS ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS – The following information is required for statistical purpose, in order to ensure we have a representative sample to this study and to provide a profile of audience members generally.      Q62. In which regional or national Arts Council area do you reside in                                                                           [PLEASE INDICATE WHICH ONE APPLIES]
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Q63. The is question deals with the Arts Council of England's 10 year strategy "Let's Create - 2020-2030" and their delivery plan titled: "Our Delivery Plan 2021-2024"
Yes
No
I am aware of Let's Create
I have read Let's Create
I am aware of "Our Delivery Plan 2021-2024
I have read "Our Delivery Plan 2021-2024"
Don't know
                                                                                                  Q64. Your age                                                                                                                                                
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Q65.  Your gender                                                                              
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This question deals with the imbalance of gender in terms of perhaps too few performances by women bands and musicians at venues, the media and TV. We are trying to gauge whether the imbalance is being addressed.                                                                                  Q66. Do you think that gender imbalance in jazz is being addressed?      
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Q67.  Employment [PLEASE TICK THE MAIN ONE THAT APPLIES TO YOU]
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Q68. What is your ethnic group?                                                        
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Q69. Disability Status - Do you identify as a Deaf or disabled person, or have a long term health condition.
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Q70. If you identified as a Deaf of disabled person, have a long term health condition this question is finding how satisfied you were with the venue the last time you went to jazz event. Which of the following amenities and facilities were you  satisfied with  in terms of the venue and access? [PLEASE INDICATE ALL THOSE THAT  THAT  APPLY]
Q71. Do you have any other comments to make?
If you would like to be kept informed of the progress of the Review please supply an email address. These details will not be passed/ sold to any other party and are solely for the purposes of understanding the general profile of the audience for jazz in England.
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