Allegro

Currently Browsing: April, 2012

President's Report
Tino Gagliardi
Say no to taped music! Musicians leafleted the March 13 performance of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, which now has the dubious distinction of being the forst resident company in one of Lincoln Center’s “big three” theatres to perform without

Read More

Shane Gasteyer
Professors at the jazz program at the New School University have allowed Local 802 reps to come into classes and talk about what it means to be a member of the union. Every year, large numbers of music students leave

Read More

We must fight canned music at Lincoln Center
Sara Cutler
  Musicians, union officials and Local 802 supporters came out to Lincoln Center to protest the use of canned music at the Paul Taylor Dance Company.Photo: Walter Karling Canned music at Lincoln Center? Can this be true? Unfortunately, yes. As

Read More

Financial Vice President's Report
Tom Olcott
When you get called to play a gig, are you paid what you’re worth? We want to make sure the answer is yes, because there is a problem slowly spreading through the classical scene in New York City. The good

Read More

Jazz musicians and supporters rallied for justice outside the jazz clubs on March 1. Photo: Samantha Grace Lewis The sound of solidarity is sweet. Thanks to everyone who joined our recent Justice for Jazz Artists rally. Supporters and jazz luminaries

Read More

The Musicians’ Voice is an open forum for discussion about the state of union affairs. The letters here do not necessarily express the views of Local 802. E-mail letters to Allegro@Local802afm.org or write to Allegro, Local 802, 322 West 48th

Read More

Bennett Baruch and K.C. Boyle
After months of hype surrounding Jay Z’s first concert in New York City in 2012, the Brooklyn native’s two-night stand at Carnegie Hall was undoubtedly the hottest ticket in town. The show, which served as a fundraiser for the United

Read More

Pat Dougherty and Clint Sharman
Local 802 is forming its own internet radio station and is inviting music submissions at this time. Above, a screen shot of the radio station of AFM Local 47 (Los Angeles). Local 802 will be using the same Web site,

Read More

Todd Bryant Weeks
Bill Crow looks back on a life of surprises, serendipity and plenty of laughter… Photo: Ed Berger Bill Crow sits across the table, his eyes twinkling. He’s got stories to tell, and as he probes his memory, he maintains the

Read More

A father-daughter music team keeps the music flowing
Paul Adamy Julia Adamy How many daughters can say that they sub for their dad on Broadway? Paul and Julia Adamy are Local 802 members and professional bass players who both continue to learn from each other. Allegro recently caught

Read More

The Apollo Theater, which has for more than 15 years featured a band of Local 802 members for its Amateur Night program, recently ratified a successor agreement. In addition to wage increases and commensurate increases in benefits, the three-year contract

Read More

Alan M. Friedman, CPA
Recently, there has been an explosion in independent recordings, often made at a musician’s own expense on digital home recording equipment we could have only dreamed of 20 or 30 years ago. Consequently, every March and April, as my firm

Read More

Remembering the bandsmen on the Titanic
John P. Eaton
Heroism in music takes many forms. The political heroism of a Sibelius or a Toscanini. Marian Anderson’s heroism of the spirit. The heroism of innovation: Bach, Richard Wagner, Charles Ives, Stravinsky. The quiet heroism of vocal coaches, chorus members and

Read More

'American Idiot' gets smart
Carmel Dean I’ve always loved recycling. Call me weird, call me a typical Virgo, but ever since I was a little kid I’ve actually taken quite a bit of pleasure in sorting plastics from paper, glass from cans and bottle

Read More

Organizing Matters
Bennett M. Baruch
Bennett M. Baruch is the director of organizing and supervisor of the union’s single engagement department. If you’re playing a job where you feel disrespected or know that you aren’t being paid fairly, contact Bennett at (212) 245-4802, ext. 141

Read More

Legal Corner
Harvey Mars, Esq.
Harvey Mars is counsel to Local 802. Legal questions from members are welcome. E-mail them to HsmLaborLaw@HarveyMarsAttorney.com. Harvey Mars’s previous articles in this series are archived at www.HarveyMarsAttorney.com. (Click on “Publications & Articles” from the top menu.) Nothing here or

Read More

Musicians' Assistance Program
Cindy Green, LCSW
The office of the Musicians’ Assistance Program is your one-stop shop for musicians’ health. We offer counseling – both one-on-one and in groups – as well as information on all kinds of social services, including health insurance, housing, food stamps

Read More

Wade Barnes Wade Barnes, 57, a drummer, composer, producer, bandleader, arranger and educator, died on March 3. He had been a Local 802 member since 1996. Mr. Barnes was the director of the Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble. He also led groups

Read More

Matt Oestreicher Sarah Brett England Adam Forman Justin Rothberg Paul Won Jin Cho Josh Ortiz Andy Karl Mark Van Ziegler I joined local 802 because now I’m back in New York playing keyboards and guitar in the house band at

Read More

January 24, 2012 - February 28, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Meeting called to order at 11:05 AM. Present: President Gagliardi, Financial Vice President Olcott, Recording Vice President O’Connor, Executive Board members Dougherty, Hyde, Schwartz, Sharman, Assistant to the President Boyle. It was moved and seconded to

Read More

Bill Crow
When William Zinn was playing in the band at the Concord Hotel in the Catskills, Eddie Fisher was the headline performer. At the start of the show, Fisher introduced his mother, who was sitting in the front row of a

Read More