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LOCAL 802 OFFICERS FIELD REPRESENTATIVES Adam Krauthamer, President Theresa Couture Karen Fisher, Financial Vice President Marisa Friedman Andy Schwartz, Recording Vice President Shane Gasteyer Executive Board Bob Pawlo www.Local802afm.org Janet Axelrod, Lynne Cohen, Todd Weeks Monica Davis, Pete Donovan, Elise Frawley, Kyle Hoyt, Morris Local 802 MUSICIANS HEALTH Fund Kainuma, Caryl Paisner, Bobby Shankin Administrator Body Tuning & Gloria McCormick Trial Board Cenovia Cummins, Sylvia D’Avanzo, Allegro Physical Javier Gándara, Bill Hayes, Mikael Elsila (Editor, Advertising Joanna Maurer, Mary Ann McSweeney, Manager and Graphic Designer) Therapy Warren Odze, Louise Owen, Dan Peck HEADQUARTERS: 322 West 48th Street, invites you to Delegates to AFM Convention New York, NY 10036 Adam Krauthamer, Pete Donovan, Phone: (212) 245-4802 Javier Gándara, Bill Hayes, Dean LeBlanc, Caryl Paisner Web site: www.Local802afm.org

Delegates to New york city OFFICE HOURS: Daily 9:30 a.m. to Central Labor Council 5:30 p.m., except Saturdays, Sundays, Adam Krauthamer, Bill Hayes, and holidays Caryl Paisner DUES WINDOW closes at 3 p.m. Delegates to New York State AFL-CIO CHECKS WINDOW closes at 4:30 p.m. Adam Krauthamer, Lynne Cohen (5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays)

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May 2020 | Allegro 3 n NEWS & VIEWS WE HAVE MORE STRENGTH WHEN WE ACT TOGETHER

I want to thank all the committees health emergency. Benefits can with the New York City Central Labor for their relentless hard work and be accessed by first applying for Council and its President Vincent president’s dedication on behalf of their fellow unemployment at https://www. Alvarez. On the federal level we have 802 members. For obvious reasons, usa.gov/unemployment . been in contact with the officers of both report negotiating in the midst of an unfolding ll The IRS has already started Representative Nadler and Senator ADAM KRAUTHAMER crisis has been hard for everyone. mailing out Economic Impact Schumer. Some employers have gone above Checks; check your status at Our collective action as a union last and beyond the contract to support www.irs.gov. month helped make sure the CARES musicians through this tough time. ll Many 802 members have been Act covered our most vulnerable Other employers have used this crisis able to teach lessons online and members who aren’t traditionally [email protected] to completely overlook the important even participate in meaningful eligible for unemployment benefits. (212) 245-4802, ext. 100 contributions 802 musicians make to remote recording projects, Right now to preserve our members’ their organizations on a daily basis. some of which we’ve shared healthcare and the 802 health fund, Please rest assured that we keep all of on our Facebook page at www. we’re calling on Congress to provide s we continue to adapt to our you – every musician at every job – at Facebook.com/Local802AFM. a 100% COBRA subsidy in the next transformed lives and careers, the forefront of these negotiations. ll Our Local 802 staff has been stimulus package. A 100% COBRA I want to give you an update There are a few bright spots to report: working diligently for you in subsidy would provide anyone on the Aon how Local 802 is also whatever ways we can. Despite 802 health plan with full coverage at no adapting and working hard to best serve ll We have released $100,000 the fact that our building is shut cost if you were to fall off the 802 plan our members during this difficult time. in new funding from our 802 down, several of our key staff in in September. Send a pre-written letter All performance work has stopped Emergency Relief Fund as well as the Electronic Media Department to your reps now by going to this site: and our community of 802 musicians is a new ERF website and Facebook – including Recording Vice https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ in survival mode. Without a doubt, this page. We are also launching a President Andy Schwartz and tell-congress-to-subsidize-cobra- is the biggest crisis Local 802 has ever video campaign featuring 802 his team (Cathy Calabrese, Steve during-the-pandemic faced. Like many other organizations, members called Songs of Support Singer, Bob Pawlo, Alex Blake Even as we’re bombarded by change, the Local 802 Executive Board had to to help fundraise for the ERF. See and Amoh Essandoh) – have we can take comfort in knowing that make the hard decision to place a large https://erf.local802afm.org donned safety masks and come the fundamentals of our lives retain part of our 802 staff on emergency (as well as photo on front cover!) to work to process checks that their same value. Our relationships leave until a more normal business ll With many members starting to are owed our members from with one another and the love we have environment resumes. This was done use new technology to record, recording projects that took for our friends, family and community after careful consideration focusing on teach and flex their creative place before the shutdown. See are invulnerable. Our actual creativity the need for long-term fiscal stability so muscles while quarantined at page 5 for photos. – the core essence of why we became that together as a union we can survive home, Local 802’s Electronic ll This issue of Allegro contains musicians – is still very real and cannot this crisis. Music Committee has stepped up many more resources for you, be destroyed. Our society is fragile right At this very moment we are all as and is consulting with members including inspiring stories from now, but our humanity will grow even a community making sacrifices to who want to learn new tech. See our members about how they’re stronger. prevent further loss. Many of you https://emc.local802afm.org. adapting. I want Local 802 members to know already know musicians and other ll The CARES Act passed by that the union is doing everything loved ones who have passed away due Congress includes benefits that We continue to reach out to our possible to help our members during to complications of the coronavirus. can help our members who are contacts at the local, state and federal this crisis. In this unprecedented time, Please see our obituaries on page 36. paid as employees with W-2’s, level to make sure our members’ needs there is one certainty: we have more Even before workplace shutdowns and it also provides payment to are being addressed. At a local level, strength when we act together. That is began, we were working with your those not traditionally eligible we have good friends at the Mayor’s the true power of a union, and together individual employers to ensure that, for unemployment benefits Office of Media and Entertainment, we will get through these tough times. at the very least, all our contractual (self-employed, independent particularly Commissioner Anne del provisions regarding work stoppages contractors, those with limited Castillo. We also have good contacts For our ever-growing list of and closures would be upheld. Much work history, and others) who with both Governor Cuomo’s office financial aid, grants, tips and other of this work has been done in lockstep are unable to work as a direct (through NY Department of Labor help, visit www.Local802afm.org/ with our rank-and-file committees. result of the coronavirus public Commissioner Roberta Reardon) and resource-center

4 Allegro | May 2020 n NEWS & VIEWS DOING WHAT IT TAKES Local 802 officers and staff, wearing safety masks, mail out recording checks to members

To members of the Local 802 Electronic Media Department: Please let us begin by saying how much your help means to our union. In these past weeks, you stepped in to help when we needed you most. Your swift work gave musicians their much-needed and already-earned checks, and your recording of those checks gave our union income which we literally cannot make any other way right now. Thank you for taking precautions as you worked together, thank you for your willingness to travel to 802 to do that work, and most of all, thank you for your dedication to all of the members of 802. We look forward to the day when we may all be back in the Despite the fact that our building is shut down, several of our key building and give our thanks personally. staff in the Electronic Media Department – including Recording Vice President Andy Schwartz and some his team pictured above (Cathy Calabrese, Steve Singer, Bob Pawlo, Alex Blake and Amoh Essandoh) In solidarity, – have donned safety masks and come to work to process checks that Janet Axelrod on behalf of the Local 802 Executive Board are owed our members from recording projects that took place before the shutdown.

May 2020 | Allegro 5 n NEWS & VIEWS VIEWS FROM THE BOARD Songs of Support mittee a trio and away we went, along with Pete Donovan and a host of other talented Local 802 officers, staff and special guests. janet We have beautiful surprises coming your way. As you’ve doubtless now experienced, axelrod recording at home on an iPhone is….chal- lenging. Sound quality, extraneous noises, removing the general mess from the area, lighting, needing to sit because of an instru- Janet Axelrod is a flutist and a member of ment change but having to start and stop the Local 802 Executive Board. the devices…all part of the task! When it’s for a great cause, we make the best with [email protected] what we have. We hope this project, 802 Emergency Re- don’t think I’m the only one who has lief Fund-Songs of Support, will be shared had more offers for recording work in the to those who can offer help in the form of a past few weeks than in a long time. A par- donation. It is clear that this is the time to Iticular offer was special. It came because be our kindest and most charitable selves, I’m a third of the 802 Executive Board’s pub- and we hope that the funding of the ERF will lic relations committee. This committee was give solace and relief to our 802 musicians The 802 Executive Board Public Relations Committee has commissioned original songs formed recently in response to an idea that in need. to share, lift your spirits and spark your generosity. We introduce our first commission, Kyle Hoyt and I were riffing on, which went Check out the new Emergency Relief Fund “Where Would I Be Without You,” composed by Doug Besterman with lyrics by Marcy from how to say “thank you” to donors to website at https://erf.local802afm.org, Heisler, performed by your Executive Board and friends, and featuring Betsy Wolfe and the Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief which will include links to our Facebook and Sachal Vasandani on vocals. We hope that you appreciate the first effort of our campaign, Fund, to creating composer commissions to YouTube pages. Our first project is on the the “802 Emergency Relief Fund-Songs of Support.” Please share it, sing it, and donate. invite donors in. cover of this month’s issue of Allegro and is Watch the video through to the end for the credits -- you’ll be amazed who put this song to- Monica Davis joined in to make the com- reproduced at right. gether. To watch the video, donate or apply for help, start at https://erf.local802afm.org. Local 802’s Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund helps our members who are in dire need WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER Learn more at OUR NEW SITE: ERF.LOCAL802AFM.org

6 Allegro | May 2020 n NEWS & VIEWS Before…and after

karen fisher

Karen Fisher is the financial vice president of Local 802 and the supervisor of the union’s concert department [email protected] (212) 245-4802, ext. 105

hroughout my childhood, it seemed that nearly every event in my family was defined as having Thappened “before Norman died” or “after Norman died.” Norman was a great-uncle I never met but whose life be- came somewhat legendary in my mother’s family. He was the first person to leave our small city in Massachusetts and get immense loss and tragedy. Wherever we Ensemble have plans to continue em- Many thanks to the Mostly Mozart Fes- an education. After a stint in the Army, he fall on that continuum, we all now face ploying musicians by creating online tival Orchestra Committee: Ann Kim, returned and devoted his life to working uncertain futures. content. The NYC Gay Men’s Chorus, Laura Frautchi, Lou Kosma, Michael Roth with disadvantaged children, becoming a Throughout this time, our work at Lo- Scandia Symphony, NYGASP, and the and Tanya Witek. The contract was rati- beloved figure not just to us, but through- cal 802 will continue. We are dedicated Stamford Symphony are contemplating fied on April 14, 2020. out the city. A college education was not to helping our members weather this cri- rescheduling canceled concerts later in On April 8, the American Ballet The- a given in those days and it was thanks to sis both financially and emotionally. We the year and are discussing plans for ad- atre announced the cancellation of its Norman that my mother was able to ob- will continue to encourage employers to ditional relief. spring season. The union signed a one- tain a degree and become a teacher. When apply for all the government assistance Our priority in every discussion has year agreement extending the terms of he died suddenly of cancer at age 38, hun- that is available to keep musicians on the been the continuation of health benefits. the expired contract through March 31, dreds attended his funeral. Even today, payroll. We are working with the Actor’s Our health fund was becoming stable 2021; however, the terms for compensa- nearly 60 years later, discussions amongst Fund and the Emergency Relief Fund to before the shutdown; however, losing tion for the canceled services are being my older relatives turn to Norman. continue to raise money and provide re- several months of contributions from negotiated as Allegro goes to press. Defining moments are also universal, sources to our most needy members. We our largest employers will not only com- Our “after” will not be the same as of course, and we are now collectively will continue to work around the clock pound the current health crisis for our “before,” but we will remain strong and facing such a moment. Just as the effects to carry on the business of the union members but will create serious short- ready to face our new normal. Please of the Great Depression and World War throughout the crisis. falls for the fund. We are looking at ways do not hesitate to contact your officers, II seeped into the DNA of our forebears, Immediately after the shutdown was to mitigate that damage now. executive board and business reps with this time in quarantine will affect us announced, we began negotiating terms questions, comments and ideas – or just and next generations in ways we can- for canceled services. The American Negotiation updates to stay in touch. not yet know. We will mourn the loss Composers Orchestra announced that Days before the shutdown, Local 802 of life in our community and our fami- it will pay 50 percent of wages and full and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orches- CLASSICAL MUSICIANS FORUM lies, the pain exacerbated by the fact health benefits for their canceled ser- tra reached a new, three-year agreement. that we could not be there for their last vices. The Queens Symphony followed The new contract includes an average of A meeting of the Classical moments. This time will, for each of us suit. The Orchestra of St. Luke’s is pay- 3 percent increases in wages in each of Musicians Forum will be held in different ways, delineate our lives as ing full wages, pension and health ben- the three years, a 30 percent increase in via Zoom on Wednesday, May having happened before the shutdown efits for the remainder of the season, and health benefits, and increases in cham- 13 at 3 p.m. Please contact or after the shutdown. Some of us will be we congratulate them for this. The New ber music rates, uniform allowance and Karen Fisher at Kfisher@ lucky and have a relatively gentle time York Pops has agreed to pay health ben- longevity. Additionally, there is new Local802afm.org for the Zoom by maintaining a routine or finding new efits for their canceled services. Orpheus language covering chamber music per- information. ways to create income; others will suffer Chamber Orchestra and the Bronx Arts formed outside of the regular season.

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For details visit unionplus.org n NEWS & VIEWS Working at home – while still collecting union benefits!

he Officers and Executive Board at to sign online with an “X” and e-mail it so. You also can make payments to your Limited Pressing Agreement Local 802 are continuing to look for back to you. Then e-mail a copy to Andy health benefits just as you would with an The Limited Pressing Agreement is the ways to best help our members in Schwartz ([email protected]) LS-1 agreement. other agreement that the Single Song Tthis time of crisis. One of the many at Local 802. If the project you record tracks for Overdub can be combined with. The full topics discussed is how to work from home reaches an aggregate manufacturing or details are beyond the scope of this article as a musician and still collect benefits. For 3. DO THE WORK sales threshold of 10,000 units, including but it is worth mentioning because many those of you with home recording studios, Do not send an isolated track until you digital downloads, you will be additionally of those with home studios not only record you should be aware of the AFM SINGLE have been paid as agreed. When you have compensated for an AFM Special Session tracks for artists, but also assume the role of SONG OVERDUB SCALE AGREEMENT. received your fee by check, cash or Pay rate. In plain terms, if the song sells well, producer. The Limited Pressing Agreement Here are the highlights: Pal, Venmo, etc. send the employer your you get more money. is used for recordings where sales will most sound files. Up to 12 songs can be recorded likely not exceed 10,000 units (there are This agreement is designed for under one agreement for one artist or Joint Venture Agreement formulas to calculate how that translates to recordings, typically performed by one employer in a six-month period. Multiple As mentioned above, the SSO can digital downloads). In the event that sales or more musicians, in a home studio, musicians can appear on one contract if be combined with the Joint Venture exceed 10,000, there is an upgrade payment for a single employer, most often for an they are all making the same rate. In this Agreement. It is worth going into some to the musicians who participated on the independent artist or label. You can use it instance, payroll can be handled in one of detail about it because of the proliferation original recording based upon the current as a stand-alone contract or it can also be two ways. Your employer can use their own of self-produced artists and bands and national rates at the time of the upgrade, combined with Limited Pressing and Joint payroll company or you can have them many of those with home studios reading with credit applied for the original payments. Venture Agreements. More on those below. use Local 802’s payroll company, which is this article also create their own music. It It cannot be combined with any other called Legit 802. If they use Legit 802, they can certainly be useful on its own or hand Summary recording agreement offered by the AFM will only have to write one check. Contact in hand with the Single Song Overdub This article was intended only as a as it is a special scale rate. Let’s walk you [email protected] for info. agreement. primer and there are more details to these through it: The specific use for the Joint Venture agreements mentioned. Most importantly, 4. FILE THE CONTRACT, Agreement is to produce a demo to obtain it was in the hope that we find our 1. SET THE RATE PAY THE PENSION work for live performing or to produce a members new and creative ways to work You get the call from a vocalist making a You will need to complete a “B-17” product for sale as long as the proceeds from from home and still collect benefits. It is record, and she wants to add guitar tracks. AFM contract (found at www.afm.org sales exclusively benefit band members. It possible to file all of these contracts via You listen to her demo and decide how in the documents library tab under “B is a bone-simple three-page contract that e-mail and the Recording Department at much you would like to be paid for your Report Forms”). Contact Andy Schwartz simply lists each member of the band and Local 802 is still working remotely and is work. The scale is set by the song, not by at [email protected]. Use their mutually agreed-upon percentage of ready and willing to assist you. Stay safe, the amount of time like in typical recording the scale worksheet to find the amount royalties/residuals that result from sales. If stay healthy and keep making music. The agreements, and in each agreement, you of pension due. Each player will write a a band has filed a Joint Venture Agreement world needs it now! can add up to 12 songs. The minimum scale personal check to the AFM Pension Fund and they decide they want to add a per song is $100, but you can negotiate any (AFM-EPF) for their pension contribution harmonica part to their album played by an Thanks to Recording Vice President Andy rate that you wish. Now, whatever the fee, it on behalf of the employer. This is the only outside player, that can be filed on a Single Schwartz and Executive Board member Pete is inclusive of health and pension benefits. AFM recording scale that allows you to do Song Overdub Scale Agreement. Donovan for this article. A chart is included in the agreement that does the math to calculate benefits up to Exhibit A – Compensation Worksheet/Song Titles/Input Form $500 per song. (We’re reprinting the chart The compensation set forth in Paragraph 5 of this Agreement shall be as follows, based on the Compensation Chart below: on this page.) Above $500, just use the Compensation Chart same percentages as per the chart. Total Compensation Scale Wages H&W Pension Electronic Transaction Fee (PayPal) (scale wages, H&W, pension and electronic (6% of scale wages) (12.81% of scale (3% of scale wages) 2. EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT transaction fee) wages) $100 $82.00 $5.00 $10.50 $2.50 It is essential to get the agreement $150 $123.00 $7.50 $15.76 $3.74 signed by the employer before you do the $200 $164.00 $10.00 $21.01 $4.99 $250 $205.00 $12.50 $26.26 $6.24 work! Download the Single Song Overdub $300 $246.00 $15.00 $31.27 $7.73 $350 $287.00 $17.50 $36.76 $8.74 Agreement at www.afm.org. (Log in as $400 $328.00 $20.00 $42.02 $9.98 a member and look for the documents $450 $369.00 $22.50 $47.27 $11.23 library tab.) E-mail it to the employer $500 $410.00 $25.00 $52.52 $12.48

Musicians Names Last 4 of SSN# Song Title(s) Total Scale H&W Pension MayElectronic 2020 | Allegro 9 Compensation Wages (6% of (12.81% of Transaction (scale wages, scale scale Fee H&W, pension wages) wages) and electronic (3% of scale transaction fee) wages) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Single Song/Single Player Overdub Agreement Page 1 n NEWS & VIEWS photo courtesy new york philharmonic new york courtesy photo The New York Philharmonic performed an arrangement of Ravel’s “Bolero,” with each musician recording at home. View the video using this shortcut link: www.bitly.com/nyp-bolero Virtually together A multi-screen video guide

By Isaac Trapkus out who among your group has any formats, and HitFilm Express (similar made cuts to the piece and marked up [email protected] level of skill in audio editing, video pro- to iMovie for mac users) to compile the and distributed parts. Remember, this is duction, and familiarity with audio and videos and align them to the audio track. multi screen so each person can record as aking a multi-screen music video file formats. Google will be your Without a computer or laptop made in many parts as they like! We had everyone video is a great way to reconnect friend for solving snags along the way the last two or three years it may be dif- record themselves while listening to a Mwith your colleagues and re-en- but the process is greatly aided by a fa- ficult or impossible to run the video soft- metronome in headphones, but you gage your audience. By sharing the pro- miliarity with the basic components. Our ware. I would describe myself as some- will save yourself many hours of micro- cess we used to create our “Bolero” video production was done entirely with freely what tech-savvy but I had no previous aligning parts if everyone records their (see screen shot above), which featured available software. We used VLC Player experience in video making so don’t let part while listening to a pre-existing 80 musicians of the New York Philhar- to extract audio files from the video files, a lack of familiarity with the process stop recording on their headphones or a monic, I hope you will feel encouraged Audacity to combine, align, and mix you from starting. click track with at least one instrument and empowered to create your own. those audio tracks, Handbrake for con- To keep the project a sensible size line. Use Audacity to open a sound file Before the actual work begins, figure verting problematic videos into standard (even two or three minutes is fine), we and then manually add a click track by

10 Allegro | May 2020 n NEWS & VIEWS recording yourself tapping on something Once you have your finished audio while listening to the recording. This will track, you can now import it and your also result in a much more in-tune final video files into your video editing pro- product. I was amazed at how in-tune gram of choice (Adobe Premiere, iMovie, our musicians played without a pitch DaVinci Resolve, HitFilm Express). Add reference but save yourself the trouble your base audio track and then one by and include some form of pitch reference one add your video files and align the in your click-track. audio as best you can with your exist- Next you’ll need some place to col- ing audio track. Align the videos one at lect all your parts. Have your perform- a time, deleting each video’s audio track ers upload their video files (they will be after aligning so you are only left with very large!) to Google Drive, Dropbox, or a series of videos and one main audio iCloud and send you a link to download. track. Creating the multi-screen effect Our participating musicians sent 40 GB involves creating “composite shots” and of video files so make sure you have suf- each software program uses a different ficient hard drive space. If you get files in method so Google searches and how-to formats other than mp4 or that are ex- YouTube tutorials will be useful to con- tremely large (over 1 GB) you can use the sult. This is also the time to remember default settings on Handbrake to convert “less is more” (for the number of people those into smaller standard files. on screen) and “good enough” is the People will forgive out-of-sync video, goal. In our “Bolero” video, the only time but audio that is even two milliseconds you see all 80 of us is the final 20 sec- off is noticeable. It will be easier if you onds. Because it involved so many simul- work with all the audio separately to cre- taneous files, that section alone took six EVEN DURING A CRISIS, ate one track and then worry about visu- hours for my laptop to render. Highlight- ally lining up your video. VLC player has ing musicians in groups of two, three or IT’S IMPORTANT TO COUNT a “convert” function that lets you save four keeps the job easy and makes the just the audio from a video file so I used resulting video feel more personal. that to extract all the audio into separate When you have your video, it’s time to EVERY NEW YORKER files and instrument folders. It’s impor- decide what to do with it. The popular- tant to stay organized! ity of these types of videos presents op- ven as the coronavirus crisis interrupts our lives in unimaginable ways, we Then comes the tedious audio work. portunities to partner with sponsoring can help each other by focusing on a positive future. The 2020 U.S. Census – Open the click track audio file with Au- organizations or to serve as a platform which is happening right now – can affect future arts funding in a positive dacity and begin importing the other for a cause close to your heart. This can Eway, and that’s something good to focus on at the present. By now, you should sound files, one at a time, and balance also lead to difficult decisions about how have received via snail mail an invitation to participate in the census. You have three and align them to the click track, muting much of a message to include, how many options for responding: online, by phone or by mail. The questions are simple and each track after it is aligned before start- hashtags and logos, and whose vision to all your personal information is kept confidential. The Census Bureau is bound by ing on the next one. With large groups, represent in the final video. federal law to protect your information and your data is used only for statistical isolated mistakes can be selected and re- Upon completion of our video there purposes. Learn more at 2020CENSUS.GOV. moved (select the mistake and then from was an opportunity for a messaging part- For various reasons, in past years a significant number of New Yorkers haven’t the “Generate” menu select “Silence”), nership that ultimately did not material- participated in the census. Without a complete count, our city’s fair share of con- or hidden by fading in and out around ize. I was grateful for the advice of senior gressional representation is at stake, as are billions of dollars in federal funding for the section. Remember to save as you members of our orchestra committee health, education, transportation, infrastructure such as bridges and tunnels, and go and keep backup files in case you or who had experience navigating these many other programs that New Yorkers rely on. your computer decide to randomly de- situations and their knowledge of when Specifically for the arts community, the census has the potential to seriously im- lete something. If this is a large ensem- and how to compromise – especially pact the distribution of dollars from the federal cultural agencies. But population- ble project, and your conscience allows, during a time when we as musicians are based funding allocations also exist throughout the government, including in the you can choose to use a few musicians forced to fundamentally change how we Departments of Education, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture and oth- on each part for audio while still includ- operate. Having the confidence and trust ers, all of which also have pockets of funds that go to the arts. Additionally, special ing the rest in the final video. Some of to work as a collective was emotionally government grants are given to areas with large populations of historically marginal- the group videos on YouTube seemed to and logistically indispensable and seems ized communities. If the census doesn’t get an accurate count of these populations, make use of pre-recorded material to fill all the more essential during these trying then arts organizations engaged with those populations could be hindered in the out or even entirely replace the audio for times. Your video project can not only amount of money they can get through government grants. sections of the video. In the spirit of valu- provide a vehicle for musical closeness For all these reasons, it’s critical that our members participate in the census, and ing live performance over pre-recorded and connection, but also strengthen the that we as union members engage with our friends, family, and communities to make tracks, I would encourage the use of au- collaborative and cooperative bonds that sure that every person is counted. The NYC Central Labor Council and the Consortium thentic audio even if it results in a less bind us together as a union. for Worker Education are leading the Labor Counts 2020 initiative in NYC, getting “professional” sounding production. In union members and our communities involved in taking the census. You can sign these times, a sincere and genuine cre- Isaac Trapkus, a member of Local 802 up for updates from Labor Counts Census 2020 by texting NYCLABORCOUNTS to ation is more heartfelt than something since 2016, is a bassist in the New York 87787. It’s up to us to shape the future of our communities! And if you haven’t that raises suspicions of lip-syncing. Philharmonic. taken the 2020 U.S. Census yet, start at 2020CENSUS.GOV right now!

May 2020 | Allegro 11 n NEWS & VIEWS STAYING CONNECTED Musicians raise our spirits during quarantine

During the NYC quarantine, Local 802 member Katherine Cherbas put together a cello ensemble called Quarancelli. In their first video, the musicians performed Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise.” Each cellist recorded their part separately at home. The result garnered big attention on YouTube, where it can be seen via this shortcut link: www.bitly.com/quarancelli

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By katherine cherbas while they record. This might be a tra- audio recorders, then “play” on the bass I sent drafts to Mairi for her feedback. [email protected] ditional click track (which you can eas- line, and then to play along. Once I was happy with the audio, I ily make using free audio software), or it The most time-consuming and chal- saved it as one new file. Then I was ready hortly after New York City’s might simply be one of the instrumental lenging part of the process is mixing the to move on to the final stage of the proj- concert halls and theatres were or vocal lines from the score. I opted for audio. There are several excellent audio ect: assembling the video. Again, there shut down in March, videos a hybrid approach: I started by making a editing and mixing programs available is great, free software available and an Sstarted appearing in my Facebook click track in Audacity to keep myself hon- online for free or with extended free tri- abundance of YouTube tutorials to help. feed featuring quarantined musicians est, and then I recorded myself playing an als: Audacity, MixPad, and Logic Pro, I had already downloaded DaVinci Re- playing together from afar. Like many eighth-note bass line on the cello while I for example. I found abundant, help- solve and used it to make the draft video of you, I’ve always cherished the kalei- listened to the click track on headphones. ful YouTube tutorials for Logic Pro, so in which I played all the parts. But when doscope of human and musical interac- The bass line was not part of the score or that’s the software I chose to use. When it came time to make the final video, my tions I experience from week to week in the final recording; it was something I my colleagues e-mailed me their audio friend Mairi generously volunteered: my work as a freelance musician, and I made up so that my colleagues would hear files, I imported the files into Logic Pro she already had several years of expe- was already missing those interactions a steady rhythmic pulse throughout, and I and synchronized the beginning of the rience using Adobe Premier Pro to edit as well as the feeling of emotional con- hoped that it would provide a pitch cen- piece in all 12 parts: that’s as simple as videos and she had been wanting to nection with an audience. Even though ter and a sense of phrasing, both of which sliding each track left or right until its learn how to make a multi-screen video. I had no experience editing audio or would be lacking in a traditional click track. first note matches up with the first note I sent her the 12 individual video files video, I was intrigued by the idea of try- Ideally, each performer records us- of the other parts. that had been sent to me. With the help ing to create my own chamber music ing three devices simultaneously: one At this point, I could play back the of Google and YouTube tutorials, she fig- video with some friends while we’re all to capture the video (I used my iPad), whole piece, but it didn’t sound par- ured out how to synchronize them and quarantined. With an empty calendar one to record a separate, higher quality ticularly cohesive, even though each of lay them out on the screen in a way that and plenty of YouTube tutorials to learn audio file (I used my Zoom H4n Pro), the cellists played their individual parts is pleasing to the eye. She then swapped from, why not give it a try? and one through which to play back beautifully. The unique challenge of in the audio file that I had finished mix- Over the course of about 10 days, us- the guide track (I used my laptop). You this type of project comes from the fact ing, and we had ourselves a video! ing some free software and equipment could certainly make do with just two that you’ve got recordings made with a Until it’s safe to play music live with I already had, I assembled a three-min- devices, simply recording the video on variety of different microphone setups others again, projects like this one al- ute video that has attracted over 7,000 an iPhone or iPad (attach a good quality in different acoustical environments. low us to feel some degree of connec- views in its first few days on YouTube microphone to it, if you have one avail- In addition, without being able to hear tion with our colleagues and our audi- and has been shared hundreds of times able) while listening to the guide track each other, the individual players can’t ences. And if I could figure out how to on social media. The musicians who on a computer. A couple of the cellists in make the natural adjustments they do it with free online resources and a played on the video were grateful for our video did that, and I simply had to would make in a traditional chamber little help from my friends, I know you the opportunity to hear each other play extract the audio portions of their video music setting, to blend their articula- can too! again, to focus on a goal, and to feel files (saving them as .wav files) before I tions, dynamics and tone colors. Mairi connected. And comments online sug- could mix the twelve audio tracks. Dorman-Phaneuf, who had recorded Quarancelli is made up of Laura gest that an international audience has Before involving anyone else, I wanted one of the cello parts for this project, Bontrager, Sarah Carter, Katherine found some comfort from listening to it. to be sure that I could pull off the tech- had some prior experience mixing au- Cherbas, Anja Wood, Mairi Dorman- Here’s a basic guide to how we did it: nological requirements of this project. dio in Logic. I called her for advice, and Phaneuf, Eliot Bailen, Deborah Assael- I started by choosing the repertoire. So, I made a draft version of the video she encouraged me to focus my atten- Migliore, Peter Sachon, Danny Miller, Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise” has a wist- in which I played all 12 parts myself. I tion on balance. With a singular goal of Sarah Hewitt-Roth, Robert Burkhart and ful, lyrical quality that felt timely to me, then got in touch with 11 of my cellist making sure the listener’s ear could fol- Local 802 Executive Board member Caryl and that I knew would work beautifully friends and described the project and low the melody from beginning to end, Paisner. Watch their premier effort at on the cello. I wanted the video to con- attached my draft video. All eleven of I started to make sense of the audio. www.bitly.com/quarancelli. vey the sense of supportive community them were game to participate – and Over the next couple of days, I gradually Before the quarantine, cellist Katherine that I love about New York City cellists, we even quickly settled on the group tweaked the balance of each bar in Log- Cherbas, a member of Local 802 since so I looked online for an arrangement name “Quarancelli” – so we were ready ic, making sure the melody was priori- 1999, divided her time among several for large cello ensemble and found a ver- to start recording. I e-mailed each musi- tized and that unisons among multiple Broadway shows, City Center’s Encores! sion for 12 cellos. cian a .pdf of their part and a .wav file of players were balanced to imitate how Orchestra, the Radio City Christmas Spec- All participants need to be listening to my pre-recorded bass line. I instructed they would sound in live performance. tacular Orchestra, and a number of other some kind of guide track on headphones them to hit “record” on their video and When my own ears grew numb to detail, freelance ensembles. } Until it’s safe to play music live with others again, projects like this one allow us to feel some degree of connection with our colleagues and our audiences ~

May 2020 | Allegro 13 n NEWS & VIEWS REMOTE TEACHING How a public school music teacher figured it out…and how you can too!

By DR. Brian Doherty [email protected]

any teachers use the old adage “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail” regarding Mthe degree of success in their Local 802 member Dr. Brian instruction as it relates to lesson plan- Doherty teaches in the Yonkers ning. While I agree that good teachers public schools. Like all teachers, must have a solid plan, there are many he had to quickly re-tool to more ingredients to be considered in teach his classes remotely… the recipe of success. For a general mu- but he realized that musicians sic teacher in a K-6 public elementary have the skillset, knowledge school, planning is only a piece of the and background to make this puzzle. Due to the current pandemic, an easier transition! my wife (who is a school administrator) and I find ourselves at home most days, ensconced in a patchwork of work and family routines including homeschool- ing our own three kids. As a school music teacher, my nor- mal day-to-day practice is more about adapting what I want my students to learn, to what best suits them. For ex- ample, a fourth grade class coming to plan and teach, and the way my stu- In my opinion the most significant sional development, or news about my me directly from lunch and recess on dents learn. Up until now, I had not change is that there is no human inter- fellow staff and their families. Although a sunny day is much different from an experienced this model of 100 percent action within the physical building that we continue to work together as a teach- early morning fifth grade class. Throw virtual teaching and learning. A seem- we call school, during the hours of the ing staff serving a school community by in normal obstacles – like students sud- ingly short time ago (before the pan- normal school day. Of course, physical way of webinars, online resources and denly needing the school nurse, or be- demic), you would see me arriving early presence is crucial in teaching music. professional teams, such practices will ing picked up early for appointments, to school, setting up and organizing my The ability to actually see the entire never replace the shared experiences of or pulled out of music for speech or oc- classroom for the day, laying out materi- class as a whole, explain an activity, teachers and students in a school. cupational therapy, or a malfunctioning als, powering up the technology, tuning demonstrate musical technique, sing Earlier I mentioned teacher adaptation interactive whiteboard in the classroom, the ukuleles, and selecting the bins of together, and experience music as a as an essential ingredient in our quest or fire drills, or school-wide announce- recorders needed for that day’s music group, are all part of the tradition of mu- for student success. In my opinion, this ments, or observations from my admin- classes. And that’s just the 30 minutes sic in the classroom. After all, it’s truly a is a domain where musicians are first- istrators – my school day squarely relies before the school day begins! But now, team sport and one of the greatest joys rate and well-skilled. We are constantly on incremental adjustments and the with every passing day I continue to we can experience as musicians. During reforming and revising for every musical adaptation of my teaching. In my opin- learn about this virtual world of educa- class time, there’s also my penchant for situation. The use of technology, argu- ion, this construct of accommodation to tion. I readjust expectations to better corny jokes and watching students roll ably with the introduction of the record a given situation is arguably one of the accommodate student learning. I’d like their eyes at my delivery. In addition, I player in 1877, has forced musicians to strongest assets of teachers and musi- to share some of my recent teaching ex- miss the professional, collegial daily in- evolve, grow, and adapt over the last cians alike. periences in this new, virtual world of teractions, like staff meetings, hallway century or more. In fact, technology has The pandemic changed the way I education. greetings and quick updates, profes- become an integral and essential part of

14 Allegro | May 2020 n NEWS & VIEWS our music and how we produce it. For to navigate a particular app, complete instance, some of my music teacher col- an assignment, and submit a project. I leagues employ technological software upload these screen casts to SharePoint, and apps like Sibelius, Finale, Logic, Pro where students access its link. I find this Tools and SoundCloud, to name just method of instructional delivery clear a few. These are delivered by way of and concise, where students can see ex- various hardware devices such as iPads, actly what is expected of them. Chromebooks, interactive whiteboards, For Local 802 members who are teach- and Macbooks. In my own teaching ing private lessons via Facetime, Skype practice over the last several years, I or Zoom, it may be easy to visualize how have taught musical concepts and re- one-on-one, or small group lessons can cording skills via GarageBand to dozens be taught remotely. However, the big of elementary school students. To boot, question, of course, is how can I hold many of these tech tools are the very music classes for 30 students with this ones used by professionals in the mu- remote setup? The basic answer is sim- sic industry. My main point here is the ply this: during the quarantine, I can’t fact that since as musicians we’ve been teach students on their instruments. In- technologically savvy for years now, we stead, the focus of my recent classes has are already prepared for this high-tech been a healthy mix of music theory, ear distance learning model with which we training, online games, analysis, history are saddled. It’s well within our wheel- and genre study. house, so to speak. I am proudly and gratefully a mem- To that extent, I rely upon the soft- ber of both Local 802 and the Yonkers ware and apps provided by my school Federation of Teachers. It is my opinion district. The main platform of commu- that one of the greatest gifts our union nication between staff and students is can provide is the framework to allow us Local 802 member Matt Hong played a solo sax rendition of “When the Saints Go March- Microsoft Teams. Teams enables virtual to do what we do best! When it comes ing In” during a shift change at Mt. Sinai Morningside hospital. The performance was schoolwide meetings and whole class in- to teaching and educating our students, caught on video (screenshot above) and went viral. struction. I can post assignments, com- my teachers’ union is providing us with munications, assessments, links and every available tool needed during these videos within the app. My music Teams, uncertain times, while maintaining high #SaintsForSaints which are defined by their homeroom standards of professionalism for teach- classes, and which total over 250 stu- ers. I feel the same way about Local 802. dents, can easily access the materials I know that one day soon, Broadway will I’ve posted and complete the assign- reopen, orchestras will reassemble, and Sharing the love ments. Although I am available for stu- all musical life will return once again. I dent questions and concerns via e-mail, feel fortunate that the musicians’ union students can also speak with me directly is there to not only help us create music By Matt Hong on all around NYC. I was just happy via the chat feature of Teams. Recently, but to ensure that our profession is held [email protected] to play for people again, after so much I’ve been attaching a quick assessment in the highest regard. time in isolation. I was also happy to be called an Exit Ticket to each assignment Finally, I’ve noticed that most online y wife, Diana Velazquez, is able to use music to express my grati- via Microsoft Forms. The student com- educational providers and software de- a charge nurse in the ER at tude for the gut-wrenching hard work pletes the online form and then sub- velopers are providing their content for Mt. Sinai Morningside. The all the healthcare workers do for all of mits it. Data from each completed Exit free, in light of the recent crisis. I find MFDNY lined up every night us. My wife Diana happened to record Ticket helps me monitor progress, check this professionally uplifting and ex- on their block to blow their sirens and the scene as it unfolded, and it seemed for understanding, and re-teach when tremely practical for my students. Some applaud the healthcare workers during to strike a nerve, because her video necessary. My school district houses all examples come to mind like a free vir- their shift changes at 7 p.m. Diana asked got a ton of hits on both the Mt. Sinai educational apps in one suite and under tual tour of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame if I would come one night to play the Morningside and Local 802 Facebook one umbrella known as Clever. Most of or free streaming and archived concerts saxophone and cheer on her staff, so on pages. If the video gave people a reason the time, I can create assignments for at www.wkar.org, to name only two. Wednesday, April 8 at 7 p.m., I put my to smile and feel better, however briefly, all of my music classes directly within a These examples demonstrate a resilient horn together on the sidewalk across the during this difficult time, I'm happy that given app once I’ve logged in to Clever. and adaptable music community ensur- street from the ambulance bay and ER I got the opportunity to be in it. Since my schedule of classes is weight- ing music education for all students in entrance, and played “When the Saints ed heavily with early elementary classes a time of crisis, exemplifying the reality Go Marching In,” as the staff came out Saxophonist Matt Hong, a member of (third, fourth and fifth graders), I’ve that we are all truly in this together. to enjoy the celebration of their service. Local 802 since 1996, graduated from been creating instructional screen casts Trombonist Dion Tucker inspired me Harvard University and earned a mas- using QuickTime Player. QuickTime Dr. Brian Doherty, a member of Local to choose that song after he started his ter’s degree from Manhattan School of records my voice (I prefer audio only) 802 since 1984, is a music teacher in the #SaintsForSaints movement on Face- Music. He tells Allegro that he’s waiting and my computer screen simultane- Yonkers Public Schools as well as a pro- book, calling on musicians to play that for his gig at Broadway’s “Moulin Rouge” ously, along with mouse clicks, so that fessional drummer. He can be reached at song out their windows during the shift to reopen with a flourish, a big bang and I might demonstrate to the class how [email protected]. change cheering that had been going a loud cymbal crash.

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16 Allegro | May 2020 n NEWS & VIEWS VIEWS FROM THE BOARD THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS OF LIFE UNDER QUARANTINE

cians, we have already been adapting to new landscapes within our industry. Smaller orchestras with shorter seasons LYNNE (my old orchestras in Florida and Sea- side both folded long ago), greater use COHEN of technology in all genres, and the need to be increasingly diverse in our abili- ties have long been the new reality. But this is a whole new dimension entirely. Lynne Cohen is an oboist and a member of Work has stopped and we face serious the Local 802 Executive Board. questions about the ability of people to congregate to hear live music in the [email protected] near and more distant future. Economic hardships across all sectors of society – n late summer 1986, my family was including the arts – mean that we need moving to Europe. I had given up relief now. In addition, we fear the rip- a full-time orchestra job in South ples that will inevitably sweep across IFlorida, shipped the bare necessi- our workplace later. What had begun as ties ahead, and sold the rest. For the a stunning challenge is now, a month

summer, I was playing at Seaside Music in, becoming a grave and sobering situ- K itsopoulos onstantine Theatre in Daytona Beach, doing sum- ation. With the growing awareness that mer stock with full live orchestra. This the shut-in may continue even longer, photo: C photo: was a dream job. All the employees of we find ourselves thinking about alter- Lynne Cohen in her home studio, doing a remote session during the quarantine. the theatre, actors, musicians, and the native ways to bring in income, such as entire tech crew, were housed at an remote teaching via Zoom or Facetime. family Zoom meeting keeps us tied to- to be a little more aware that as we prog- apartment complex that surrounded Everyone is going through unique gether, providing humor and eyes into ress through our own personal struggles, an enormous pool. We performed five versions of the stages of grief. For many, each other’s homes and hearts. Conver- our colleagues are doing so as well. We shows in rotating rep and there were they started with much planning and sations with old friends abound. Help seem to be softer with each other. Life always jam sessions, chamber music intentional optimism. We thought we for depression and isolation may be a seems slower, condensed to more essen- rehearsals, fishing expeditions, beach would accomplish that punch list of click away. However, we need to remem- tials. This week, I watched my chestnut runs and much hilarity after hours. The home repairs, learn to sew, do yoga ber those in our circles who have not yet tree leaf out by the hour. We have more night before our departure, the orches- online, and finish the arrangements reached out for help. They may need time to daydream, an activity which can tra threw us a huge going-away party we had begun and were too busy to re- our care and attention. Our awareness only enhance our art and free our wor- with a great deal of revelry. At the end visit for the last ten years. We turned of how much we spend and consume is ried hearts to wander a little. of the night, a friend and colleague, the to “nesting in place” by cooking and good for our household budgets and the Perhaps the earth will shift on its late Robert Geary, a magnificent violin- baking, taking naps, playing games. It planet. And nobody misses commuting! axis. The poles, though displaced, will ist, pulled me aside to convey the fol- seemed to be tolerable because, as long The creative ways in which our com- still balance us; they are not so different lowing advice: “Be careful where you as we did some maintenance practicing munity has shown generosity are uplift- from each other. They are both cold but go, because the earth could experience on our instruments, we could get back ing. These include everything from small one is water and the other land. One has a massive seismic event which causes a up and running by now. offerings of jokes and videos to beautiful polar bears and the other penguins. It’s shift in its axis, displacing the poles and The internet has become one of our collaborative music by myriad ensem- what we do with the geographical and leading to enormous change.” I took it as most indispensable tools. We connect bles to tremendous sacrifices by health ideological space in between that mat- a very sweet pronouncement of caring with each other, teach our students, get care professionals, service workers of all ters. If we can emerge from this seismic and never forgot it. our news and learn of avenues of sup- kinds and civic leaders. These acts are event more aware of our global respon- This pandemic may be that event. All port. When our students log in to class testament to the best of the human spir- sibilities and make further inroads to- notions of life, the rhythm of our days, in their bathrobes for an 8 a.m. theory it. While these actions cannot, will not, ward equality in our workplaces, com- our careers, and our expectations of or- class, seeing our calm faces on their and must not replace live collaboration, munities and nations, we can achieve der are all massively changed. As musi- screens reassures them. The weekly they are what we have now. We all seem greater harmony.

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18 Allegro | May 2020 n NEWS & VIEWS VIEWS FROM THE BOARD

CARYL PAISNER Lessons learned

Caryl Paisner is a cellist and a member of the Local 802 Executive Board. from the quarantine [email protected]

his is not my first quarantine. In 1997, when just 20 weeks pregnant with my twins (now T22 and healthy), I went into la- bor. After a week in the hospital to stop the process and to stabilize me, I was sent home on strict bed rest. I spent 16 weeks in bed. For the first 12 weeks I was only allowed up once a day to use the bathroom. I was in the “Trendelen- burg” position – the feet of my bed on telephone books, my body inclined 15 to 30 degrees, hips above the head. Grav- ity was my enemy. I was allowed a very flat pillow and to prop on my elbow only to eat. I left my apartment about once a month, in a wheelchair, to go to the doctor. Needless to say, this period was physically and emotionally challenging. I faced some of the same anxieties that we are all facing today: I was petrified for the health of my babies. My doctor told me that if I gave birth before 28 weeks gestation, I would have stillborn or very Caryl Paisner and other Local 802 members performed on a remote recording from the Broadway show “Ain’t Too Proud” sick children. The goal was to first get to 28 weeks, then 32 (the return of showers different than my life before. And now felt up to it. We had only a desktop com- far I have my health, my family (though and walking to the bathroom whenever we are all facing the COVID-19 crisis. puter in another room, no cell phones, this is perhaps a bit too much together- needed), then 36, at which point I could The health fear for my loved ones no Netflix – a very different time. I read ness!), and a wonderful community of fully get up. There was a lot of economic feels familiar, as does the economic a lot, watched TV and worried. colleagues. I realize how fortunate I am uncertainty. My husband, an artist, was uncertainty and anxiety. This will end These days, I do what I’m sure every- to be able to get unemployment. And I working but we were very much a two- at some point, but none of us knows one does: I practice my cello, take walks, try to remember the glorious feeling of income household, and I needed some- what our business will look like when do online yoga, cook with my family that first shower after 12 weeks without one to help care for me while he was at the quarantine lifts and we will all be (my three kids are all home from col- one. I promised myself at the time to work. I was fortunate to have help from facing a new reality. lege to quarantine and they use a LOT never take that feeling for granted, but my father and was also able to get a small I found in 1997 that having small mile- of toilet paper), participate in group vir- of course I have. amount of disability from New York State. stones and things to look forward to ev- tual recording projects, and have Zoom Looking back, that 16 weeks in 1997 (I encourage everyone to go to the Local ery day or week did a lot to buoy my spir- gatherings. And, of course, we now have seems like only a short blip in time. 802 resource page at www.Local802afm. its. We played games to mark the days: Netflix and Amazon Prime! But I do Hopefully this period will too recede org and see what benefits and relief are we named a state every day and tried to worry a lot about the future of our busi- into a distant memory. But for now, available – every little bit helps). name all 50 in alphabetical order. That ness for all of our colleagues and about I’m looking forward to the day when While I knew that my bed rest was got us through the first seven weeks. My my family’s economic outlook. Not to we all get to have our “first” live per- going to last a finite period of time, I husband washed my hair every Sunday. mention the state of our country… formance – or even rehearsal – again! also knew that my new reality, whatever A visiting nurse came every Tuesday. I try to keep the anxiety at bay. I try to In the meantime, stay safe and healthy the outcome, was going to be drastically Friends and family would come by if I remember that this will end and that so everyone!

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Local 802 member Emily Pecoraro created the Quarantined Woodwind Ensemble, with musicians recording remotely. Check out their first video – an arrangement of Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover” – at www.bitly.com/q-woodwind-ensemble The Quarantined Woodwind Ensemble Making lemonade out of coronavirus

By Emily Pecoraro Quarantined Woodwind Ensemble was A lot of people are doing similar remote back end of things. To organize the band, [email protected] born. I wrote an arrangement of Prince’s recording projects using apps like Acapella I recorded a demo track for people to play hit song “I Wanna Be Your Lover” for a or even iMovie. I’ve only done video edit- along with while recording, and had every- think we can all agree that times are whopping 32 woodwind players (with a few ing for simpler videos involving far fewer one upload their videos to a shared folder pretty strange right now. In our con- percussion friends), that we video-recorded people and I knew I needed help from a online. I have a full recording setup at my finement, the entire music community remotely from our homes and edited real video editor, so I enlisted my friend home, so I recorded most of the demo my- Ihas faced a unique circumstance in together to showcase the entire band. and colleague Adam DeAscentis (who is self and outsourced a few parts to Tyler. which we are all trying to figure out new My dear friend and ensemble co-director also an excellent bassist) to run the show. Writing for this particular type of ensem- ways of accessing our various creative out- Tyler Burchfield and I have been discussing He suggested keeping it simple by having ble is an interesting challenge, which Tyler lets without being able to perform together ideas like this for months, but we’ve never everyone just record their part on their cell and I both have been excited to take on. live. Despite how bizarre and unpredict- had the spare time or mental bandwidth to phones, and he could tweak the audio mix The parts have to be inclusive enough for able everything is, we can make the best facilitate this sort of an undertaking. In the in his editing software enough to make ev- the players, the arrangement itself has to of a difficult situation by continuing to circumstances of normal life, the logistics erything sound clean. be interesting, and the music should sound bolster our community even though we’re involved in getting people to do this might This kind of project works if you are as complete as possible without electronic all in isolation. have also added a significant degree of com- very organized and do all of the required instruments. When it comes to choosing a One way I thought we could collaborate plication. But we’re all home and are itching work in advance of contacting the players, tune for an arrangement, I’ve found that was to utilize the technology we all have at to make music and to be with our commu- so that they aren’t required to labor over 80’s pop tunes seem to lend themselves re- our disposal to make some music together nity, even if it’s only virtually. So if we can’t the task. That also makes your job and ally well to this sort of project because they from across the boroughs. And thus, the do it live, this is the next best thing. your video editor’s job much easier on the have a lot of layers to work with. I then try

20 Allegro | May 2020 n NEWS & VIEWS to replicate the tune by breaking it down to its fundamental elements and superim- LABOR HISTORY MONTH posing those elements over complemen- tary woodwind voices in as interesting a way as possible. The melody has to be strong enough to be compelling without ‘Everything I learned about labor lyrics, and the bass line should do most of the heavy lifting. The main melody should be assigned to an instrument that mim- history I learned from songs’ ics the singer’s voice as closely as possible. In an arrangement for a soprano-voiced Prince tune like “I Wanna Be Your Lover,” I probably wouldn’t give the lead line to By Steve Jones a tenor sax, unless that player was fellow [email protected] 802 member and truly skilled woodwind master Ben Kono, playing tenor way up in rlo Guthrie tells us, “Every- the altissimo. But you get the idea. Clari- thing I learned about labor nets and bass clarinets sound like a lot of history I learned from songs.” synthesizers, so I like to use them in that AMusician-activists such as role whenever possible. This all is a bal- Arlo, his father Woody, Pete Seeger ance of writing parts to reflect the tune and Ysaye Barnwell brought the power with writing parts that will be effective and of music to the civil rights and labor fun in the hands of the players. movements. There are currently six arrangements in Songs sum up an emotion – and the works for the Quarantined Woodwind music is at rallies and picket lines and Ensemble, all of which each have largely dif- union meetings – as it reaches people in The Seattle Labor Chorus produced a remotely-recorded video song ferent personnel comprised of friends and ways different than mere words. colleagues from many Broadway pit orches- Union martyr Joe Hill once said, “If tras and the New York jazz scene. I think my you give a speech they remember it for favorite thing about this project has been a day. And “A pamphlet, no matter how getting to involve so many incredible play- good, is never read more than once, but ers – between all of those arrangements, it’ll a song is learned by heart and repeated be over a hundred people! It’s been thrill- over and over; I maintain that if a per- ing to have so many different notable peo- son can put a few cold, common sense ple involved, from classical and Broadway facts into a song, and dress them up in flutist Janet Axelrod (who’s also a member a cloak of humor to take the dryness off of the Local 802 Executive Board), to out- of them, he will succeed in reaching a landish jazz showman Ed Palermo (also an great number of workers who are too 802 member), to my teacher and mentor unintelligent or too indifferent to read the great Lawrence Feldman (another 802 a pamphlet or an editorial on economic member), among many others. science.” Performing together is what brings joy The New York City Labor Chorus is and inspiration to so many of us in the New the largest of the labor choruses around photo: wikipedia photo: York woodwind community, and without the country, carrying out this mission of Sweet Honey in the Rock is a longtime champion of labor and freedom songs an outlet for regular creation we find our- teaching, and building spirit. The Seattle selves not only physically contained but Labor Chorus, in the time of the coro- time of worrying if we might bring age. When Bruce Springsteen appeared also emotionally and mentally contained. navirus shelter-in-place, recently posted home something dangerous from work, with Pete Seeger on stage, they sang Anything we can do to reinforce our sense their “Virtual chorus” take on “Hold the Ysaye Barnwell offers us these lyrics “This Land Is Your Land.” Bruce lifted of community and to create music togeth- Fort” (search for it on YouTube) (search on YouTube for a performance Seeger’s hand and declared, “You out- er in these unusual times can only ben- New York City had a robust boycott by Sweet Honey in the Rock!): lived the bastards.” efit us as a whole. Hopefully, through this movement in the 1960’s and 70’s, work- Music in the labor movement speaks Ensemble, the woodwind community can ing over many years to pressure growers I wanted more pay, in ways speeches and pamphlets can- bring a little bit of joy to each other, to our with the power of consumers refusing But what I’ve got today, not. Music reaches the deepest part. colleagues stuck at home, and to everyone to buy scab produce. But in Great Brit- Is more than I bargained for else who’s listening. ain, the dock workers simply refused to When I walked through that door. Steve Jones is a pianist, composer unload any grapes. The dock workers’ and member of AFM Local 161-710 Emily Pecoraro is the director of the men- union theme song was “Hold the Fort” Music tells the stories – and sums up (Washington, D.C.). He wrote “Forgotten,” tors program of Women in Jazz Organiza- – and so Cesar Chavez loved that song the spirit of the labor movement – in an a jazz opera about Lewis Bradford, who tion. A member of Local 802 since 2016, she and asked for it often. accessible way. Musicians often are fear- helped organize the auto workers’ union. is a professional woodwind player, composer We are in a time of great upheaval. less at calling out politicians, speaking E-mail Steve Jones at [email protected] and educator. Which songs tell our stories? In this truth to power with honesty and cour- or see www.ForgottenShow.net.

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AMAZING GRACE: Stamford Symphony musicians and soloists record a performance from their homes dedicated to Fairfield County healthcare workers

By Peter Weitzner rial while we remain on hiatus. There were an additional two measures sicians and realize the final draft. After [email protected] It seems that many other groups added here and I could only imagine phoning and Zooming each other for around the world have taken to “phon- what instruments would be joining to the past month, it was wonderful to see o man is an island,” ing it in” and that’s exactly what we did! complete the transition to my entrance. each other on the same screen working wrote the poet John After not being allowed to have contact We had been asked to self-isolate in or- towards the same goal. And, it was espe- Donne. Really? I’m not with others for over a month, we revert- der to protect ourselves and our friends cially inspiring to see that three of our “Nso sure about that. After ed to the use of the cold and mechanical and neighbors and it seemed that was next season’s soloists had contributed to the Stamford Symphony was forced to click track aligned with an initial guide exactly what we were doing musically as the project as well! cancel the rest of its public performing track consisting solely of the lead vio- well. But I’ve always felt more protected It was also important for us to recog- season, we found ourselves struggling to lin part to an arrangement of “Amazing when playing with others in real time, in nize the medical teams and other first find ways to connect with our audience Grace.” Having no idea what the rest of the same room. I really missed not just responders in Fairfield County who self- and to continue to bring them a sem- the arrangement sounded like (besides playing my part but hearing the whole lessly and tirelessly attempt to heal and blance of our live concerts. Our CEO, that violin and my bass part) was an ee- gestalt of the work in all its complexity protect us. To them, we wholeheartedly Russell Jones, has spearheaded an effort rie feeling as I counted through the first and subtlety. and respectfully dedicate this little piece to create a larger web presence that both empty 16 measures of the first verse. Truly miraculously, our operations of ourselves. educates and entertains our subscribers The next 16 measures also included no manager Tony Melone was able to stitch and patrons via the equivalent of home bass part and I watched myself on my together all of the individual videos cre- Bassist Peter Weitzner has been a mem- movies and links to other online mate- phone as I continued to count my rests. ated on cell phones by my fellow mu- ber of Local 802 since 1975.

May 2020 | Allegro 23 n NEWS & VIEWS HOW THE LAW SEES THE CORONAVIRUS AS AN “ACT OF GOD” …and why this is important for musicians’ contracts

The term force majeure has Latin roots Limited clauses are no longer the norm, ment that covers the performance. Hope- meaning “superior force” and “chance as the universe of acceptable reasons why fully this will be a possibility for many legal occurrence, unavoidable accident.” If a a performance must be canceled without canceled services. force majeure event is triggered in a mu- penalty has rapidly expanded. This is There is always the option to negotiate corner sical setting, and if the contract has the particularly true for collective bargaining terms for compensation, no matter what harvey mars, right language, it typically will excuse agreements such as the ones covering the the contract says. Local 802 was able to esq. both parties from performance. Thus, New York Pops and the American Sym- negotiate with Broadway and Lincoln musicians are not required to perform phony Orchestra, which contain strict Center to pay at least some wages and Harvey Mars is counsel to Local when an Act of God occurs. Likewise, cancellation terms that require payment benefits during the shutdown. 802. Legal questions from members employers are not required to pay. Such in the event a service is not canceled Finally, as a practical matter, the ques- are welcome. E-mail them to clauses guide and establish the mutually or rescheduled within a particular time tion arises: should musicians and the HsmLaborLaw@HarveyMarsAttorney. acceptable circumstances when contrac- frame. These agreements now detail spe- union be in favor of force majeure claus- com. Harvey Mars’s previous articles tual terms need not be complied with. cific events that would suspend operation es? Well, put it this way. Let’s say that They in effect are an outgrowth of the of the cancellation notification terms. the union is negotiating a contract and in this series are archived at www. common law concept known as “impos- Many collective bargaining agreements we propose a strict cancellation clause HarveyMarsAttorney.com. (Click on sibility of performance.” Under contract that Local 802 has entered into have that says the employer is required to pay “Publications & Articles” from the top law, a breach of contract will sometimes broad force majeure terms that poten- musicians for any canceled performance menu.) Nothing here or in previous be excused if performance becomes im- tially would cover a pandemic. If the col- if the employer doesn’t cancel within articles should be construed as formal possible. For instance, a performance may lective bargaining agreement has neither a specific period of time. Let’s say the legal advice given in the context of an be excused if the featured performer is a force majeure clause, or a cancellation employer balks at this. The union could attorney-client relationship. incapacitated due to illness or accident. provision, then basic contractual princi- counter-propose a force majeure clause, As can be imagined, force majeure pro- ples may apply: if the job doesn’t happen where we can list certain circumstances he Coronavirus pandemic put visions can be extremely detailed and then no payment is required. Conversely, where cancellation is acceptable, mean- the arts community in uncharted exhaustive since the list of events that if an employer has a cancellation provi- ing any other circumstances require pay- territory. However, the law actual- might qualify for non-performance is al- sion that they haven’t complied with and ment to musicians. Without anything tly anticipated something like this. most immeasurable. In years past, a can- no force majeure clause then payment in the contract, the employer may be at Many Local 802 contracts contain a pro- cellation clause might have been limited would be required. liberty to do what it wishes in the event vision called “force majeure” or “Act of only to traditional natural events such However, as a practical matter if a services are canceled. God.” While force majeure clauses come as storms, floods or fire. After the terror performance doesn’t occur then the em- in many difference shapes and sizes attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and natural di- ployer will most likely not have the funds ANOTHER EFFECT OF THE CORONAVIRUS their intent is the same. Contractual ob- sasters such as Hurricane Katrina and Su- available to pay the musicians. Whether It’s generally true that once you have ligations are excused if performance be- perstorm Sandy, more and more employ- or not an employer has an obligation to a union contract in place, employers are comes impossible because of unforeseen ers successfully negotiated force majeure reschedule a performance will be based obliged to bargain in good faith. Can the events over which no one has control. provisions into our contracts. upon the contractual terms of the agree- coronavirus pandemic change this? Un-

24 Allegro | May 2020 n NEWS & VIEWS fortunately, the NLRB general counsel provisions do not contain the robust has said that there can be an “economic labor protective terms of Section 4003. exigency exception” to this general rule. However, they provide significant finan- HELP FOR MUSICIANS Because of this, we may see our orches- cial relief for the benefit of employees of tras and other union employers try to smaller employers. change working conditions unilaterally, Additionally, employers (including DURING THE including terms of the contract, pay and self-employed individuals and all forms benefits. Will the law be on their side? of not-for-profit organizations) who em- Time will tell. ploy less than 500 employees may also Nonetheless, all is not entirely bleak. obtain Emergency Economic Injury Di- CORONAVIRUS CRISIS Trillions of dollars in federal aid are being saster Loans. Under CARES Act Section dispersed. Section 4003 of the Coronavi- 1110, up to a $10,000 advance will be rus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security made available immediately to an ap- 1. Start at the Local 802 resource center at Act (CARES Act) offers loans to employ- plicant that will be forgivable if used to ers who employ between 500 and 10,000 satisfy payroll and sick leave obligations. www.local802afm.org/resource-center employees. But they must promise to do The advance is available even if the appli- the following: cant is not approved for additional funds. • Not outsource or offshore jobs for However, the EEID loan advance will be the duration of the loan plus two deducted from the amount forgiven from years after completing repayment. any loan provided through the Paycheck 2. Go to the Local 802 Musicians • Utilize the funds received to retain Protection Program. at least 90 percent of their work- While it is not a large amount, it could force at full compensation and be used to pay substitute musicians and Emergency Relief Fund at benefits until September 30, 2020. extras. I believe that EEID loans provided • Intend to restore 90 percent of by the Small Business Association are https://erf.local802afm.org their workforce that existed as available for up to $2 million at a rate of of February 1, 2020 within four 2.75 percent, with the first payment de- months after the health emergen- ferred for a full year. cy ceases. Finally, federal legislation now pro- Even more significant is that the loans vides enhanced unemployment benefits 3. Looking for counseling? Help with will also be conditioned on the employ- and sick leave even for 1099 gig workers. ers’ agreement to remain neutral in any Thus, some economic relief has been substance abuse? Someone to talk to union organizing campaign during the made available to both employers and term of the loan and that the employer employees adversely affected by the pan- will not “abrogate” (repeal) the terms of demic, which for all intents and purposes about affordable housing or health existing collective bargaining agreements is all of us. for the term of the loan and an additional One thing we must all recognize is that insurance? We’ve got you covered! two years. we are all effected by this regardless of There are a host of legal issues raised by who we are. As cliched as this may sound, The Actors Fund provides all kinds the CARES Act’s labor related provisions we are all in this together. By the time that need to be answered, such as what this article is published, we will know precisely does neutrality mean? And how employers have reacted to this cri- of free social services to professional what constitutes abrogation of a collec- sis. Some employers, such as New York tive bargaining agreement. City Ballet, have recognized a moral entertainers, including members of Local Furthermore, it is unknown what role obligation and have provided for their the NLRB will play in the implementa- employees until the end of the season tion of these provisions. Hopefully none. despite not having a legal obligation to 802. Members of Local 802 can call on Time will tell how this pans out. In my do so. Some, like the National Symphony opinion it is inexcusable that it took a Orchestra, have not. Employers who have the Actors Fund for almost any kind of global emergency the likes of which have acted heroically must be acknowledged never been seen in over 100 years for and lauded. Those who have not should free help you can imagine. For financial Congress to finally enact labor-friendly be exposed. legislation. Proponents of organized la- It will take a great deal of time to recov- bor should keep abreast of how this stat- er from this horrible crisis and the world aid, start at https://erf.local802afm.org. ute is interpreted and applied. we live in may never be the same, but we Since most of the employers Local will come through this. Until then, please For counseling and other help, start at 802 negotiates with have less than 500 be safe and stay healthy. employees, the CARES Act also has pro- Please contact me at HsmLaborLaw@ visions such as the Payroll Protection HarveyMarsAttorney.com with any of (212) 221-7300, ext. 119 or intakeny@ Program that will supply potentially for- your questions, and I’ll try to put you in givable loans to smaller employers These touch with the answers. actorsfund.org.

May 2020 | Allegro 25 n NEWS & VIEWS DEALING WITH THE CHAOS the widows and families of the Cantor very resilient. We have been through lots framework was written by Elisabeth WINNING ON Fitzgerald financial firm which lost of tough stuff before. We will persevere Kubler-Ross who studied patients that more than 600 of their employees. I am through this ordeal as we have always were terminally ill. She published a book STAGE a decorated Army veteran, but I cried in done. The city will assuredly bounce in 1969 describing five stages that many DR. DON GREENE, PHD my apartment in midtown every night back and so will the music industry. of the patients experienced. We can apply Winningonstage.com for months after the attacks. Whenever In the meantime, musicians need to these stages to our losses and sufferings. I hear “Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” cope with the unfathomable losses that written by a musician from Queens, I you are experiencing due to Covid-19. You SHOCK AND DENIAL lthough I currently reside still lose it. may be furloughed or possibly have lost The first stage is shock and denial. in Los Angeles, I am a real I was fortunate to be in the city and your job entirely. Your orchestra season This is when we initially go numb New Yorker at heart. I lived able to help a lot of people cope with is most likely over. Festivals, sporting and refuse to accept what has just Ain Queens when I was young, the tragic event. However, the Covid-19 events, and camps may not be happening happened. Our minds get overwhelmed went to high school in Brooklyn, pandemic situation is even worse than this summer. Others have taken their and go into a confused fog, unable to practiced diving in the Bronx, and lived 9/11. We have already lost many more career entirely online. Teaching remotely process the information. We can feel in Manhattan for nearly a decade when of our fellow New Yorkers than in the and conference meetings pose new temporarily removed from the reality of I taught at Juilliard. The only classes attacks, and we will continue to suffer technological challenges. You may also the unthinkable situation. I ever missed teaching in that time even more loss of life for too many be working remotely, with children at were in the months following the 9/11 months to come. For the rest of us, there home, and no help. Financial hardship is ANGER tragedy. I led the crisis intervention and will be profound pain and unwelcome a major concern. The next stage is anger. Once the disaster management teams for Merrill changes in our lives and careers. My goal of this article is to introduce initial shock wears off and we start to Lynch in New York on a full-time basis. However, the one thing I know about you to a framework that may help you absorb the new reality, anger starts to I also provided grief counseling for my fellow New Yorkers is that we are deal with this pain and change. The set in. We get mad about what happened

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26 Allegro | May 2020 n NEWS & VIEWS The classic five stages of grief can be used to understand the coronavirus crisis – and also give us a path forward and the way it will change everything in due to a profoundly chaotic event. in a later state. The evolution is care efforts to exercise and eat healthy. our lives from now on. We may blame Unfortunately, we are still living in the determined by the initial conditions Be mindful of procrastination and find health professionals, the community, midst of chaos and uncertainty. This and what was done (or not done) ways to build routines. Stay informed the government, or higher powers for is a state of collective confusion and early in the developing crisis. Since through trustworthy sources, but avoid the tragic condition. instability. Chaos is defined as a disordered chaotic events involve the complex bingeing on the news, dwelling on condition in a highly complex system, interactions of many parts, they are problems, or focusing on things that NEGOTIATING involving many interdependent parts, like highly unpredictable over time. There are out of your control. The third stage is negotiating with countries, governments, and people. can be no certainty about how they what has recently happened. This is Chaotic events are predictable for will affect the system, only that it will HANDLING STAGE FIVE trying to come to terms with the extent a while, and then appear to become continue to change. When you’re able to get up and get and scope of the disaster. At this point, random in nature. Although chaos is Here are some ideas for handling the moving, you will feel ready to accept we might develop the false hope that impossible to predict, it’s helpful to know five-stage grief process that accompanies your new situation, and you can make everything will soon be back to normal that it follows a pattern of repetitive the experience of chaos. the best of it. Try to envision the if we behave in a certain way. This is a behavior which has an underlying, Covid-19 crisis as an opportunity that desperate attempt to resolve or fix the organizing principle. There’s actually HANDLING STAGE ONE can come with benefits. It will eventually problem somehow with our minds. some order in chaos. If you are still in a state of shock, subside. In the meantime, let go of any According to chaos theory, in order for disbelief, and denial, take your time to attachments you still have to what is DEPRESSION an event to be chaotic, three conditions come to terms with reality. This is a good out of your control. Embrace the chaos The fourth stage is going into a state must be met. First, it needs to be highly time to catch up on sleep. Comfort and as the new normal. of depression. We can feel hopeless after dependent on what happened during take care of yourself. This is not the time We are just at the beginning of the losing the regular circumstances with the initial stages of the potential disaster. to think about long-term issues or make profound changes ahead of us. It our careers, personal relationships, This is known as the “butterfly effect” – important decisions. may continue to be difficult for quite pursuits, finances, living conditions, the radical idea that a butterfly flapping some time before it gets better, but preferred activities and interests. Sadly, its wings in one part of the world can HANDLING STAGE TWO it will never be the same. You need to with the global pandemic it’s like we all result in a tornado somewhere else If you’re still experiencing negative imagine yourself in this new reality, and belong to a club that we never wanted The second condition of chaos is the emotions, such as anger or fear, take rather than just surviving the horrible to join, and we are paying way too much irreversibility of the event. The process time for them to heal. You can help the conditions, start to envision yourself to be in it. only moves forward. After different process by looking for forgiveness rather thriving. colored paints are mixed, you cannot than blaming, focus on courage instead Focus on what you can control. Engage ACCEPTANCE undo what was done and separate them of fear, and develop sincere gratitude by in self-care: healthy habits and routines. The fifth stage of the process is back into the individual colors. counting your many blessings. Eat well, exercise, and stay in touch with acceptance of the new reality. There is The third condition is that the event close friends, colleagues, and loved ones. a new normal that we all need to get will be repeated periodically, but in HANDLING STAGE THREE Keep in mind that you are not alone used to. The fog, anger and depression a somewhat different way. After it When you feel ready, begin to in this grief! Many people find great will start to recede as the mind begins to goes through one cycle, it will return rationally address the extent and scope comfort in sharing their unique stories accept what is. Once you acknowledge to the original starting point. Then it of the chaotic event. Pay attention with each other. that fact, you can start to move on. You will begin a similar, but unpredictable to ways you try to bargain with the As someone who was the head of can begin your new life, and continue course. However, with each successive situation in your mind. Remember that disaster relief at Meryll Lynch in NYC to grow and evolve as an individual. iteration, especially with some form of you cannot change the situation, but after 9/11, I have a lot of background However, it is normal to cycle through outside intervention, it will diminish in you can control your behavior. in helping people find the new these five stages multiple times during its intensity and scope until it becomes normal. I will be posting stories often the grieving process. extinct or relatively inconsequential HANDLING STAGE FOUR on Instagram @winningonstage. In (like the disease polio). When you are ready, you can devise addition, I have also created a free ORDER IN CHAOS? The organizing principle is this: in an an effective plan of action to navigate PDF download on my Web site: www. In the meantime, it will help to interdependent system, a change in the your tendencies when you feel winningonstage.com/covid19 entitled understand that the initial shock was early state can result in vast differences depressed. This should include self- “Tips for Managing Covid-19.”

May 2020 | Allegro 27 n FEATURE PROFILE Gene Perla’s Brighter Day

By Todd Bryant Weeks [email protected] “Both sides of the family are Italian,” he begins. “My father, Joseph Perla, was ene Perla walks into his a construction Mason who was born study, tall, lanky and youthful in a place called Bogno di Besozzo, in and sits down at his computer Italy, in 1901. That’s in Lombardy, by Gand waves to me… at the other the way -- where they’ve had so much end of our virtual space. Covid-19. My mother, Mary Louise, her He looks up, sees I’m there and hits family name was Mazzola, was a fashion me with his signature warm smile and designer who was born in Brooklyn. My affable greeting: grandfathers were a railroad conductor “Hey, baby!” and an engineer respectively. Actually, At 80, one might think Perla would my mom’s dad was a nonprofessional be slowing down after an incredibly rich musician who played several career as one of the most in demand instruments.” bassists in jazz. Yet he continues to tour, Gene tells me that he grew up in teach, attend conferences, compose and northern New Jersey. “My mom had a work actively on union committees, home business and she loved music,” he including the New School Negotiating says. “She had the radio on when she these uncertain times.” Perla was accepted to Toledo Univer- Committee and the New School Stew- worked and was a ‘station flipper.’ She We circle back to his early days. In sity, and, in his fourth year there, he ards. He’s had his own CBA with Local started me on piano lessons at the age grammar school, Perla played a bit of heard Bill Evans’ “Sunday at the Village 802 for over a decade. of five. She bought me some 78s of cow- baseball. In high school, he tried out for Vanguard.” It made a huge impact on Gene rarely talks about himself, and in boy music, Gene Autry, which I liked. the basketball team in his senior year him. He headed to the Berklee School of this case, I have to convince him to drop My father was also crazy about watch- and made junior varsity, but he quit Music to major in piano. At age 24, he committee business for a while so that ing cowboy movies on TV. My first piano before the first practice. In high school heard Ornette Coleman’s “The Shape of we can talk about his life. teacher was a Mrs. Mendelsohn, a very he became enthralled with cars. He re- Jazz to Come” and immediately switched “Covid-19 has really pulled the rug out sweet woman who, when I advanced, members, “My best friend and I bought to double bass. Later when he met the from under me in terms of being able to suggested I get a stronger teacher. Ancha old junkers and raced them around an band’s bassist Charlie Hayden, he told perform and make money,” he says. “In Seidlova was a classical concert piano oval track.” Hayden that he was the cause of Perla’s that regard, I guess I’ve got some time performer who was impatient with my In his first year of high school, Perla switching instruments. “Charlie got a to talk!” lack of interest in the music.” wanted to join the band as a trumpeter kick out of that,” remembers Perla. Some of Gene’s story is well known: Gene’s phone rings and he pauses for a but was given a “take it or leave it” trom- While working for a popular Boston how he started playing with the Woody moment. It’s a call from one of the other bone command from the director. (See a Latin band called Los Muchachos, led Herman Orchestra in 1969 when he stewards at the New School. They discuss photo of him in his marching band uni- by saxophonist Dick Meza, Gene met was right out of college and soon found the difficulties of virtual classroom situ- form, above.) his best friend for over 40 years, percus- himself backing Nina Simone and ations, specifically as it relates to ensem- He took a few piano lessons from a sionist Don Alias, and the pianist/trom- Sarah Vaughan. Between 1971 and 1973, bles…and how teaching an ensemble jazz piano teacher who showed him bonist Mark Levine. By the mid-1960s Perla also enjoyed a solid association with seven or eight students in different Nat King Cole’s “Easy Listening Blues,” he had moved to New York City and with legendary drummer Elvin Jones, locations seems almost impossible. which he learned note for note. started gigging regularly; he joined Local with whom he recorded a number of “Thank goodness for the 802 contract In his third year of high school, Gene 802 in 1967. Trumpeter Bill Chase called highly regarded albums. He’s also had with the New School,” he remarks when met Sandy O’Meara, an alto saxophonist him to join the Woody Herman Orches- associations with Miles Davis (he’s on the he returns. “For me the center of trade who introduced him to the music of Ted tra, whose pianist was John Hicks. He “Jack Johnson” LP), Sonny Rollins, Stan unionism is always about collective Heath’s big band. He was hooked. played electric bass and traveled with Getz, Stone Alliance and Frank Sinatra, action. In most cases, groups of people “I bought at least a dozen of his al- Herman for two months. (“Woody intro- and these days he leads many of his own can accomplish more than individuals. bums,” Perla remembers, “and later duced me to vodka martinis,” he quips.) units including his latest band called Star Beyond that, especially with Covid-19 attended his concert in New York City. The associations with Nina Simone and Wonder, featuring saxophonists Roxy bursting upon humanity, having support Without my knowing it, my mom had Sarah Vaughan followed, but the biggest Coss and Nicole Glover. His career, as in the form of employer-contributed contacted him and when the show was break was yet to come. His sensibilities a sideman, leader, sound engineer and health insurance can be a blessing.” over, I met him and a few members of still leaned in the direction of the music record producer has taken him all over He adds, “We have great health insur- the band.” of Miles Davis and John Coltrane and he the world over six decades. I ask him ance via the 802 contract with the New Because Perla’s high school grades remembers truly being in the right place about his beginnings. School and it’s to the credit of the all were weak, he ended up at New York at the right time one night in Boston: “I can’t imagine people really want to musicians who demanded it and to the Military Academy on a trombone schol- “I was gigging in Beantown and hang- know about my childhood but there are New School administration that they arship to raise his chances of attending ing out in the lobby of Berklee, when a few stories there,” he says. continue to contribute, especially in college. WGBH called looking for a bassist to cov-

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Gene Perla with Elvin Jones er an Elvin Jones Trio show, with Joe Far- rell, because Jimmy Garrison missed the plane coming from NYC. I raced to the station, fumbled my way through the music, playing electric and later found out that Elvin described me as, ‘a white guy who made the electric bass sound Gene Perla with Sarah Vaughan like an upright.’ Soon after that, back in Gene Perla with Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Don Alias New York, I got the gig with him which King,’ which garnered Tony awards. led to a lot of other connections, includ- Sound engineering came about when vanic Ignition is a two guitar quartet, ber playing a New Year’s Eve gig at his ing me joining the Thad Jones-Mel Lew- Perla decided to start a record label, and then there’s his newest endeavor, home in Palm Springs with Pat Rizzo’s is Orchestra, taking Richard Davis’ place which is a whole other story. He attend- Star Wonder. quintet where he sang with us; I have a in the bass chair.” ed the Institute of Audio Research on “When Covid-19 finally departs,” he recording of it. I left L.A. for the gig, but Over the years, Gene has had some University Place in NYC. After the first tells me, “I will go back to the house I was too late and I knew I wouldn’t be memorable experiences that took him class, he headed for a drink at Bradley’s band at the Porter Pub in Easton, Penn- on time. Being late for Sinatra did not outside of the jazz world. While teach- where he had played many gigs. There, sylvania, with drummer Bill Goodwin sound like a bright idea. The band was ing in New York City at the Center for Perla met Mark “Moogy” Klingman, who and guitarist Bill Washer.” Other local already playing when I arrived and as I the Media Arts, he got connected with was Todd Rundgren’s MIDI guy. Kling- clubs he plays are the Lafayette Bar and started towards the party room, with a Bernard Fox, a master of multiple me- man offered Perla a gig at their studio. Two River Brewing Company. both a borrowed double bass under one dia, technology and more. Together, He assisted Klingman on several record- After more than 50 years as a profes- arm and my electric bass on the other, they formed Fox and Perla, doing audio ings and met Bob Dylan, Bette Midler sional musician, I asked Gene if he re- a figure appeared out of the darkness, visual capturing and editing, sound de- and others. During a recording session calls some memorable moments that came up to me and said “Give me the sign for Off Broadway and Off-Off Broad- with Hall and Oats, Klingman suggested stand out. Fender. Follow me.” It was Frank. way shows and buying and selling A.V. to them that a particular track could use “There are so many. Some of them I ask Gene again about current projects. equipment. One day in 1979, Perla ran a double bass. are not fit to print,” he laughs. “But I do “Listen,” (he can be very direct at into Richard Fitzgerald, the president “Up to that point, Rundgren had no remember some amazing experiences times), “with this crazy Covid-19 thing of Sound Associates, who asked him if idea who I was in terms of being a play- like being in Della Reese’s kitchen hav- happening, we all are reeling. It’s incon- he knew anything about MIDI to which er, so I piped up, ‘I play it,’ remembers ing a jam session with Sarah Vaughan, ceivable what’s happened. But that’s Perla said, “Yes!” Perla. “He told me to bring it the next Carmen McRae and Gene Ammons. I why it’s important to look ahead and “At that point, I knew MIDI down to the day and when he heard me warming remember playing a ballad with Nina to have some vision for the future. My bit level. Richard took us to Circle in the up, he started jumping up and down Simone at the Concertgebouw in Am- group Star Wonder gives me hope. That Square where they were doing the Sond- and said, ‘You really can play that thing.’ sterdam, where you could hear a pin will offer opportunities primarily due to heim show ‘Sweeney Todd.’ The orchestra From then on, we became good friends. drop. They were so many nights with the limitless talents of Roxy Coss and Ni- was three keyboard players and a con- I wasn’t just an assistant anymore. It’s Elvin Jones that were stupendous, but I cole Glover. We played a few gigs togeth- ductor. They were having difficulty with amazing how music can affect people remember one night in particular, after er and it was a joy to see the way the two some of the sound patches, so my partner and situations.” a particularly energetic set at Slugs, a fa- of them interacted. Both musically and Bernard and I suggested we rewire every- For the past several years, Gene has mous club on the Lower East Side, when socially. They are good friends and have thing. Fitzgerald freaked out, saying, ‘The been putting together bands of many I was approached after the set by the deep respect for one another. From my show opens tonight!’ But we did the job different styles: Go Trio is a classic pi- great Czech bassist, George Mraz who perspective, they are killin’. The main and we were 100 percent successful.” ano trio; Vik and Gene Perla features a said to me, simply, ‘You must be crazy.’ thing is, we all have to stay positive to- That led to Perla designing sound for wide range of music with vocals; Funk It was a high compliment.” gether, look ahead and realize that we myriad shows, including ‘City of Angels,’ Express is a jazz funk band; New Light “Oh, yes,” he adds and his cherubic will all get through this. There will be a ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘The Lion celebrates the music of Elvin Jones; Gal- grin appears, “And Sinatra. I remem- brighter day. That’s it, baby!”

May 2020 | Allegro 29 n NEWS & VIEWS MEMBER TO MEMBER What Cinco de Mayo means to me

Local 802 member Jaime Lozano

By Jaime Lozano celebration of Mexican independence. times larger than ours. We Mexicans are children of Mexicans. Some of us speak [email protected] The real and only Mexican Independence known for being hard workers and that Spanish; some don’t. Some enjoy spicy Day (or Día de Independencia) is small army was no exception. By the end food; some don’t. Some are white, some t was the year 2007 and I had just commemorated on Sept. 16. That day of the day, the French army – which was are brown, some are tall, some are short arrived in NYC. I came to this inspir- actually commemorates when Father then considered one of the strongest – but we are all Mexicans. ing, fun and diverse city because Miguel Hidalgo cried out to his parish armies – retreated. That battle, known as So for me, Cinco de Mayo has become II had the amazing opportunity to in the small town of Dolores and asked La Batalla de Puebla, become iconic for a way to unite all these different kinds of study in the master’s program in musical his community to rise up and take México. Fun fact: the Mexican army was Mexicans living in the U.S. I think of all theatre writing at New York University. charge of their destiny. The day began led by General Ignacio Zaragoza, born in of us who are trying to be free or who are To my surprise, I was (and still am) the a long journey to reach the liberty and the village of Bahía del Espíritu Santo, looking for a better life. I celebrate my first Mexican who graduated from this independence of México from Spain that known today as Goliad, Texas! people, my country, my community, my program. Studying at NYU has changed ended 11 years later. And why is this day celebrated in the familia and my culture. Cinco de Mayo is me in ways I never could have dreamed, So why do people in the United States United States? It is said that when Mexi- not just a day to party but a day to share and living here has been one of the best celebrate Cinco de Mayo? What really can workers in California (which origi- music, art, culture, who I am and where I experiences of my life. happened on May 5? Well, let me start nally belonged to México but became come from. So let’s make Cinco de Mayo To be honest, I’ve never been a very by saying that in México, May 5 is a day part of the U.S. in 1850) heard about a battle that we’re going to win togeth- social person. Usually I’m very quiet and like any other one – people go to work México winning the Battle of Puebla, er – as a community. It doesn’t matter don’t like noisy parties. But when you’re and school. But something did actually they celebrated with fireworks and rifle where you’re from or what you believe. in a city just by yourself, with your whole happen on May 5, 1862, around 40 years shots. From then, the day became a huge Together, we are stronger. And at the family and friends back in your home- after Mexican independence. celebration for Mexicans in California. It end, we’re gonna celebrate winning one town in another country more than At that time, México was in financial was many years later, during the Chica- more battle. ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! 2,000 miles away, you have to adapt ruin after years of internal conflict, and no movement of 1940 to 1960, that the and do things you never imagined doing the president, an indigenous Zapotec celebration started to spread all around Local 802 member Jaime Lozano is before – like socializing! lawyer named Benito Juárez, was forced the country. But in my opinion, it wasn’t an accomplished musician, vocal coach, As the only Mexican at my school, I to default on loan payments to European until American corporations (especially composer, arranger, orchestrator, musical got this question a lot around this time governments, specifically Britain, Spain beer companies) started promoting the producer and musical theatre director. He of year: “What are you doing for Cinco and France. Because of that, these holiday in the 1980s, that it became such was one of five artists selected for the 2020 de Mayo?” (or “Happy Cinco de Mayo!”) countries sent naval forces to México. a phenomenon. Joe’s Pub Working Group residency and is And of course, since I’m a Mexican who The president was able to negotiate with Some Mexicans are against celebrat- a voting member of the Grammys. Read was born in México, my answer was al- Britain and Spain, but France, ruled ing Cinco de Mayo. They consider it a his full bio at www.jaimelozano.net. ways, “What are you talking about? Is then by Napoleon III, decided to try to celebration created for “gringos.” But Opinions expressed in Allegro do not Cinco de Mayo a celebration?” conquer the country. It was May 5, 1862 as a Mexican now living in the U.S., I necessarily reflect those of the members, Well, I found out that in the United when the French troops attacked Puebla understand how many different kinds officers or staff of Local 802. To submit States, it is! A lot of people mistakenly de Los Ángeles, at the time a small town of us there are. Some of us were born a personal story, e-mail Allegro@ believe that Cinco de Mayo is a in central México, with an army three in México (like me). Some of us are Local802afm.org

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I joined Local 802 to develop my career most creative musicians in the world. As organization (for unity in the industry), who I am as a human being. Eventually, I in solidarity with other professional NYC far as my background, I won a scholarship performance work, workshops, informa- want to have an original piece produced artists. The perks of being a member of to Berklee on trombone, but changed tion about housing for musicians, an by one of the fabulous venues I’ve had the union are great! I grew up just outside my major to bass after my first year, and affiliation with the actors’ credit union, the pleasure of working with. My favorite of Niagara Falls and got my first union gig bass is my principal instrument now. Af- low-interest loans for mortgages and cars, NYC gig in the past year was the musical when I was a teenager, playing for a TV ter graduating, I moved to NYC and got fair wages, networking, and jam sessions. “In the Green” at the LCT3 Lincoln Center station. Later I studied at Belmont Uni- involved in jazz, creative music and ev- I’ve traveled throughout the world with theatre space – I’m so proud of the work versity in Nashville. My musical goal in erything else. Music is my life. I play all many famous artists as well as played I did with Grace McLean, Lee Sunday NYC is to play lead in a jukebox musical over town as a sideman and have at least at Carnegie Hall. My main areas of con- Evans, Kris Kukul and the rest of the on Broadway. (Even though my last name three working bands of my own that I’m centration are jazz, R&B and gospel. The team. Music directing at Lincoln Center is Sax, my principal instrument is guitar!) constantly writing music for. I teach pri- union is as strong as its membership. We was a dream come true, and I can now One of my favorite experiences so far in vate lessons and I also teach at the New need the union, and the union needs all say that I’m able to play bass with my NYC was recording my music in the stu- School, Brooklyn Conservatory and New of us! United we stand! left hand while I play keys with my right dio with a full band. I love auditioning for York Jazz Academy. During the coronavi- Reggie Pittman hand. Plus, after a decade in the biz, this gigs, but my own music means the most rus outbreak, I was fortunate to be able [email protected] will be my first cast album! Musically, I’m to me. It expresses who I really am. Plato to continue teaching private lessons and almost completely self-taught. My dad said it best: “Music is the moral law; it group classes. I was also able to commit I re-joined Local 802 because…well, (who was a studio/session guitar player gives soul to the universe, wings to the some much-needed time to practicing technically, I’m not sure that I left the back in the day – lots of war stories) mind, flight to the imagination – and and composing. I felt fortunate to have union. But I’m a trans woman and my told me at age 10 to write songs, and I’ve charm and gaiety and life to everything.” my health as so many were suffering. entire name changed along with my pretty much operated on intuition and a Chris Sax Matt Pavolka gender, so they had to issue me a new good ear since. I took a detour through [email protected] [email protected] union card number! But seriously, Local NYU for acting/theatre training, and 802 has protected the rights and interests have now found myself making a living I re-joined Local 802 when I got some I joined Local 802 when I moved to of myself and my bandmates time and creating and performing music for all Broadway work last year. I’ve been in NYC Brooklyn after previously being a mem- time again – and in the midst of a political kinds of performance – from large-scale for 25 years and still love the music scene ber of AFM Local 4 (Cleveland). I’m a climate that every day threatens both my commercial spectacles to small-scale, here. I want to continue being a part of it trumpeter, flugelhornist, bandleader and livelihood and identity. It’s so important research-based experimental theatre – and doing what I’m doing. My motto is producer. The union serves a multitude to know I’m part of an organization that is and everything in between! Music is my that every gig I play is my favorite – un- of purposes; some of them include news always working to make sure I’m treated real voice; it’s the best method I have for til the next one. This is New York, man! sources (including Allegro magazine), fairly and professionally as an artist, saying things that can’t be said. I serve I’m constantly working with the best and being a member of the AFM national while at the same time holding space for as an associate artist with Theater Mitu

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ADA WESTFALL WILL EVERSDEN DOUGLAS BALDWIN

(since 2006) and The Civilians (since volves my dad placing what were then Sweet Home Music. My principal instru- York City, they’re a union theatre and it 2016), I’ve taught as a guest artist at NYU, seemingly gigantic cans on my head and ment is drumset. During the cornavirus showed in everything they did. I began as NYU Abu Dhabi, University of the Arts playing me “Abbey Road” and “Layla and crisis, I started updating my teaching a drummer in my elementary school mu- and Tamagawa University, and frequently Other Assorted Love Songs.” It was pretty platform to accommodate online lessons. sic program and switched to guitar as the perform at fundraiser events for clear for me at a young age that music was I tried to see the silver lining by spending Beatles came to the fore and pop music organizations like the NYCLU, MacDowell my passion, which led me to getting pit time with my instrument and art. became guitar-driven. I literally learned Colony, Michael Friedman Legacy Fund, work while still in high school in a local Will Eversden as I earned, taking on every gig I could and others. My principal instruments are musical theatre circuit. I attended the L.A. [email protected] and doing my best to learn the right way guitar and voice. Music Academy, spent some time in Aus- to do it. One of my most rewarding gigs is Ada Westfall tin with a lot of Top 40 work, and eventu- I re-joined Local 802 because the bet- as guitarist and music director for the leg- [email protected] ally moved with my wife to the New York ter the pay and the better the working endary Coasters. I also play with numer- area, where my current focus is teaching conditions, the more likely it’s a Local ous other classic rock and R&B groups, I joined Local 802 because I’m a firm and breaking into the theatre scene. Mu- 802 gig! Whenever I work in New York and I do theatre shows all over Long Is- believer in unions and the role they play sic is important to me because it is time- City, I want to be sure that rehearsals will land. I have a private instruction studio in sustaining community. More than less. It’s a massive part of our culture and be timed and paid, that creation of parts (Coyote Music) in Setauket, Long Island, ever, it’s important to stand up for what it’s one of those things that stays with you will be covered, that breaks will be given, as well. Electric guitar is my main axe, we believe in, fight for what’s right, and your entire life. There’s something incred- and that pay will be fair. Without a doubt, but I love all the guitars and electric bass, preserve our livelihood as both musicians ible about listening to a record you first my most favorite gig in the past year was and I can make appropriate sounds on and workers. My musical goal in NYC is to heard years ago and years later putting at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor. the banjo and mandolin when necessary. teach and further my career as a player. that same record on only to find that it We re-imagined “Annie, Get Your Gun” Music is sacred. It touches our minds, our I grew up in a musical theatre environ- not only invokes the same emotions that with a country-bluegrass score! Erik Della hearts and our bodies in a profound and ment, had my first pro gig in a musical connected you to it but also provides an Penna oversaw the orchestrations and ar- fundamental way. As a musician, I feel theatre pit, and am really looking to bring opportunity to get something new out of ranging, Andy Einhorn handled day-to- I’m one of the bearers of a Promethean things full circle here in the New York it. I strongly feel that music needs to be day arranging chores, and Shawn Gough fire. If that flame dies, civilization per- area. One of my favorite gigs was playing passed onto the next generation. If we conducted and played keys. I was playing ishes. That has never been more evident in a production of “Little Shop of Hor- don’t continue to teach what has been guitar and banjo alongside Scott Kuney than during the coronavirus pandemic, rors” with the Bullet Theatre Collabora- taught to us, we’re going to lose some- on guitar and mandolin, and the rest of when the outpouring of music and art in tive in Union, New Jersey. It’s a fun, quick thing incredibly valuable in our culture. I the musicians were all monsters as well. social media was the glue that kept us to- show that requires a bit of flexibility in currently teach with In Tune Music in Ma- It was a day-to-day creative explosion gether while “social distancing.” switching from genre to genre and tune plewood, New Jersey, as well as at Music & and I loved it! Although the Bay Street Douglas Baldwin to tune. My earliest musical memory in- Arts in Millburn, and I also teach at Home Theatre is over 100 miles east of New [email protected]

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Vladimir Baranov travel extensively in Europe. He was started taking on private students in his remember Mr. Ecklund’s quiet and un- ladimir Baranov, 74, who constantly listening to music and en- own teaching studio. His most notable assuming manner, his keen intelligence played first violin in the Met- joying operas and concerts on TV. Mr. students included Carmine Appice and and his dry humor. He is survived by ropolitan Opera Orchestra for Baranov leaves behind his wife of 40 Vinnie Appice, who went on to achieve his sisters Hilda and Lisa, brother Jack, Vthree decades, died last fall, on years, Dr. Faina Baranov and his stepson much success. After the club date busi- stepmother Constance, and his nieces Nov. 1, 2019. He had been a member of Igor Levin (and Igor’s wife Julia). He is ness slowed, Mr. Bennett formed his own and nephews. See many more addi- Local 802 since 1978. Mr. Baranov was also survived by his brother Marc (who 15-piece big band called M.A.S. Swing, tional tributes at www.facebook.com/ born and raised in Baku, the current is also a violinist), his nephew Michael, which he ran in conjunction with his life peter.ecklund.52 capital of Azerbaijan, when it was part of and his grandchildren Gregor, Schuyler, partner Marie Stack, who is also a Local the Soviet Union. He started violin les- Nathan and Jacob. At his funeral, which 802 member. Besides Marie, Mr. Bennett sons at the age of 5 and showed enough was officiated by the rabbi of the Carle- is survived by his daughters Deborah and David Horowitz promise to be admitted to a school for bach Shul in NYC, members of the Met- Ellen Buttacavoli; grandchildren Brett, avid Horowitz, 77, a compos- musically gifted children. At age 17, he ropolitan Opera Orchestra performed a Ryan, Chelsea, Brielle and Dean; and er and a jazz pianist, died on won second prize at a prestigious com- Mozart string quintet and his grandson great-grandchildren Julia and Frankie. April 6 from complications of petition for young violinists and was Gregory sang “Hallelujah.” Dthe coronavirus. He had been a admitted in violin performance to the member of Local 802 since 1968. Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Peter Ecklund Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Horowitz was where he graduated with distinction. He Dick Bennett (John Beneduce) eter Johnson Ecklund, 74, a the sort of precocious child who be- was soon teaching violin and perform- ick Bennett (born John Ben- member of Local 802 for over gan playing the piano by ear at age 3. ing in chamber orchestras. Mr. Baranov educe), 85, a drummer and 40 years, died on April 8. A Yale Though he couldn’t bear piano lessons, was also a professional pianist and gui- a member of Local 802 since Pgraduate, Mr. Ecklund pursued he eventually studied piano, musical tarist and had a beautiful baritone voice. D1951, died on March 26 from a 50-year professional career in New theory and composition in New York He performed professionally as a vocal complications of the coronavirus. Mr. York as a cornetist, composer and ar- with Hall Overton, Lennie Tristano and soloist his whole life with a large rep- Bennett started playing drums at an ranger. He performed with Leon Red- Mischa Portnoff. ertoire of songs and arias. In 1978, Mr. early age and went on to study with Ted bone, the David Bromberg Band, Greg In college he led the Dave Horowitz Baranov immigrated to the U.S. with Reed. He traveled with the Leonard Sues Allman, and the Orphan Newsboys with Jazz Quintet, and soon began doing ses- his mother, brother and brother’s fam- quintet to Las Vegas, where he backed Marty Grosz as well as Vince Giordano’s sion and performance primarily as an ily. His first job was with the New Jersey up Mickey Rooney and famed comedi- Nighthawks, among others. He also arranger and pianist. He toured Europe Symphony. In 1979, Mr. Baranov won a ans Olsen and Johnson. Upon returning played on the soundtracks for the Ken and the U.S. with folk singer Tom Pax- chair in the Metropolitan Opera Orches- to New York he went to work as the first Burns documentaries “The Civil War,” ton, also co-writing with Mr. Paxton. tra as first violinist, a position he held drummer for the Marty White club date “Baseball” and “The American West” From 1965 to 1977 he was a pio- until an untimely stroke that forced him office and taught drums out of the Gene and regularly arranged music for Satur- neer in the jazz world on synthesizer/ into early retirement in 2006. After his Krupa/Cozy Cole drum studios. Eventu- day Night Live. Mr. Ecklund published keyboards, notably with the Gil Evans stroke, he was gradually able to attend ally he became a partner in his own club two books of solos by Louis Armstrong Orchestra, with whom he appeared at concerts and other performances and date office, the Souvenirs Orchestra, and and Bix Beiderbecke. Friends and family Carnegie Hall, the Jazz at Lincoln Center

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and singers from New York which in- sa Hino, Michael Carvin, Ronald Shan- cluded many notable performers, in- non Jackson, Avery Sharpe, Winard cluding Lou Marini, Wayne Pedzwater, Harper, Mem Nahadr, Norman Connors, Jack Cavari, Ed Walsh, Buddy Williams, Phyllis Hyman and Kurtis Blow. In ad- Tony Kadleck, David Mann and Vaneese dition to his contributions to jazz and Thomas. In Italy he was introduced to R&B, Mr. Gumbs was also known for be- singer/songwriter Claudio Chieffo, with ing a pioneer in smooth jazz. Two espe- whom he arranged and produced the cially eclectic projects he was proud of CD “Come La Rosa.” included “Sack Full of Dreams,” which After closing his company in 2011, featured Obba Babatundé singing the Mr. Horowitz turned to “composing title track, and “Just Like Yesterday,” music for myself” – compositions for which featured bassists Victor Bailey his grandchildren, and the score for the and Marcus McLaurine, drummer Omar indie feature film “Patient 001.” Most re- Hakim, guitarist William S. Patterson cently he accepted a commission to set and percussionist Chuggy Carter. Mr. a Psalm of King David for the Ghostlight Gumbs is survived by his wife Sandra, ONAJE ALLAN GUMBS VICTOR KAPLAN choir under the direction of Evelyn Toes- sister-in-law Linda, niece Shameka and ter DeGraf. He elected to use verses from nephew Nero. Obituary information several of the psalms in service of his from Mr. Gumbs’ Facebook page and festival, and many jazz clubs. He was the music for advertising and film. Though chosen theme “Strangers in a Strange from www.wbgo.org. first person to be awarded Downbeat he never stopped composing for TV and Land.” The work was first performed in Magazine’s “Synthesist of the Year.” film, David’s work focused primarily on 2016 and is dedicated to the plight of He next toured with drummer orchestral and jazz underscores. For over refugees throughout the world. Victor Kaplan Tony Williams’ band Lifetime; then, 32 years, David composed thousands of Mr. Horowitz will be missed for his y father, Victor Kaplan from 1973 to 1974, Mr. Horowitz was pieces of music and supervised sessions warmth, for his own music and a genu- (otherwise known as Vic composer in residence at Arena Stage and film shoots for the most prestigious ine love of making music with others, no Carlton), died on Jan. 3 at in Washington, D.C. He arranged and clients and agencies in NYC. His many matter what the project or setting. Mthe age of 100 after being produced albums for Peter Allen, Tom awards include seven Clio awards for He is survived by his wife Jan; daugh- a member of Local 802 since 1941. He Paxton, Carol Hall, Gerri Granger and best original music, the 1980 Grand Prix ter Dr. Mara T. Horowitz; son Jesse sang, played sax and clarinet, and was Webster Lewis. at the International Film & Television along with Jesse’s wife Ariel and their a great entertainer who brought joy to In the late 70s he participated in Awards, and numerous Addy and Andy children Henry and Naomi; brother parties, weddings, bar mitzvahs, and many art projects, including a series awards. David’s compositions helped win Marc Horowitz and Marc’s wife, Chris- all kinds of social functions. He had a of film scores for the avant-garde Ian the first Emmy award ever awarded to a tine; and sister Abby Sierzputowski and great sense of humor and was one of the Hugo and Anaïs Nin collaboration, as commercial. His work can be found in Abby’s husband Joe Sierzputowski. best musicians I ever knew. He played well a film with the Japanese mime Yass the permanent collection of MoMA. Da- for many celebrities during his career, Hakoshima for WNET and others for vid worked with a wide variety of celebri- but two come to mind right now. One WBGH Boston. Mr. Horowitz composed ties including B.B. King, Frank Sinatra Jr., Onaje Allan Gumbs was the incomparable Barbara Walters. both original music and worked to Lou Rawls and Gladys Knight. naje Allan Gumbs, 70, a The other was President Ford, whom he assemble a ballet score using music However, a life in music is much more member of Local 802 for al- entertained at the Waldorf Astoria by of the Beach Boys for Twyla Tharpe’s than awards. To his colleagues and col- most 25 years, died on April singing the national anthems of both groundbreaking work “Deuce Coupe,” laborators. David was “The Maestro.” O6. Mr. Gumbs was a pianist, the U.S. and Israel! commissioned by the Joffrey Ballet David’s writing style was known for its composer, arranger and producer who Every summer, my Dad played the in New York. At this time he also did ability to translate the joys, sorrows and was well known for collaborating on Catskills and was featured in one of the composition and orchestration for humor of life into perfectly calibrated projects across all genres. He graduated continued on page 38 composer Michael Small on the feature musical terms, earning him the trust from the High School of Music and Art film “Klute” and the original score for and respect of his clients. He enjoyed and SUNY-Freedonia and also studied We also remember . . . “Hu-Man” with Jeanne Moreau and the admiration and camaraderie of mu- with David Baker at Indiana University. Terrance Stamp. sicians, singers and studio personnel in His first big break was playing with Ken- Dr. Lyn Christie*, bass In 1974, David accepted a recording New York, Los Angeles and the U.K., ny Burrell at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge Eddy Davis*, banjo session working on an advertising cam- where he often worked. in Detroit; his long and varied career Alfred Ferrari*, bass paign, a gig that changed the course of His style in the studio was known for also included performances with Woody Elaine Howard, staff member of Local 802 his career. By 1979, Mr. Horowitz had sheer musicality and humanity. In 1997 Shaw, Nat Adderley, Betty Carter, Buster Richard Teitelbaum, composer & keyboardist opened his own company, David Horow- he began a series of annual concerts in Williams, Stanley Jordan, Jimmy Owens, itz Music Associates, Inc., specializing in Rimini, Italy, bringing a large ensemble Frank Foster, Sadao Watanabe, Teruma- *Tributes will appear in next issue and online

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LEE KONITZ ALEX LAYNE VINCENT LIONTI MIKE LONGO

FROM PAGE 37 top bands. He brought the whole family walker, and I was Dad’s caregiver. Every Mr. Konitz’ official bio on his agency’s Hall and ex-Ellington fiddler Ray Nance, along, including his wife Shirley Jean, night, I made him walk 60 times back website, when Mr. Konitz first came to soloing over imaginative scores for string who was his accompanist and a terrific and forth in our living room to make prominence in the late 1940s, he was one quartet, a five-man saxophone section keyboard and accordion player; they his legs stronger. That’s probably why of the very few alto players of the period with Jimmy Giuffre, and breathtaking made a lot of people happy with their he lived to 100. I am going to miss him who was able to escape the dominating collaborations with the brilliant French music. Mom passed away in 1988, but so much; we were very close. He was an presence of Charlie Parker and create a pianist Martial Solal. Mr. Konitz also per- Dad continued working until he was 92. angel on Earth, and now definitely an completely personal, recognizable sound formed or recorded with Charlie Haden, Getting out of NYC for 10 weeks each angel in heaven. and style on the instrument. Influenced Bob Brookmeyer, Randy Brecker, Paul summer to hang out in the Catskills was Besides myself, Dad leaves behind my at first by suave, pre-bop saxophonists Bley, Paul Motian, Steve Swallow, Brad the best. Dad played his shows on the sister Laurie and her husband Charlie, like Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, and Mehldau, Derek Bailey, Andrew Hill, weekend and ran activities for guests and my sister Doreen, plus his grand- Lester Young, he developed a demeanor Karl Berger, Dan Tepfer, Michel Petruc- during the week. We really weren’t sup- children Shana, Mara, Westley, Lisa, which was thoughtful and reserved, and ciani, Kenny Werner and Gary Versace, posed to bring our dog, so Dad would Jackie, Shannon and Jason, and great- a tone nearly transparent but with a lithe among others. The National Endowment sneak our beagle down the back steps grandchildren Jake and Scarlett. (Many lyricism and a resilience that suggested for the Arts awarded Mr. Konitz the title of our bungalow so the owners wouldn’t of us are musicians. Doreen plays piano; shadowy undercurrents of emotion. of Jazz Master in 2009. Mr. Konitz is sur- see, and I can still see the funny expres- I play guitar and sing.) He appeared in Claude Thornhill’s im- vived by his children Josh, Paul, Rebecca, sion on my beagle’s face as my Dad car- Children growing up today would pressionistic big band (which included Stephanie and Karen; three nephews and ried him, wondering what was going on. have it so good if they had parents like charts by the budding genius arranger a great-niece; three grandchildren; and My dad sang lead vocals and played we did. I’m going to miss my dad musi- Gil Evans), Stan Kenton’s most progres- one great-grandchild. Text above from sax with big bands, including a long- cally – and I’m going to miss him as my sive orchestra, Miles Davis’ Birth of the Mr. Konitz’ official bio at www.theam- standing gig with Gray Gordon and his best friend. Cool nonet, his teacher Lennie Tristano’s iagency.com/leekonitz with additional Tic-Toc Rhythm. I also remember that – Michael Kaplan intricate combos and Gerry Mulligan’s information from www.wbgo.org. he played with Buddy Wagner. I have “cool” bands of the 1950s before moving many records of his performances, on to lead his own bands including the which are a treasure to me. Lee Konitz formation of the Lee Konitz Nonet. His Alex Layne Dad had a warm, giving personality. ee Konitz, 92, the jazz saxophon- discography was a dazzling assortment lex Layne, 80, a bassist and a We grew up in Sheepshead Bay and Dad ist, died on April 15 from com- of sessions of all sizes, shapes, and styles member of Local 802 for over would take us to Coney Island. I remem- plications of the coronavirus. He – from mid-sized ensembles to trios and 17 years, died on March 31 from ber stickball and movies. My dad adored Lhad been a member of Local 802 duos (usually drummerless or pianoless) Acomplications related to the his family and had a few close friends, for over 40 years. David R. Adler, writ- and even one totally unaccompanied coronavirus. Shortly after graduating but no enemies! He was loved by every- ing at www.wbgo.org, called Mr. Konitz saxophone recital. Some of the highlights from the High School of Music and Art, one. “an exemplar of modern jazz improvisa- include a hard-blowing trio date with he landed a chair in Steve Pulliam’s house Up until the end, Dad was never re- tion, and arguably the most influential drum dynamo Elvin Jones, a round-rob- band at Count Basie’s nightclub in Har- ally sick a day in his life. But for the last alto saxophone soloist after bebop pro- in series of duos with the likes of tenor lem. Mr. Layne later graduated with hon- four and a half years, he had to use a genitor Charlie Parker.” According to saxophonist Joe Henderson, guitarist Jim ors from Bronx Community College and

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father C. Victor Lionti, wife Kristin, son Palmieri and Ray Barretto. With flutist Nicholas and sister Kathryn. Obituary Herbie Mann, Mr. Mantilla entered the information from www.metorches- international spotlight in 1960 when tramusicians.org/vincent-lionti. For Max Roach invited him to be part of the many more tributes to Mr. Lionti from classic “Freedom Now Suite” record- the Facebook page of the MET Orches- ing. After a stint in Puerto Rico where tra Musicians, follow this shortcut link: he honed his skills on the drum set, Mr. www.bitly.com/vincent-lionti Mantilla began touring in Europe and Japan with Art Blakey and the Jazz Mes- sengers. For the seven years Mr. Mantilla Mike Longo was with Blakey, he occupied his off- ike Longo, 83, a member of hours doing studio work while recording Local 802 since 1961, died and performing with almost every major on March 22 from complica- figure in jazz including singers Eartha Mtions of the coronavirus. Mr. Kitt and Josephine Baker. In 1977, Mr. Longo was a jazz pianist, composer, ar- Mantilla became the first North Ameri- RAY MANTILLA JAMES “JYMIE” MERRITT ranger, recording artist and jazz educa- can Latin musician to play in Cuba since tor who served for many years as Dizzy the Cuban Revolution when he appeared Gillespie’s music director. He also led the there as an essential member of the his- continued his studies as a music major at Opera Orchestra in 1987. He earned his New York State of the Art Big Band and toric goodwill ensemble led by Dizzy Gil- Queens College while also studying pri- bachelor’s and master’s degrees from was the director of Jazz Tuesdays at the lespie. Mr. Mantilla’s career has also in- vately with Ron Carter, Stuart Sanky and Juilliard, where he performed as princi- Baha’i Center NYC. When he was just a cluded collaborations with Tito Puente, Alvin Bhrem. Mr. Layne became a major pal viola of the Juilliard Orchestra and teenager, he subbed in Cannonball Ad- Charles Mingus, Gato Barbieri, Sonny player in NYC and appeared with Coleman served as a teaching assistant to William derley’s band. He later earned a degree in Stitt, Bobby Watson, Cedar Walton and Hawkins, Max Roach, Freddie Hubbard Lincer. He was a substitute with the New classical piano at Western Kentucky State Freddie Hubbard. Prolific in the studio, and Cedar Walton as well as with several York Philharmonic from 1981 to 1983 University and found work with Hal Mc- Mr. Mantilla can be heard on more than Broadway pit orchestras. He was also well before earning a chair in the Detroit Intyre, Hank Garland and others. He also 200 albums, including the Grammy- known for accompanying top vocalists Symphony Orchestra, where he played studied with his mentor Oscar Peterson nominated “Fifty Years of Mambo.” He and bandleaders from a huge variety of until 1987 while also serving with the at the Advanced School of Contemporary was voted percussionist of the year by genres, including Billy Eckstein, Carmen Lyric Chamber Players and Renaissance Music in Toronto. He ultimately moved the Jazz Journalists Association. Writing McRae, Gloria Lynn, Johnny Hartman, City Chamber Players and teaching at to NYC and where he played with Henry at www.wbgo.org, Local 802 member Miriam Makeba, Josh White, Jimmy With- Macomb Community College. He was a “Red” Allen and others before Dizzy Gil- Bobby Sanabria said that he will always erspoon, Little Anthony and the Imperi- founding member of the Ventura String lespie discovered his talent and hired cherish his friendship with Mr. Mantilla. als and others. His knowledge of music Quartet and served as guest principal him. Mr. Longo is survived by his wife Sanabria added, “Ray was on the mu- theory was formidable. In addition to his viola for the Indianapolis, New Jersey Dorothy, sister Ellen, and his cousins, sic board of the Bronx Music Heritage major performances and touring work, and American Symphony Orchestras, as nieces and nephews. Obituary informa- Center, where my wife Elena Martinez he was also a regular at the refurbished well as the Santa Fe Opera. tion from www.wbgo.org. and I are co-artistic directors. We always Minton’s Playhouse jazz club in Harlem Mr. Lionti served as conductor with the looked forward to our meetings, as Ray and was employed by the Jazz Founda- Greater Westchester Youth Orchestras As- and fellow Bronxite Jimmy Owens would tion of America to perform in schools, sociation, Usdan Center for the Creative Ray Mantilla hold court with the memories of our be- hospitals and nursing homes. Mr. Layne and Performing Arts, Downtown Sinfo- ay Mantilla, 85, the Latin loved borough.” Mr. Mantilla is survived also served in the house band at the Jazz nietta of White Plains, Merrick Sympho- percussionist and bandleader, by his brothers Kermit, Rolando and Foundation’s Monday night jam session, ny Orchestra, and the NYU Steinhardt died on March 21. He had been Lisandro; sisters Irma and Sara; and his which was held for many years at Local School Symphony Orchestra. He also led Ra member of Local 802 for 35 extended family. Obituary information 802. He is survived by his wife Kiyoko and numerous all-state student orchestras in years. Mr. Mantilla, who described his from Mr. Mantilla’s official bio at www. children Terrence, Khalid and Malaika. Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida. own music as “Latin jazz with authentic mantillamusic.com with additional in- Mr. Lionti was artistic director of the Latino rhythms” was born in 1934 in the formation from www.wbgo.org. Memling Ensemble and was a member of rhythm-rich, dance-crazed atmosphere Vincent Lionti the PBS All-Star Orchestra, New England of the South Bronx where Afro-Cuban James “Jymie” Merritt incent Lionti, 61, a violist and Baroque Soloists and Westchester Cam- rhythmic forms mixed with jazz harmo- ames “Jymie” Merritt, 93, a member of Local 802 since erata. He appeared at many summer fes- nies and sensibilities in the streets, the a bassist, bandleader and 1981, died on April 4 from tivals including the Bard, Buzzard’s Bay, homes and dance halls. By 21, Mr. Man- composer, died on April 10, Vcomplications of the coronavi- Casals, Meadowbrook, Southampton and tilla was on the bandstand playing conga J2020. He was a pioneer of the rus. Mr. Lionti joined the Metropolitan Sunflower festivals. He is survived by his drums along with contemporaries Eddie continued on page 40

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BOB OJEDA BUCKY PIZZARELLI ADAM SCHLESINGER

FROM PAGE 39 electric bass and best known for his Peggy Lee, Lionel Hampton, Nancy been a member of Local 802 since 1951. plays the first note of the measure and I association with Art Blakey & the Jazz Wilson, Benny Carter, Carl Fontana, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bucky hit the second beat. You gotta stay right Messengers, with whom he played Duke Jordan, Lena Horne, Julie London a few years back at his home in Saddle on top of that beat – b’chink, b’chink, from the late 50s to the early 60s. and Dizzy Gillespie. Mr. Ojeda enjoyed River, N.J. He was one the nicest guys b’chink, you know?” He also worked with B.B. King, Dizzy a long stint with the Count Basie I’ve ever met. Two of his main influences were Al Gillespie, Max Roach, Chet Baker, Lee Orchestra from 1985 through 2001. He The pianist and composer Dick Hy- Casey (with Fats Waller & His Rhythm) Morgan and Bull Moose Jackson. Mr. performed on all Basie band recordings man, who collaborated with him on and Freddie Green (the Count Basie Merritt grew up in a musical household during this time and arranged for Diane Joe Venuti’s “Sliding By” and Woody Orchestra). Freddie Green only played and served in the Army during World Schuur and George Benson. One of the Allen’s film “Sweet and Lowdown,” in the low register, “the fat portion of War II. His son, bassist Mike Merritt, highlights of this period was backing called Bucky “a founding member of the neck,” he noted, adding that “every- a member of Local 802 for almost 30 Frank Sinatra with the Basie Orchestra. our New York gang, a great player and a body tried to do what he was doing.” Al years, is well known for playing in Mr. Ojeda also wrote symphonic pieces, close friend.” The singer Sandy Stewart, Casey, who worked with the Count prior Conan O’Brien’s house band. Besides which were performed by the Dallas, who first worked with Bucky when she to Green, used an amplified guitar and Mike, Mr. Merritt is also survived by Detroit and Indianapolis symphony was 16 and he was in his late 20s, said his sound was “too powerful and stuck his partner Ave and children Marlon, orchestras. A concerto for a combined that she “never met anyone who wasn’t out too much,” so Basie ended up hiring Marvon, Mharlyn and Jamie. Obituary 80-piece jazz and symphonic orchestra charmed by his warmth. You couldn’t Freddie Green. “I also knew Claude “Fid- information from www.wbgo.org. was commissioned through a private help but feel good to be in his presence.” dler” Williams, who also played electric grant and recorded at Mandel Hall at She jokingly added that he was one of guitar and TAUGHT Green – can you the University of Chicago campus. For the only musicians who got along with believe that!” Bob Ojeda over a decade, Mr. Ojeda served as Benny Goodman. Bucky took up the guitar at age 9, ob Ojeda, 78, a trumpeter and a chief judge for the Luminarts Cultural Fellow guitarist Ed Laub, who played inspired by his uncle Bobby Dominick, member of Local 802 since 1992, Foundation’s jazz competition. Mr. hundreds of gigs with him for 17 years who “played in a lot of bands. I saw him died on March 26. Originally Ojeda is survived by his siblings Gil, until Bucky retired in 2016 due to a coming and going, on and off the road Bfrom Chicago, Mr. Ojeda Liz, Ron and David Ojeda, and sister stroke, called him “the most generous and it looked like a million bucks. And I performed early on with the big bands Gloria Koller. Obituary information musician I have ever known. He loved thought, Jeez, that’s what I want to do.” of Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Buddy from the Chicago Tribune and www. to share his knowledge and talent with He added, “Music has been my whole Rich, Ralph Marterie and Les Elgart. bobojedamusic.com. anyone who asked and he was always life.” During his long career, he performed happiest when he was playing, whether In 1944, when he was a senior in high everywhere from Broadway to a gig at a local community venue or Lincoln school, Bucky got his first real job with with the Rolling Stones, and also wrote Bucky Pizzarelli Center.” the baritone singer Vaughan (“Ol’ Leath- music for TV, including the Tonight ucky Pizzarelli, 94, the legend- Although Bucky took solos, he consid- er Tonsils”) Monroe’s dance band. “He Show. Mr. Ojeda played with Hank ary jazz guitarist, passed away ered himself a rhythm player first and was a great guy,” remembered Bucky. “It Jones, Thad Jones, Frank Rosolino, Bill on April 1 due to complications foremost: “I’m setting the beat [and] was a great bunch of musicians and we Holman, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Bfrom the coronavirus. He had playing with the drummer. The bassist had a great arranger, Don Costa, who 40 Allegro | May 2020 n OBITUARIES REQUIEM

all day in a parlor, but you haven’t re- member of the bands Fountains of ally learned it until you’ve played it in Wayne, Ivy and Tinted Windows, and Leo Ursini front of people, you know what I’m was a key songwriting contributor and didn’t feel it was right to let the talking about? You can play it beauti- producer for Brooklyn-based synth- passing of Leo Ursini go by without fully in your house, but you don’t have pop duo Fever High. Mr. Schlesinger an acknowledgement of what he it down until you’ve played it for a group wrote music for the TV show “Crazy Ex- Imeant to his fellow musicians. Leo, of people.” Girlfriend,” where he won an Emmy for who died on Jan. 24 at the age of 82 after Bucky leaves behind his sons John the song “Antidepressants Are So Not a being a member of Local 802 since 1955, and Martin (both members of Local Big Deal.” He won an Oscar nomination was a mainstay of the club date field for 802) as well as his daughters Anne and for Fountains of Wayne’s most famous many years. He contracted and led gigs Mary and four grandchildren. The fam- song, “Stacy’s Mom,” and a Grammy for for Peter Duchin, Bob Hardwick and ily asks that donations be made to the his work on “A Colbert Christmas: The many others. He was also a dedicated Jazz Foundation of America, at www. Greatest Gift of All!” Mr. Schlesinger’s educator who taught public school for jazzfoundation.org. creativity could be seen in many different many years. He knew every tune and – Peter Zimmerman genres: he wrote the music for the 2008 harmony part and was first call all over Broadway show “Cry-Baby: the Musical” town in the society field. Like Elvis LEO URSINI as well as a song in the 1996 Tom Hanks or Cher, Leo didn’t need a last name; Adam Schlesinger film “That Thing You Do” and he even when you said “Leo” in the club date dam Schlesinger, 52, a wrote songs for “Sesame Street.” He was later worked with Sinatra, Paul Anka member of Local 802 for set to collaborate with Sarah Silverman field, everyone knew who you meant! and Eydie Gormé.” almost 25 years, died on April to turn her memoir “The Bedwetter” I know that his father was also big in More recently, in 2012, he collaborated 1 from complications due to into a musical and was also going to the music field, but I don’t know more. A He is survived by his spouse Antoinette; with Paul McCartney on the ex-Beatle’s the coronavirus. Mr. Schlesinger was adapt “The Nanny” for Broadway. Mr. “Kisses on the Bottom.” a singer-songwriter, record producer, Schlesinger is survived by his parents his children, Angela Galante (Angelo) Bucky’s final recording, “Renaissance: bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and Bobbi and Stephen, daughters Sadie and James Ursini (Noreen); and his A Journey from Classical to Jazz” (with Ed drummer. His prodigious talent and Claire, sister Laurie, and his partner grandchildren, Mario, Jacob, Liliana Laub), was released in 2015. During his garnered him three Emmys, a Grammy Alexis Morley. His marriage to Katherine and Antonia. If you remember any other 77-year career, he appeared on hundreds and the ASCAP Pop Music Award, and Michel ended in divorce. Obituary stories about Leo, write to Allegro@ of records, including such mega-hits as nominations for Academy, Tony and information from Wikipedia, JTA and Local802afm.org. “Georgia on My Mind” (Ray Charles), Golden Globe Awards. He was a founding the New York Times. – Richard (Dick) Frank “Stand by Me” (Ben E. King) and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (Ro- berta Flack). Notably, he went on several tours with Benny Goodman, whom he described as “swinging all the time – kick you right in the ass!” His favorite guitar- Obituaries in Allegro ist was Barry Galbraith, who played with Claude Thornhill (he didn’t care for Jimi Hendrix), while his favorite memory was jamming with Duke Ellington on the To report the death of a member, send an e-mail to [email protected]. Be sure to Duke’s birthday: “They were celebrat- ask about any possible refund of Local 802 membership dues or about the union’s death benefit ing it at clubs all over town,” he recalled, (there are certain eligibility requirements). “and George Barnes and I were down at the Playboy Club. Duke showed up when if you have any reminiscences, memories or stories about deceased musicians on these pages, he was making the rounds and he invit- please e-mail them to [email protected] ed us to his apartment on Central Park South. We played for him all night. He SURVIVORS of deceased members should contact the AFM Pension Fund at (800) 833-8065, sat on a big couch and said, ‘Before you ext. 1311 (or www.afm-epf.org) to ask about any possible benefits. guys leave, I want to sing with you.’ And he sang 24 choruses, making up the lyrics right there on the spot. [It was a blues.]” To submit an obituary to Allegro, e-mail Allegro editor Mikael Elsila at Allegro@ Bucky loved performing for an audi- Local802afm.org or call (646) 765-9663. Photos and personal essays are also welcome. ence. “You can sit and practice a song

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present at 12:15. by President Krauthamer via video Discussion held. Discussion held. conference necessitated by the need Krauthamer reported on plans Executive Fisher ended telephone call and Board for social distancing relating to the for Emergency Relief Fund grants to board minutes recessed at 12:45. COVID-19 pandemic. Present: Financial members for canceled work. Board reconvened at 12:54. Vice President Fisher, Recording Vice Discussion held. Krauthamer reported on a request President Schwartz, Executive Board Krauthamer reported that he will Tuesday, March 10, 2020 from NYS AFL-CIO to hold an organizing members Axelrod, Cohen, Davis, confer with the Musicians Health eeting called to order at training from June 12-14, 2020 in the Donovan, Hoyt, Kainuma, Paisner, Fund to review the status of members 11:18 am by Recording Vice club room. Shankin. participating in the plan. President Schwartz. Present: Discussion held. Minutes of March 10, 2020 tabled. Discussion held. MExecutive Board members Krauthamer reported on the training Recording Vice President Schwartz Krauthamer excused at 12:10. Financial Axelrod, Davis, Hoyt, Kainuma, Paisner, held by Labor Notes at the local. presented a request for a limited pressing Vice President Fisher assumed the chair. Shankin. President Krauthamer absent Discussion held. agreement from Ice Cream Sandwiches Fisher reported on the status of on union business. Krauthamer reported he had met with LLP for a cast album of its Off Broadway negotiations for a successor collective Minutes of March 3, 2020 reviewed. Local 764 IATSE President Pat White. production of The Unsinkable Molly bargaining agreement between Local 802 Executive Board member Frawley Discussion held. Brown. and American Ballet Theatre. joined the meeting by telephone at 11:20. Krauthamer reported on personnel It was moved and seconded to approve Discussion held. It was moved and seconded to matters at the local. the request from Ice Cream Sandwiches Fisher reported on the status of approve the minutes of March 3, 2020 Executive Board member Davis LLP as submitted. scheduled engagements of American as corrected. excused at 1:04. Discussion held. Classical Orchestra. Discussion held. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously. Krauthamer reported on the status President Krauthamer reported Fisher reported that American Recording Vice President Schwartz of negotiations between Local 802 and on matters pertaining to New York Composers Orchestra has offered 50 presented requests from three members DCINY. Philharmonic and the cancellation of percent of wages plus benefits for for leaves of absence from Broadway Discussion held. engagements for the orchestra. canceled engagements. shows. Executive Board member Cohen joined Discussion held. Discussion held. President Krauthamer present at 11:30 the meeting by telephone. Krauthamer reported on the status of Fisher reported that American and assumed the chair. Krauthamer reported that negotiations engagements for New York City Ballet. Symphony Orchestra has yet to cancel It was moved and seconded to approve for a successor collective bargaining Discussion held. its final performance scheduled on April the leaves of absence as submitted agreement between Local 802 and New Krauthamer reported on the 2, 2020. pending approval of the Theatre York Philharmonic will resume next cancellation of engagements by Discussion held. Department. week. Metropolitan Opera. Fisher reported the Gay Men’s Choir Discussion held. Discussion held. Discussion held. has canceled its performances. Motion carried unanimously. Krauthamer reported on the status of Krauthamer reported that cancellations Discussion held. Krauthamer presented a request from negotiations for a successor collective of Off Broadway performances would be Fisher reported that Bronx Arts Women in the Arts & Media to renew bargaining agreement between Local 802 addressed on a case by case basis. Ensemble may continue to perform via membership in the organization. and New York City Ballet. Discussion held. online streaming. Discussion held. Discussion held. Krauthamer reported on the status Discussion held. Executive Board member Davis Krauthamer reported on a special of negotiations between Local 802, Fisher reported on the status of presented a request from the Broadway situations meeting pertaining to the along with the other Broadway unions negotiations for a successor collective Green Alliance that Local 802 become a Broadway production of Six. and guilds, and The Broadway League bargaining agreement between Local 802 center for the collection and recycling of Discussion held. pertaining to cancellations of Broadway and Little Orchestra Society. used musical instrument strings. Krauthamer called the meeting into performances in response to the Discussion held. It was moved and seconded to executive session at 2:02. COVID-19 pandemic. Fisher reported that Mostly Mozart participate in the Broadway Green Krauthamer called the meeting out of Discussion held. Festival hopes to resume its schedule of Alliance recycling program. executive session at 2:06. Krauthamer presented the terms of performances in the summer. Discussion held. Recording Vice President Schwartz a memorandum of agreement (MOA) Fisher reported that New York Motion carried unanimously. reported on the postponement of as currently drafted between all the Gilbert & Sullivan Players has canceled Krauthamer presented an invitation negotiations for a successor Sound Broadway unions and guilds and The performances and will try re-schedule. to participate in the Triangle Shirtwaist Recording Labor Agreement between Broadway League. Discussion held. Factory Fire Memorial event on October AFM and major record label employers, It was moved and seconded to approve Fisher reported that Scandia Symphony 25, 2020. due to the COVID-19 epidemic. the terms of the MOA pending receipt of will try to continue its performance Discussion held. Discussion held. the final language. schedule. Financial Vice President Fisher joined Schwartz reported on upcoming Discussion held. Discussion held. the meeting by telephone at 12 noon. negotiations for a successor Commercial Motion carried unanimously. Fisher reported that Oratorio Society of Krauthamer reported on internal Announcements collective bargaining Krauthamer reported on Local 802 NY and Sacred Music Society had not yet communications and operations agreement between AFM and employers. operations and emergency planning. canceled their scheduled performances. planning at the local to respond to the Discussion held. Discussion held. Discussion held. COVID-19 epidemic and messaging to Meeting adjourned at 2:35 pm. Krauthamer reported on the status of Fisher reported that Orpheus Chamber the membership. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 communications between the local and Orchestra had canceled its scheduled Executive Board member Donovan Meeting called to order at 11:00 am membership. continued on page 45

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agreements for online performances, news from other freelance orchestras Discussion held. Executive called on AFM to offer a relief program, with regard to the payment of health Krauthamer reported that two musical and discussed the status of tenants in the benefits for canceled engagements. theatre productions at Lincoln Center board minutes union hall. Discussion held. will be rescheduled for the Fall of 2020. Discussion held. Fisher reported that she had met with Discussion held. FROM PAGE 43 Axelrod reported on a letter received the orchestra committee of American Meeting adjourned at 1:20 pm. performances. from a member with recommendations Ballet Theatre and the employer with Discussion held. for contingency planning. regard to plans for the coming season. Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Fisher reported that Queens Symphony Discussion held. Discussion held. Meeting called to order at 11:10 am had canceled its scheduled performances. Meeting adjourned at 1:32 pm. Recording Vice President Schwartz by President Krauthamer via video Discussion held. reported that negotiations will conference necessitated by the need Fisher reported that Riverside Tuesday, March 24, 2020 commence today for a new collective for social distancing relating to the Symphony may cancel its scheduled Meeting called to order at 11am bargaining agreement between Local 802 COVID-19 pandemic. Present: Financial performances. by President Krauthamer via video and The New School covering the Part- Vice President Fisher, Recording Vice Discussion held. conference necessitated by the need time Jazz Faculty. President Schwartz, Executive Board Fisher reported that School of for social distancing relating to the Discussion held. members Axelrod, Cohen, Davis, American Ballet had no engagements COVID-19 pandemic. Present: Financial Schwartz reported on information Donovan, Frawley, Hoyt, Kainuma, scheduled until May and had not yet Vice President Fisher, Recording Vice from Actors Fund of America clarifying Paisner, Shankin. announced its future plans. President Schwartz, Executive Board the terms for grants to members for Executive Board member Hoyt excused Discussion held. members Axelrod, Cohen, Davis, canceled work. at 11:11. Fisher reported that Orchestra of St. Donovan, Frawley, Hoyt, Kainuma, Discussion held. President Krauthamer requested Luke’s is working on plans to maintain Paisner, Shankin. Schwartz reported that an email will that the board approve a settlement health coverage for its musicians. President Krauthamer reported on be sent to all recording musicians with agreement between Local 802 and Discussion held. the institution of emergency leaves for information on the direct mailing of New York Philharmonic pertaining Fisher reported that Stamford certain staff members. paychecks from employers. to the cancellation of engagements Symphony had canceled its scheduled Discussion held. Discussion held. of the orchestra during the COVID-19 performances. Krauthamer reported on a settlement Schwartz reported that member-leader pandemic. Discussion held. with Local 153 covering the emergency agreements with Roxy Coss Quintet and It was moved and seconded to Fisher reported the Victor Herbert leave policy, effective today. New York Jazzharmonic were being approve the settlement with New York Renaissance Project may cancel its Discussion held. readied for signature. Philhamonic as submitted. scheduled performances. Krauthamer reported on a settlement Discussion held. Discussion held. Discussion held. with New York Philharmonic covering Schwartz reported that negotiations Motion carried unanimously. Fisher reported that Westchester canceled engagements of the orchestra between Local 802 and Live Nation/ Krauthamer requested that the Symphony has canceled its scheduled due to the COVID-10 pandemic. NYCB Theatre at Westbury for a successor board approve a settlement agreement performances. Discussion held. collective bargaining agreement are now between Local 802 and New York City Discussion held. Krauthamer reported on a settlement on hold due to the COVID-19. Ballet pertaining to the cancellation of Schwartz reported on staffing in with Metropolitan Opera covering Discussion held. engagements of the orchestra during the Members Services. canceled engagements of the orchestra Schwartz reported on a video COVID-19 pandemic. Discussion held. due to the COVID-10 pandemic. conference with representatives of indie It was moved and seconded to approve Schwartz reported on the cancellation Discussion held. music organizations pertaining to a the settlement with New York City Ballet of work for Live TV show bands. Krauthamer reported on the status collaborative petition on federal aid for as submitted. Discussion held. of negotiations between Local 802 and musicians impacted by the COVID-19. Discussion held. Executive Board member Donovan New York City Ballet and a settlement for Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously. inquired about the utilization of the AFM canceled engagements of the orchestra The Executive Board discussed Krauthamer requested that the Single Song Overdub Agreement during during the pandemic. emergency relief for members. board approve a settlement agreement the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussion held. Discussion held. between Local 802, the other Broadway Discussion held. Krauthamer reported on a letter sent It was moved and seconded to approve unions and guilds and The Broadway Board discussion held on contingency by Local 802 to Senator Charles Schumer the language of an industry-wide League pertaining to the cancellation of plans for members to generate revenue with respect to unemployment insurance coalition petition as submitted. performances of Broadway shows during during the pandemic. coverage of 1099 employees. Discussion held. the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Board member Axelrod Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved and seconded to approve inquired about the work hours of security The Executive Board discussed the Krauthamer presented a request from the settlement with The Broadway staff. status of ongoing building expenses a member for a leave of absence from a League as submitted. Discussion held. during the closure as mandated by the Broadway show. Discussion held. Executive Board member Davis State of New York during the pandemic. It was moved and seconded to approve Motion carried unanimously. discussed social media connections Discussion held. the leave of absence as submitted. Krauthamer requested that the for contributions to the Musicians Financial Vice President Fisher reported Discussion held. minutes of March 24, 2020 be reviewed Emergency Relief Fund. that New York Pops will pay health Motion carried unanimously. by board members after the meeting Discussion held. benefits for its canceled engagements. Executive Board member Paisner and that any corrections be submitted Executive Board member Hoyt Discussion held. requested information on the makeup of by email to Recording Vice President inquired about the utilization of LS-1 Fisher reported that she was awating essential staff at the local. continued on page 47

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Discussion held. Motion carried unanimously. A CALL BY THE MUSIC WORKERS ALLIANCE FOR Executive Fisher reported on the preparation of board minutes Local 802 financial reports and the LM-2. Discussion held. Fisher provided an update on the BASIC FAIRNESS IN THE FROM PAGE 45 matter of unpaid leave for the orchestra Schwartz. of Mostly Mozart Festival during the Minutes of March 24, 2020 tabled COVID-19 pandemic. DIGITAL MARKETPLACE pending review. Discussion held. Krauthamer reported on his Fisher reported on a recent meeting conversation of this morning with The via video conference of the Women of ENDORSED BY LOCAL 802 ARTIST RIGHTS CAUCUS Broadway League on the utilization of 802 committee. the CARES Act by Broadway employers. Discussion held. www.tinyURL.com/digital-domain Hoyt rejoined the meeting at 11:25. Krauthamer reported on the Local 802 Discussion held. annual budget and status of the local’s Krauthamer reported on the provisions finances as reported on the LM-2. he Covid-19 pandemic has ex- 1. Immediate Disaster Relief Fund of the CARES Act and its applicability to Discussion held. posed many weaknesses in our for Music Workers Local 802 finances and staffing. The Executive Board discussed NYS social safety net and labor laws. We call on all major corporations Discussion held. Unemployment Insurance as it may TThe predicament of musical profiting from the distribution of mu- Krauthamer reported on the impact of apply to board compensation. artists – the original gig workers – is sic to contribute 1 percent of their ad COVID-19 on employment for New York Board recessed at 2:09. particularly poignant. With live perfor- revenue during each month that live Philharmonic teaching artists. Board reconvened at 2:19. mance shut down, the vast majority of performance remains shut down into Discussion held. Schwartz requested that minutes the music sector has lost the economic an emergency fund to be administered Krauthamer reported on the status of of today’s board meeting be reviewed means for basic survival. Most, if not all, by artist relief organizations with long the Local 802 Musicians Health Fund. following the video conference and of the income forfeited is never coming track records of assistance to perform- Discussion held. that he be notified via email of votes to back. Not long ago, many musicians, ing artist communities, such as Music- Board recessed at 12:30. approve the minutes as submitted or DJs, and sound performers could have Cares, The Actors Fund, Sweet Relief, Board reconvened at 12:45. informed of any corrections by the end made it through this period by relying and The Jazz Foundation. We applaud Krauthamer reported on the status of the week. on sales of recorded music. Today, on- both Sony and Netflix for already hav- of negotiations between Local 802 Schwartz reported on the status of line corporations –YouTube above all – ing donated $100 million each towards and DCINY and the cancellation of negotiations for a successor collective have distorted that market by enabling Covid-19 relief efforts. engangements of the orchestra. bargaining agreement between Local near-limitless unauthorized distribu- 2. Reduce Copyright Infringement Discussion held. 802 and The New School covering the tion of recordings without the artists’ by Establishing “Standard Technical Krauthamer reported on the status of Part-time Jazz Faculty, and of the signing consent or compensation, while Google Measures” the Emergency Relief Fund and plans for of a 90-day extension to the agreement and Facebook profit from linking to We call on Google, YouTube, Facebook the future. following its expiration on June 30, 2020 such content. and other major online corporations, in Discussion held. through to September 30, 2020. Nearly half of the music listened to coordination with a wide net of music Hoyt and Executive Board members Discussion held. online is heard on YouTube, where industry organizations – including rep- Axelrod and Davis reported on the work Krauthamer reported on the third-party users can illegally upload resentatives of independent labels and of the PR Subcommittee as regards settlement of a court case pertaining to copyrighted material with near content creators – to immediately es- fundraising for the Emergency Relief the AFM-EPF. impunity. tablish and empower a working group Fund. Discussion held. At the same time YouTube pockets tasked with examining steps, including Discussion held. Meeting adjourned at 3:26 pm. ad revenue on this infringing content standard technical measures, that could It was moved and seconded to include without any repercussion, because address infringement in order to create the titled officers on a proposed recording Wednesday, April 1, 2020 the Digital Millennium Copyright Act a more sustainable online music eco- to benefit the Emergency Relief Fund. Meeting called to order at 3:35 pm establishes “safe harbors” protecting system that sustains culturally diverse Discussion held. by President Krauthamer via video corporations from lawsuits in the case production and promotes economic de- Motion carried unanimously. conference necessitated by the need of illegal activity by third-party users of velopment and small and medium-size Executive Board member Donovan for social distancing relating to the their platforms. Ad revenue based on il- enterprises. and Recording Vice President Schwartz COVID-19 pandemic. Present: Financial legal uploads of musical artists’ content Many people across the world are reported on the terms and utilization of Vice President Fisher, Recording Vice will continue through this extended pe- turning to music to get through these the AFM Single Song Overdub Agreement. President Schwartz, Executive Board riod in which live music is entirely shut unprecedented times. If we want the Discussion held. members Axelrod, Cohen, Davis, down. people who create that music to sur- Financial Vice President Fisher Donovan, Frawley, Hoyt, Kainuma, In this moment of crisis, musical art- vive in this pandemic and the economic presented an agreement for a one- Paisner, Shankin. ists’ ongoing call for basic fairness in fallout that will follow, we need to fix year extension to the memorandum President Krauthamer called the the digital marketplace takes on a new an untenable situation: music workers of agreement between Local 802 and meeting into executive session at 3:36. urgency. need economic justice in the digital do- American Ballet Theatre. Krauthamer called the meeting out of In the name of economic justice for main now. It was moved and seconded to approve executive session at 4:13 pm. the creators of recorded musical prod- Sign now at www.TinyURL.com/ the extension as submitted. 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ith everyone forced to a strong headwind, and suddenly the and sat in. Don Prell, the bass player, stay home and all our gigs entire windshield imploded. Glass flew later told Larry that, when Don was on canceled, the internet has Bill everywhere, the side windows of the Harry James’s band when Buddy was Wbecome more and more bus blew open, and a lot of clothing and the drummer, the bass drum was being a place for people to stay connected. crow personal items blew out onto the high- played so loudly that he couldn’t hear Many musicians are posting live per- way. Si and the bus driver and the road his own bass notes. So he stole and hid formances. I’ve watched quite a few of manager fought the headwind to reach Buddy’s bass drum foot pedal. them and enjoyed them a lot. As I write the brake and guide the bus to the side Prell was well known for his sense these words, Jay Leonhart was perform- [email protected] of the road. A state trooper who was just of humor. On both his 80th and 90th ing live on both Facebook and YouTube www.BillCrowBass.com behind them stopped and picked up the birthdays, he carried his bass partway every day at 7 p.m. Mark Morganelli, debris, and all the lost articles were re- across the Golden Gate Bridge and Matt Munisteri, Steve Herberman, Ted covered. The trooper called headquar- played solo concerts there. Rosenthal, Joe Licari and several others ers. When he decided to leave the music ters, and they called the bus company were playing regularly on Facebook. One business, he found a job at the Belmont to send another bus. So the band mem- l l l classical group managed to play sepa- Plaza Hotel. He noticed that many rac- bers got out the ball, bat and gloves and rately and put it all together very well ing fans filled the hotel during the Bel- played softball until the replacement Kirby Tassos was doing a tour of “Will in a group performance via one of the mont Stakes, and he proposed that the bus arrived to take them to the next gig. Rogers” which had 22 dancers in the conference call platforms. And many hotel restaurant offer an item on the cast. After 14 one-nighters in a row, the Facebook denizens are posting links to menu called the Belmont Steak Special. l l l stage manager scheduled an unpaid re- their favorite recordings. It all makes the The idea was so successful that Eli was hearsal on their first day off. The dance many hours sitting alone in your room promoted to assistant manager, got a Bill Wurtzel and Peter Mazza were captain demanded a day of rest for the much more bearable. raise in pay, got weekends off and a free booked for a two-week Celebrity cruise. dancers, and was told, “You don’t under- meal in the restaurant every evening. Onboard, they were told that they only stand. You all look so bad that we’ve got l l l But he was told he could order anything had to play one night. Bill and Peter said to clean up the dance numbers!” The except steaks or chops, and so he never they were disappointed and wanted to dance captain replied, “No, you don’t I found this one on the internet: got to enjoy the Belmont Steak Special! play more. So every night, before one understand. We’re having a day off, or Trombonist Lloyd Ulyate was once of the lounges played disco, it became we’re walking, and the band can do the pulled over for speeding by a cop in l l l a guitar room, which developed quite a dance numbers!” They got their day off. California. The cop said, “I’ve been wait- following. Bill says that starting a “jazz And the band was relieved to hear it! ing for you all day.” Lloyd replied, “Well, When Dimeff was on Si Zentner’s club” like that is easy when you have a I got here as fast as I could.” The cop band, they got a brand new bus with captive audience! l l l laughed and let him go. a wrap-around windshield made of a single piece of glass. On long trips, Si l l l Jim Hall told Geoff Keezer that he once l l l would sometimes drive the bus to give passed Thelonious Monk on the street the bus driver a chance to nap. Coming Larry Vukovich was playing piano and said, “What’s happening, Monk?” Eli Dimeff played with the bands of Si down the Pennsylvania Turnpike late with Jon Hendricks at Ronnie Scott’s in Monk replied, “Everything’s happening, Zentner and Buddy Morrow, among oth- one night, Si was driving pretty fast into London when Buddy Rich dropped by all the time!” and walked on.

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