The National Council of the Actors Equity Association, chaired by Executive Director John Connelly, declared their full and unambiguous support for Local 802’s Justice for Jazz Artists! campaign on Tuesday, October 21, 2009. The resolution to endorse was supported by a unanimous vote. Council members from Chicago and Los Angeles weighed in with their “yea” …
Monthly Archive: October 2009
WNYC Article
WYNC: Ask trumpeter Joey Morant who he’s worked with, and he’ll reel off a list of jazz legends including Lionel Hampton, George Benson and Dizzy Gillespie. Those musicians were big draws for New York’s jazz clubs at one time, attracting tourists and paying customers in droves, but some of them retired with paltry pensions — …
J4JA! Myths
Since it’s launch, the J4JA! campaign has had an enormous outpouring of support — over 2,500 signatures on our petition. And check out our list of endorsers! Unsurprisingly, we’ve had some criticism as well. Some of the comments are well-intentioned; some are blatantly dishonest. We’ll take a moment to address a few here. Myth #1: …
