American Federation of Musicians (AFM)

I've served as an officer of the Professional Musicians AFM Local 105 since being elected in 1998, was elected to the international executive board of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) in 2010, and then elected to serve as secretary treasurer of the Spokane Regional Labor Council and the ...

The New York Philharmonic and American Federation of Musicians Local 802, which represents the Musicians of the Orchestra, jointly announce an agreement on a new three-year contract. The agreement, which was ratified by the musicians on Thursday, March 1, 2018, calls for a 4.5% increase in wages ...

The new contract, which the orchestra announced Friday, was approved on Thursday by the Philharmonic and Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, which represents the players. Under the agreement the musicians will receive a 4.5 percent increase in wages over the next three years, ...

That is until board member/actor/director Amanda Alvey decided to take a different route home down Taylor Street and stumbled upon a “For Rent” sign at the old American Federation of Musicians building. The new 75-person theater also features a brand-new tech booth, a new bar, new risers and a new ...

Harry Clark, president of the African American Jazz Society, recalled how Mr. Spaulding would close out every reunion of Local 471 of Black Musicians of the American Federation of Musicians. “He needed assistance to move, but when he sat down at the piano, all that went away. He played magnificently.”.

In the 1960s, the city's black and white unions were forced to merge by the American Federation of Musicians. Eventually, most jazz musicians left the union, and Local 471's union hall was no longer available for jam sessions and informal instruction. The business of live music changed too, said Harrison.

Her son noted that she was proud of her life membership in the American Federation of Musicians Union. Although the violin was her primary instrument, Heilbron also played piano and drums. Over the years, she and her husband, who also taught music, performed in a variety of venues. They performed in ...

The Lee Herrington Memorial Scholarship was created in honor of Herrington, a musician and mentor, former band director of SUNY Ulster, a longtime Rondout Valley music teacher and former director of the Kingston local American Federation of Musicians Concert Band. The scholarship is funded by ...

Live television has been compared to walking a tightrope without a net. Now imagine doing that while playing an oboe. The orchestral accompaniment for the top awards shows is one of the industry's most underrated precision feats. “It's the pressure of a Super Bowl,” says Harold Wheeler, music director for ...

Now that the CLASSICS Act has been introduced by both chambers of Congress, more than 200 recording artists have signed a previously introduced petition urging lawmakers to see it through. The bill, which stands for Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, & Important Contributions to ...