I was wondering how those of you who play out handle tips. Specifically, do you use a tip jar or other container?

I never have, and when I was playing a B-3 and a Rhodes, there was plenty of room to lay a tip on the surface of an instrument.

Now, with an arranger, there is no surface room, and I just don't feel comfortable with a tip jar.

I just think a tip jar in an upscale restaurant isn't appropriate for me.

How do you do it?


Russ