It was Geri who represented the Jazzers on Radio 4 today.
You and Yours presenter, John Waite, did a telephone interview after some of the people who haven’t been paid put their feelings across, including Ian Shaw from this years Jazz Festival (although he’s been promised that the cheque is in the post).
Geri gave the Jazz Festival’s side as to why monies hadn’t been paid to musicians, etc, giving the most positive side to the story she could.
As the interview was coming to a close, Geri was asked directly a number of times if the people who were owed money were going to get paid. It’s possible that a couple of these times Geri wouldn’t have heard, as she was talking when he asked.
As the end was coming up there was no over-talking.
Q: Yes or no are you going to pay them? It’s a simple question.
A: People are gradually getting paid.
Q: So yes is the answer?
A: they are gradually getting paid.
As to why, given a perfect opportunity to say to Radio 4 listeners up and down the country, Geri didn’t just say ‘Yes we’ll pay them’, will make those listeners very confused.
We’ve decided to make the recording of the show available to you, dear reader, so you can get the full run of the piece.
What do you think?
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