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February 2024 Overture Online: African Americans and the Arts

Inside This Issue:

  • COVER STORY: Black History Month 2024: African Americans and the Arts
  • Hundreds Rally to Support Musicians at Film/TV Contract Bargaining Kick-Off Event
  • Member Spotlight: Kosine
  • L.A. Black Worker Center Receives $2.5 Million; Press Conference Feb. 2
  • Limited Pressing Agreement Recording Rates Increase in 2024
  • AFM Goes to NAMM! Highlights from the 2024 Show
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Dedicates John Williams Music Building on Historic Culver City Lot
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February 2023 Overture Online: Black History Month

Inside This Issue:

  • COVER STORY: Black History Month 2023: Black Resistance
  • AFM Local 47 Welcomes New Administration
  • Member Spotlight: Raphael Saadiq
  • AFM Entertainment – Free Referral Service for Members
  • ‘Let’s Talk Film, TV & Video Streaming’ Zoom Event – Feb. 9
  • Awards Season: Congratulations 2023 Grammy & Oscar Nominees!
  • Auditions: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
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February 2022 Overture Online: Black History Month – Reflections

Inside This Issue:

  • COVER STORY – Black History Month: Reflections
  • Marc Sazer Elected New Vice President
  • Member Spotlight: India.Arie
  • AFM Local 47 Diversity Committee
  • Act Now to Support #FairPlay for All Music Creators!
  • Live/Prep Wage Scale Updates for 2022
  • & more!

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February 2020 Overture Online: Black History Month in Los Angeles

Inside This Issue:

Black History Month in Los Angeles

Explore celebrations of African American music & culture throughout the city

Jazz in Schools

Bringing music education to Southland students

Member Spotlight

Sakari Dixon Vanderveer

and more!

 

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February 2019 Overture Online: Black History Month

Overture Online
February 2019

Black History Month
Exploring music’s role in Black history

Jazz in Schools
LA Jazz Society brings music education to the Southland

#ListenLA Spotlight
Awards Season 2019

AFM Local 47 Membership Drive
Now is the perfect time to join the musicians union of Los Angeles

and more!
 

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Marl Young: The groundbreaking legacy of a civil rights leader

Rhythm Club President, Marl – pictured with Musicians’ Club Secretary Maury Paul (left), NAACP Secretary Lester Bailey (standing, center) and Rhythm Club Secretary Estelle Edson (right) – signs the final document transferring Local 767 Rhythm Club assets to the Local 47 Musicians’ Club of Los Angeles in March of 1953, marking the final step in the amalgamation of the two Locals. (Photo: AFM Local 47 Overture archives)

Throughout his esteemed career, Marl Young was known for breaking ground. A civil rights leader within the American Federation of Musicians, he was instrumental in the historic merger of the former all-black Local 767 and all-white Local 47 in the 1950s, which set the precedent for desegregation within the entire musicians union of the United States and Canada. In 1970 he became the first black music director of a major network television series, “Here’s Lucy.” Young served as a longtime director of the Los Angeles musicians union and remained an activist until his retirement in January 2009. He died on April 29, 2009, at age 92. Continue reading →

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February 2018 Overture Online: Jazz in Schools Turns 30

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FEBRUARY 2018

Jazz in Schools Turns 30
Black History Month program enters third decade of enriching lives through music

#listenLA: Awards Season 2018
Los Angeles musicians win big in the 60th annual Grammy Awards; Oscar noms are in!

Black History Month
Exploring the vital role of music in black history

California Jazz Foundation to Honor Local Jazz Heroes
Save the date to celebrate two of our own: Dr. Bobby Rodriguez and the late Buddy Collette

and more!

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BlackMusic, BlackWork Exhibit Showcases Historic Black Los Angeles Musicians Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (download pdf)

WHAT:  Opening night of BlackMusic, BlackWork, a historical exhibition showcasing the African-American musicians union Local 767 of Los Angeles of the 1920s through 1950s.

WHEN:
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, 6-9 p.m.

WHERE:
California Jazz and Blues Museum
4317 Degnan Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008

WHO:

–  John Acosta, President, American Federation of Musicians Local 47

–  Lola Smallwood Cuevas, Co-Founder, Los Angeles Black Worker Center

–  Albert Lord, Deputy – South East, Council District 10 (Herb Wesson)

–  Deputy, Council District 8 (Marqueece Harris-Dawson)

–  Musicians and family members of historical Local 767

–  Live musical performances by Barbara Morrison & the Nedra Wheeler Trio
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