ASSOCIATED MUSICIANS OF GREATER NEW YORK www.Local802afm.org MarchAllegro 2020 l Volume 120, No. 3 OTO: CARLY ZAVALA CARLY OTO: H P Celebrating Women’s History Month THE RHYTHM OF BROADWAY ELISE FRAWLEY NY Phil unveils largest REMEMBERS THE LEGACY WOMEN IN JAZZ women-only commissioning OF FRANCES PERKINS COME TOGETHER initiative in history n YOUR UNION STAFF LOCAL 802 OFFICERS ORGANIZER Adam Krauthamer, President Lily Paulina IN THE AFTERNOON Karen Fisher, Financial Vice President JAZZ Andy Schwartz, Recording Vice President FIELD REPRESENTATIVES Theresa Couture EXECUTIVE Board LIVE SHOWS AT LOCAL 802 Marisa Friedman Janet Axelrod, Lynne Cohen, www.Local802afm.org Shane Gasteyer Monica Davis, Pete Donovan, Elise Frawley, Kyle Hoyt, Morris Bob Pawlo Kainuma, Caryl Paisner, Bobby Shankin Todd Weeks TRIAL Board LOCAL 802 MUSICIANS HEALTH FUND Cenovia Cummins, Sylvia D’Avanzo, Administrator Javier Gándara, Bill Hayes, Gloria McCormick Joanna Maurer, Mary Ann McSweeney, Warren Odze, Louise Owen, Dan Peck Allegro Mikael Elsila (Editor, Advertising Delegates to AFM Convention Manager and Graphic Designer) Adam Krauthamer, Pete Donovan, Javier Gándara, Bill Hayes, Dean LeBlanc, HEADQUARTERS: 322 West 48th Street, Caryl Paisner New York, NY 10036 Delegates to NEW york City Phone: (212) 245-4802 WALLY DUNBAR AND JAZZ ELEVEN BILL WARFIELD AND THE CENTRAL LABOR CounCIL Web site: www.Local802afm.org Thursday, March 19 @ 5 p.m. HELL’S KITCHEN FUNK ORCHESTRA Adam Krauthamer, Bill Hayes, Thursday, March 26 @ 5 p.m. OFFICE HOURS: Daily 9:30 a.m. to Caryl Paisner 5:30 p.m., except Saturdays, Sundays, Join us in March for live shows at Local 802 to support the Local 802 Musicians’ Delegates to NEW YORK State AFL-CIO and holidays Emergency Relief Fund. For more information, contact Bettina Covo at (212) 245- Adam Krauthamer, Lynne Cohen DUES WINDOW closes at 3 p.m. 4802, ext. 152 or [email protected]. Delegate to UNITED HEBREW TRADES CHECKS WINDOW closes at 4:30 p.m. Bobby Shankin (5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays) JAM SESSIONS ARE BACK AT LOCAL 802 Supervising OFFICERS ALLEGRO (ISSN 0002-5704) is published Our bi-weekly jazz jam session is back at Local 802 from 6:30 p.m. Adam Krauthamer: Radio City, monthly (except for a combined July/ to 9 p.m. Upcoming dates include March 9 and March 23. For more Lincoln Center Orchestras, Theatres, August issue) at an annual subscription info, see www.jazzfoundation.org/monday-night-jam or contact Joe Organizing rate of $30 for non-members in the U.S. Karen Fisher: Petrucelli at the Jazz Foundation of America at (212) 245-3999, ext. Single Engagement and $35 out of country, by Local 802, Concerts, Symphony, Opera, Ballet, 10, or [email protected]. Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Music Performance Trust Fund 322 West 48th Street, New York, NY 10036. Andy Schwartz: Electronic Media, Single Engagement Club Dates, Hotels, Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY Nightclubs, Jazz, Latin, Music Education, and additional offices (USPS #013-880). REDUCE YOUR RISKS! POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund Local 802 member Katherine Hannauer ALLEGRO, Local 802, 322 West 48th Street, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND (pictured at right) and Nick Cerbone are New York, NY 10036. SENIOR ADVISER presenting a series of free workshops at Jon Kantor Allegro is printed at Bayard Printing Group, Local 802 about how to reduce your risk of CommuniCations AND which is a union shop. developing repetitive strain and other injuries. MARKETING assoCiate To reach Local 802: (212) 245-4802 Both are occupational therapy students at SUNY Maria DiPasquale To reach Allegro: (646) 765-9663 or Downstate Medical Center. The workshops DIRECTOR OF FIELD SERVICES [email protected] or are open to all Local 802 members, and the Leo Gertner Allegro, Local 802, 322 West 48th Street, final two dates are Friday, March 6 and Friday, MUSIC PREP ADMINISTRATOR New York, NY 10036 March 13. RSVP’s requested but not required David Will – feel free just to show up! Send an e-mail to [email protected] to PERSONNEL Administrator register or for more info. 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Visit our website: www.nyphil.org/auditions (212) 245-4870 The New York Philharmonic Audition Committee reserves the right to dismiss immediately any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards at these auditions. Surprisingly Reasonable Rates The New York Philharmonic is an equal opportunity employer, and is proud to be a partner orchestra of the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS). March 2020 | Allegro 3 n NEWS & VIEWS STRENGTHENING OUR UNION COMMUNITY IS OUR PRIORITY by accepting such engagements, but the landslide union election victory Ramirez and I thank them for sharing we also cheat our colleagues by setting DCINY orchestra musicians won last these inspirational journeys. See page 14. PRESIDENT’S a precedent that it’s acceptable to year when they organized (see page We’re also happy to be publishing an REPort undervalue us and our work. 6 for an update). Musicians had hard update from Women of 802 (on page 5) one-on-one conversations with each as well as several other features: ADAM KRAUTHAMER Even as we want to encourage our other and realized that the only way to l The New York Philharmonic is members to help us organize non- improve their working conditions was making history by commissioning 19 union jobs, I want to emphasize that by standing together as a union. This compositions written by women – the no one should ever look down on is the fight for our collective future as largest such commission ever done – in musicians who are trying to survive union musicians – a fight that every honor of the 100th anniversary of the [email protected] and are forced into the unfair decision 802 musician must take up. Wherever 19th amendment, which granted women (212) 245-4802, ext. 100 to take work that doesn’t value their we perform – Lincoln Center, musical the legal right to vote. See page 9. worth. Many of us have faced this theatre, TV bands, jazz clubs, recording l On page 10, please enjoy a timely exact scenario more times than we studios, music schools, or anywhere else story about all-women groups in jazz, N MID-February, my office sent out want to admit. It is a reality that over – we have the collective power to change which features special shout-outs to an e-mail blast to all members of the last 30 years, the amount of work our future for the better as a union. Local 802 members Roxy Coss and Local 802 about a Josh Groban gig under union contracts – and our Sherrie Maricle. Ithat was taking place at Radio City membership numbers – have greatly WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH l We’re honored to publish a guest Music Hall. Here’s what we sent out: diminished. Decades of attempting March is Women’s History Month commentary by Laura McQuade, to address the problem of non-union and we’re honored that our cover story the president and CEO of Planned AFM members are advised that work by punishing, threatening or highlights eight musicians and their Parenthood of Greater New York, to the Josh Groban show taking place pressuring union members has been tips for women on Broadway. These commemorate the 47th anniversary of at Radio City Music Hall on Feb. 14, an abject failure and, one could argue, interviews were initiated by Local 802 Roe v. Wade. See page 33. 2020 is not currently covered under has made the problem even worse. The members Janna Graham and Mariana …plus much more! Enjoy this issue! a union agreement. Josh Groban gig was a good example of It has been alleged that Steve ground zero where change must start Trudell/Trudell Orchestras, who to take place. LOCAL 802 FORMS PENSION SUPPORT COMMITTEE is listed on the AFM International Decades ago, in a very different time Unfair List, may be seeking out local for our industry, many rank-and-file 802 MISSION: To hear, and record in writing, members’ stories about the musicians for these engagements.