Photo by Zyrcster via Flickr. Change is here. Barack Obama will soon be in the White House. So will a large majority of Democrats in both houses of Congress. And in New York, Democrats control both legislative chambers for the

Like many New Yorkers, I still wear my Obama button. I’m proud of the choices I made in the voting booth and I’m particularly proud of the choices Local 802 made this election cycle. Of the 34 candidates Local 802

An historic election day is past. The United States has elected its first African-American president, Barack Obama, who won in decisive fashion, and Local 802 was part of the victory. Our new activist group — the Local 802 Power Boosters

© 2008 Bill Shiply/ShipleyPhoto.com New theatre means new members. Local 802 has just completed its fourth year of reaching out to musicians performing in the New York Musical Theatre Festival. This year we were able to talk to musicians who

Now that most of Local 802’s major freelance orchestra contracts have been settled, some of you may be curious about the process by which the terms of a collective bargaining agreement are negotiated. The following is a general overview of

Harvey Mars is one of Local 802’s lawyers. Legal questions are welcome from 802 members. E-mail them to JurMars566@aol.com. For those who are interested in reading additional articles that Mars has authored, please check out his new Web site at www.HarveyMarsAttorney.com.

A grievance settlement has been reached between Local 802 and the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The orchestra had terminated a musician because she did not make her attendance requirement, which is 66 percent of subscription concerts over two years. In year one,

One choice you have when you get the Medicare card for your 65th birthday, is whether to participate in traditional Medicare (Parts A and B, described in previous articles) or instead choose Medicare Part C, now called Medicare Advantage. In

In 2002, the British violinist Ruth Waterman was invited to coach a chamber ensemble in war-torn Mostar, Bosnia. She performed with and conducted a group of musicians holding their world together amid the chaos of the former Yugoslavia. Waterman was

Music keeps you young. Lust ask Local 802 member Candido Camero (pictured below), 87 years old and still playing strong! Camero recently performed at the Washington, D.C. post office to commemorate the new 42 Latin Jazz stamp. Camero has been

From time to time, as space permits, Allegro will spotlight some new or readmitted members. I am a composer/guitarist born and living in Brooklyn. I have played in many bands (Samsara, Lazlo Bane, Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, to name a

Henry Adler – Drums Ernest Bright – Clarinet Dave McKenna – Piano Ernie G. Gallet – Accordion Herb Harris – Drums Norman W. Hedman – Percussion Danny Kutz – Drums Kathleen Wilber – French Horn Ernest Bright Ernest Daniel Bright,

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008 Meeting called to order at 11:05 a.m. Present: President Landolfi, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Fein, Giannini, Rizzo Schwartz and Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens. Recording Vice President Dennison distributed

While I was learning to be a jazz bass player back in the 1950’s, I found some extra work on the New York club date scene. There, I met a saxophonist and violin doubler named Jerry Packtor, who had a