The giant 15-foot inflatable rat looming over the Village Theatre in Greenwich Village scurried away to confront another anti-union employer, after the producers of the off-Broadway show Love, Janis reached agreement with Local 802 on a contract covering musicians working

This article deals with efforts being made by club date string players and Local 802 to bring more jobs under contract, and ensure that scale wages and benefits are paid. It reports that, in the wake of a meeting on

From Coney Island to Washington Heights, and from Flushing to Soho, candidates for the New York City Council flooded the offices of Local 802 during the last week in April, seeking the union’s endorsement in their upcoming races. The union

Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies – the newest production of Inside Broadway – provided more than 4,000 elementary and junior high school students with an introduction to jazz, and to the flowering of music and literature known as the Harlem Renaissance.

In March, I reported on the financial difficulties being experienced by the Local 802 Health Benefits Plan. Increased insurance premium costs (which rose by a total of $780,000 during the 18 months ending June 30, 2000) and greater payments for

Over the course of 30 years he was my boss, my mentor, my father figure, my partner, my father-in-law, my enemy, my competition and the grandfather of my children. Aside from a few years during which he didn’t speak to

Dr. Ellen I. Carni will discuss EMDR at the next MAP Networking Session on Monday, July 23, from 3:30-5:00 P.M. in the 802 Club Room. Stage fright’s reign of terror may be on the wane for performing artists. A new

After hearing numerous reports from musicians about how successful their performances at some of the schools were, I decided I’d better catch a few myself – after all, they were free! Witnessing several of the concerts gave me the opportunity

Joseph Barsh – Piano/Accordion Sydney Beck – Violin Charlie Camilleri – Trumpet/Piano/Arranger Joseph Connolly – Saxophone Edwin Finckel – Piano/Composer Ralph L. Franco – Piano Arty Ilardi – Piano Sy Mann – Piano Ray Miller – Drums Billy Mitchell –

SINGLE ENGAGEMENT CLUB DATES E.J.O. Co., Inc. and Eric Ashley Productions recently became signatories to the Single Engagement Club Date Agreement, bringing the total number of signatories to fifty. E.J.O. Co., Inc. also acts as the agent for the steady/cabaret

TUESDAY, MARCH, 6 2001 Meeting called to order at 11:30 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Landolfi, Shankin and Weiss, Assistant to the President Dennison, Assistant Director Lennon, Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens.