Justice for Jazz Artists! has recently added a Facebook “Cause” page. The social networking site allows individuals to connect with like-minded “Facebook friends” and share information, photos and links to other sites. The J4JA Facebook page has already quadrupled in membership in its first week in existence, and we expect users to access it as a …
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802 Moves To Achieve Pension For Artists In NYC Jazz Clubs
On Thursday, October 16, the Local 802 Jazz Advisory Committee (JAC) met to address the union’s efforts to get pension contributions from NYC jazz clubs. A door tax forgiven by NY State in 2007 will provide the basis for pension contributions. In 2006-2007, the union collected over 200 signatures of prominent jazz musicians in support …
