Roger Harrison leads the Harrison Jazz Ensemble out of Tampa Bay — and he's booked over $300,000 in gigs through BookLive in just the last few years, with a career total likely approaching $1 million. But the wildest part isn't the number. It's how he scales: Roger books jazz combos in cities he's never even visited, hiring local musicians who've never met each other, because jazz has a shared "canon" that lets strangers sit down and play a full gig together with zero rehearsal.

In this episode, Roger and Jared dig into:

• Why jazz combos are uniquely "plug and play" across cities — and how Roger builds bands out of musicians he's never met
• The manila-folder-on-the-desk follow-up system Roger used for years (and what replaced it)
• Why corporate and wedding gigs are "where the gold is" — and how to spot a client who can't actually afford you before you waste time on the call
• How Roger 2–3x'd his solo gig rates (from $150 → $350 → $800+) just by scaling up the *type* of gig, not his chops
• Using Viktor, BookLive's AI agent, to run an automated outreach sequence to event planners — and land a warm reply without lifting a finger
• The mindset shift behind "10x Is Easier Than 2x" and why underpricing is a bigger risk than most musicians realize

Roger's also one of the first names invited into BookLive's new Gold Record Mastermind — a high-level group for musicians who've hit at least $100K booked through the platform.

Learn more about Roger at harrisonjazzensemble.com.

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