Giorgio Lalov has been added to the AFM Local 47 Do Not Work For List and to the AFM International Unfair List for failure to pay musicians according to industry standards.
April 2024 Overture Online: 2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival
Inside This Issue:
- COVER STORY: 2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival: Free concert series April 14, 21 & 28
- Inside the Pit at the 96th Annual Oscars
- Member Spotlight: Jon Hammond
- Spring Membership Drive: Spread the Word!
- Abolish Poverty & Homelessness Initiative: Volunteers Needed
- Pension Update on the Application for Special Financial Assistance
- Auditions: Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, Modesto Symphony Orchestra
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AFM Musicians Ratify Motion Picture Agreements
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) is proud to announce the ratification of the Basic Theatrical Motion Picture and Basic Television Motion Picture Agreements contract. This new agreement, unanimously recommended by the bargaining committee, represents a significant victory for musicians working in film and television. Continue reading
2024 Spring Membership Drive
It pays to be #UnionStrong
AFM member benefits include:
• Wage protection
• Health insurance & pension
• Low-cost rehearsal rooms
• Instrument insurance
• Free classes & seminars
• Emergency travel assistance
• Musicians referral service
• Expert help from union staff Continue reading
Inside the Pit at the 96th Annual Academy Awards
General Membership Meeting: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing
On the Agenda (subject to change):
– Presentation of 50-Year Pins
– Officer Reports
– Old and New Business
MUSICIANS’ CLUB OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL MEETING
Immediately following General Membership Meeting
All members of AFM Local 47 are also members of the Musicians’ Club of Los Angeles
RSVP to: rsvp@afm47.org
(RSVP encouraged, but not required)
Fifty (50) members constitutes a quorum to conduct business at Local 47 General Membership Meetings. Nine (9) members constitutes a quorum for regular and special meetings of the Musicians’ Club.
To review meeting policies, Robert’s Rules, bylaws and past meeting minutes, please
visit afm47.org/gmm.
Coffee Time Member Mingle: Friday, April 19
2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival
“This music is about freedom, about movement, about creativity, about joy, about pain, and about ultimately setting one’s spirit free. Jazz musicians are an essential part of our culture, and we in Los Angeles are incredibly blessed to include in our community many world-class practitioners of this great art form.” – AFM Local 47 President Stephanie O’Keefe
The free concert series, generously co-sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund, will take place over three Sundays on April 14, 21 & 28 in our Captain Greg Welch Gathering Place. Continue reading
Final Note: Ben Lanzarone
Life Member. Piano
10/28/1938 – 2/16/2024
Ben Lanzarone, a native of Brooklyn, New York, celebrated composer/arranger/musical director/pianist, has passed away at the age of 85 at his home in Los Angeles. Continue reading
Final Note: Daniel Adam Savell
2/11/1975 – 11/17/2023
Member. Percussion
It is with deep sadness that we share the heartbreaking news that Daniel Adam Savell has died. He passed away November 17, 2023, succumbing to injuries suffered in a sports accident. Dan was born February 11, 1975, in Newton, Massachusetts and was co-founder and co-owner of L.A. Percussion and Backline Rentals in Santa Clarita, California. Continue reading