Organizing is taking ordinary people and empowering them to do extraordinary things. By coming together with other musicians at engagements, you are changing the basic power relationship between yourselves and the employer, venue owner or booking agency.
The Council for Living Music, a nonprofit organization, is devoted to preserving all forms of live musical performance and expanding access to the power of live music for all New Yorkers.
Programs include the Teaching Artists Program, Jazz Mentors and Educational Clinics
Are you looking to hire a band or ensemble? Use NYMusicians.com and find some of the best musicians in the city.
The Emerging Artists Project is a grant designed to help you make a living, while doing what you do best – make music.
From monthly updates on collective bargaining agreements to discussions about copyright protection, common challenges facing musicians and the joy of making music in the cultural capital of the world, Allegro keeps musicians up to date about issues and ideas at the forefront of New York City’s music scene.