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AFL–CIO. Canadian Labour Congress. Website. afm.org. The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM / AFofM) is a 501 (c) (5) [3] labor union representing professional instrumental musicians in the United States and Canada. The AFM, which has its headquarters in New York City, is led by president Tino Gagliardi.
Hammond remembers that before the 1920s, black musicians could always find jobs, even if they were low paying. After the instatement of Local 802, a union of professional musicians within New York City, Hammond saw more white people receiving jobs than black people. However, this did not stop the African-American musicians.
The 2003 Broadway musicians strike was a strike by the Associated Musicians of Greater New York, American Federation of Musicians Local 802 union members, and other Broadway unions such as Actors' Equity Association and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. [1][2] The strike lasted from Friday, March 7, 2003, to early Tuesday ...
Minton's original owner, Henry Minton, was known in Harlem for being the first ever black delegate to the American Federation of Musicians Local 802. [3] In addition, he had been the manager of the Rhythm Club, in Harlem, in the early part of the 1930s, a venue which Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, and Earl Hines frequented. [4]
“Here Lies Love,” the new David Byrne musical that’s set to begin previews on Broadway starting June 17, and the American Federation of Musicians’ Local 802 have reached an agreement over ...
Founded in 1904, the New Amsterdam Musical Association, NAMA is the oldest African-American musical organization in the United States.It was founded at the time that the American Federation of Musicians Local 310 (now, Local 802) did not admit minority musicians and the law stated that one had to be in the union in order to perform in New York City.
He is a member of the Producers and Engineers Wing of the Grammy Committee Board of Governors, [16] the Audio Engineering Society (AES) [17] and the Musician's Union Local 802 in New York City. [18] He is author [19] of Hip-Hop Production: Inside the Beats (Berklee Press, 2022), a book about the technological history of hip-hop. In November ...
In addition to his work with Gil Evans (most notably on Into the Hot), he recorded extensively as a pop session musician and often did so uncredited. He is known to have played with John Denver and Astrud Gilberto. Glasel became president of Local 802 of the New York City Musicians' Union early in the 1980s, maintaining the position until 1992.