AFM Local 47 has been hard at work updating our IT infrastructure, and at long last the finish line is in sight. We will soon be launching a new, fully cloud-based database named Ensemble 2.0 (or “E2”) that will feature many substantial upgrades. Continue reading
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Do Not Work For: Giorgio Lalov
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
All photos by/courtesy of Gayle Levant
96th Annual Academy Awards Orchestra
Pre-record session: Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA
Oscars Awards Ceremony: Dolby Theatre, Hollywood CA — March 10, 2024
Music Director
Rickey Minor
Music Contractor
Kimberlee Wertz
Reeds
Dan Higgins
Jeff Driskill
Jacob Scesney
Glen Berger
Sal Lozano
Trumpet
Wayne Bergeron
Dan Fornero
Trombone
Andy Martin
Garrett Smith
Juliane Gralle
Keyboard
Wayne Linsey
Dave Delhomme
Bass
Carlos del Puerto
Guitar
Paul Jackson Jr.
Dean Parks
Percussion
Peter Korpela
Horns
Steven Becknell
Laura Brenes
Dylan Skye Hart
Harp
Gayle Levant
Violin
Daphne Chen (concertmaster)
Charlie Bisharat
Kyle Gilner
Luanne Homzy
Juliette Jones
Songa Lee
Natalie Leggett
Stephanie Matthews
Shalini Vijayan
Viola
Leah Katz
Luke Maurer
Lynne Richburg
Cello
Timothy Loo
Giovana Clayton
Adrienne Woods
Assistant to Rickey Minor
Lara Wilson
Lead Orchestrator
Chris Walden
Lead Copyist
Booker White
Librarian
Nick Cazares
Josh Britt
* names of non-AFM members have been omitted
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