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Organizing together, we are #802STRONG

President's Report

Our true power as a union comes from the collective engagement of all our members – whether you play in a TV band or a Broadway show, perform in a major orchestra at Lincoln Center, or work as a freelancer

...and over $13K ends up in their pockets, thanks to the Electronic Media Department

When trumpeter Martin Berinbaum and his wife were on vacation together, watching the 2016 movie “Manchester by the Sea,” one piece of the soundtrack immediately caught their attention. During the funeral scene for the main character’s brother, Handel’s Messiah plays

Financial Vice President's Report

Karen Fisher

The annual meeting of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) was held this past August in Park City, Utah. Orchestra delegates from all over the country met to discuss, argue and commiserate over the state of our

Local 802 Artist Rights Caucus

Ben Bierman

WHAT YOU CAN DO 1. Join the Local 802 Artist Rights Caucus by sending an e-mail to artistrightscaucus@gmail.com. Meetings are posted at www.Local802afm.org/local-802-events. 2. Sign our Call for Economic Justice in the Digital Domain: https://arc802.wordpress.com/2018/10/04/afmsighon 3. Let your elected union

Photo Op: In the Studio

Member spotlights

ALISON FIERST Alison Fierst joined the New York Philharmonic as associate principal flute in September, having previously held the position of second flute in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Fierst has been a fellowship recipient at the Aspen Music Festival and

Member spotlight

Katarzyna Bryla-Weiss, a violist and a member of Local 802 since 2014, was born into a family of musicians and has gone on to earn more than two dozen prizes and awards in the United States, France and her native

Views from the board

Pete Donovan

Working on new musical theatre? Leverage your value as a musician and union member to get the benefits and guarantees you deserve! I’ve worked on Broadway for nearly 25 years. During that time, I’ve been involved in dozens of developmental

JAZZ IS A PRIORITY

Local 802's jazz committee is re-booted and ready to roll

David Stern

Jazz outreach is on the rise at Local 802. Beginning in the early 1980s, the union started working with jazz musicians in earnest to organize and improve their careers. For a notable period of that time, these initiatives were led

Get them jamming!

More and more young musicians are learning about Local 802 through the Jazz Mentors Student Jam series, supported in part by the Music Performance Trust Fund. Each Student Jam is hosted by our fantastic house band, led by Local 802

It's time to help fellow musicians in need. Here's how...

Bettina Covo

(Win a Pearl drum set autographed by Bernard Purdie! Click here for details!) Giving back to the community is a great feeling, especially when you’re helping musicians in need. The Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund was created in 1967

Win a Pearl drum set autographed by Bernard Purdie

Bettina Covo

What’s better than winning a Pearl drum set? How about if the set is autographed by world-renowned drummer Bernard Purdie! It all began on Sept. 26, when Purdie played a Jazz in the Afternoon benefit show at Local 802. (Besides

Member spotlight

Grace Kelly was awarded $20,000 for winning the John Lennon Songwriting Contest “Song of the Year” for her original song “Feels Like Home.” “I am deeply grateful and honored to be presented this award,” said Kelly. “This award has made

Member spotlight

On the first night of the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, music director Alex Lacamoire took home his first Emmy win in the Outstanding Music Direction category for his work on FX’s mini-series “Fosse/Verdon.” As he took the stage

Local 802 kids stand up for planet Earth at the #ClimateStrike

Young people are showing us the way. On Friday, Sept. 27, millions of kids around the world took to the streets and struck for climate action. According to globalclimatestrike.net, it was the biggest climate mobilization in history. From Jakarta to

Membership alert

Renata Marinaro

Do you need health insurance, but don’t have enough union health contributions to get on one of Local 802’s health plans? If so, we’d like to remind you that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is still active and can be

Legal corner

Harvey Mars

Two new state laws claim they are trying to protect the rights of freelancers. Musicians need to know what these laws do. The Trump administration has done as much as it can to curtail workers’ rights. We can see the

Musicians network through the Actors Fund and discover inspiration

Patch Schwadron

For some musicians – especially introverts – it can be frustrating to realize that finding new gigs can depend on socializing, schmoozing and networking. Luckily, there is help! The Actors Fund (which, despite its name, is for all artists) has

How can bodywork help me?

Improve endurance and stop masking performance pain!

Tamar Shapiro

A career as a musician comes with many rewards, but one of the physical challenges is the stress placed on the body by repetitive movement and having to hold your body and instrument in particular ways for long periods of

Requiem

Mary Anne Allender Mary Anne Allender, 88, a pianist and opera singer, died on Sept. 6. She had been a member of Local 802 since 1975. Ms. Allender was an accomplished soprano who was best known for singing with

Remembering Harold Mabern

Harold Mabern, 83, the jazz pianist, died on Sept. 17 after being a member of Local 802 since 1960. A product of the fertile Memphis music scene of the 1950s, Mr. Mabern enjoyed a career lasting more than six decades.

Michael A. Giddens

I joined Local 802 primarily for the networking opportunities and to share the joy and magic of music with everyone. I have been playing both acoustic and electric guitar for over 35 years and I am available for studio session

Paul Shaw

I joined Local 802 to meet new musicians, collaborate on a variety of projects, and to be an official member of NYC’s community of professional musicians. My goal in NYC is to play, record and tour as much music as

Machan Taylor

I rejoined Local 802 after I started teaching voice in the jazz department at the New School, which is covered by a Local 802 contract. My full bio is at www.machantaylor.com, but I can tell you that music has been

Elissa Carmona

I joined Local 802 to explore benefits like visas, travel and liability insurance, and a pension plan, and also to connect with professional musicians on a national basis. My musical goals are to continue touring, record a music video, and

Oren Neiman

I joined Local 802 after being hired as the guitar/mandolin chair for “Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish.” New York is such a rich place to be! I want to continue playing with and learning from as many people as

Dmitry Ishenko

I joined Local 802 after I was hired to play in the orchestra for “Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish.” I was impressed by how much work Local 802 did for us, and I had a great experience with theatre

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Meeting called to order at 11:20 am by President Krauthamer. Present: Financial Vice President Fisher, Recording Vice President Schwartz, Executive Board members Axelrod, Cohen, Donovan, Frawley, Hoyt, Kainuma, Shankin. Minutes of September 3, 2019 reviewed. It

Winning on stage

Dr. Don Greene

Are you an adrenaline junkie? Do you enjoy the rush? I hope your answer is yes, especially if you are a performing artist. Everyone, in audiences as well as audition panels, wants to feel the excitement of an energetic, emotionally

November 2019 crossword puzzle

The Band Room

Bill Crow

Steve Herberman gave me this story from guitarist Mundell Lowe about playing with Charlie Parker: “Bird called me in 1950 to do this concert with him up in Harlem,” remembered Mundell. “We played ‘Just Friends,’ and he played the first

Free flu shots for musicians

FREE FLU SHOTS The Friedman Health Center is offering free flu shots to musicians and other members of the entertainment industry. Members with or without insurance can stop by for a free flu shot on Friday, Oct. 4 from 10