Dave Brubeck Smithsonian Interview Block 418 (Q7329)

I want to talk about some of the financial challenges you faced during this period. You had begun playing with Paul at the Band Box in Palo Alto, and that required you to take a cut in pay from the Geary Cellar. Soon you even lost that gig, when Paul took an engagement at Feather River. Around this time I understand you were struggling financially. You were trying to supplement your income by ...