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Life Member. Guitar
8/6/1936 – 2/2/2022
by Dr. Len Bergantino, retired Local 47 member and retired clinical psychiatrist
Joe Diorio died on February 2, 2022 at the age of 85. Joe was known as the jazz guitar players’ jazz guitar player! He was the one jazz guitar players thought was the best. He suffered from a stroke in 2005. When I asked him if he would miss being top man and not playing jazz, he said, “I’m just glad to be alive!” He once gave me a painting he did which said, “All the animals in the jungle except man known that the principle business of life is to enjoy it!”
February is the annual celebration of the lives, work, and influence of Black Americans to U.S. history and culture. This Black History Month we celebrate Black musicians whose groundbreaking music helped change the world of music. Continue reading
Marc Sazer has been elected the new vice president of the American Federation of Musicians Local 47, following the resignation of longtime vice president Rick Baptist.
Sazer, who was nominated alongside Kirstin Fife and Bonnie Janofsky, assumed office immediately upon the special election vote tally and certification by the election board during the union’s membership meeting on Jan. 24, 2022. He now serves as vice president alongside President Stephanie O’Keefe and Secretary/Treasurer Danita Ng-Poss, both of whom were elected at the union’s most recent general election in December 2020. Continue reading
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The AFM Local 47 Live Performance/Music Prep for Live Performance Wage Scales have been updated for 2022. A digital copy of the book is now available in the members-only section of our website (login required). Print copies of the book will be available soon; please contact the Live Performance Department for more information.
LOCATION: AFM Local 47 Parking Lot (Outdoor Seating)
3220 Winona Ave. Burbank CA 91504
Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing.
On the Agenda (subject to change):
– Presentation of 50-Year Pins
– Elections for Election Board and Salary Review Board
– Voting on Resolution to Amend the Bylaws (Triennial Election Cycle)
– Officer Reports
– Old and New Business Continue reading
At the Jan. 24, 2022 Local 47 General Membership Meeting, a Special Election to fill the vacancy for Vice President took place. The results of voting are as follows:
Per Local 47 bylaws, Article X Section 6. Balloting: When a Special Election is scheduled at a General Meeting, each member shall receive a ballot at the time of being admitted to the meeting. If there should be only one nominee for any office, that nominee shall be declared elected by acclamation. If there are multiple nominees, voting shall be conducted by secret ballot, with ballots deposited in locked ballot boxes. Votes may be cast only for those duly nominated and write-in votes shall not be allowed. At the conclusion of the balloting, or at the end of the meeting at the direction of the chair, the Election Board shall tally the ballots and certify the winners. A member elected under the provisions of this Section shall assume office immediately following Election Board certification and shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. All ballots cast for an election to fill a vacancy shall be retained by the Election Board for one year following the date of certification.
– AFM Local 47 Election Board
The AFM Local 47 Executive Board hereby adopts the following COVID-19 Safety Rules for attending in-person Membership Meetings:
1) Masks. All persons in attendance shall wear a well-fitting N95 or KN95 mask that covers both their nose and mouth at all times while they are in the meeting that they are not actively eating or drinking. The mask shall be replaced and kept in place between bites or sips. Persons who do not comply with this rule may be expelled from the meeting. A mask will be provided for persons who do not have one.
2) Vaccination or Recent Negative Test. As a requirement for entry into the meeting, all persons must either:
A: Present proof that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including a booster shot for those eligible), or
B: Present proof of a recent negative test for COVID-19.
A recent negative test for COVID-19 means either a negative result from a PCR test taken within the 72 hours previous to the day of the meeting (for example, for a meeting held on a Monday, the PCR test must have been taken on the Friday, Saturday, or Sunday immediately prior to that Monday), or a negative result from a rapid test performed within the 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting. AFM Local 47 will not provide COVID-19 testing, and there shall be no testing performed at the meeting location. Proof of the recent negative test for COVID-19 shall consist of an emailed negative result from the test provider in the case of a PCR test, or a time-stamped photograph of the negative result in the case of a rapid test.
3) Social Distancing. Persons attending the meeting are encouraged to maintain a distance of six feet from other persons in the meeting to the extent practical.
Life Member. Drum Set
2/8/1953 – 10/31/2021
by Peter Andrews
Roger Larocque, drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, engineer and producer extraordinaire, passed away on October 31, 2021 of complications resulting from a long battle with diabetes. Continue reading