Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
This time again I can’t make it because I have a gig with my band SoSaLa at Nublu. But…I’ll do my part by wearing the J4JA t-shirt when performing “Low Key Blues.” which is dedicated to this campaign and to the musicians who want and make a change.
Again: What do we want? Pension contributions, pay scales and protections on recordings at NYC clubs including Jazz Standard.
Text by J4JA
The J4JA Brass Band is hitting the streets once again! This Wednesday night, we will be leafleting several locations owned by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality group, the owners of the Jazz Standard nightclub.
Join us as we tell NYC jazz club owners that we are not going away, and that jazz musicians deserve fair working standards!
WHERE: Madison Square Park, meet at the corner of 23rd St. and Broadway, in front of the statue.
WHY: To demand Pension contributions, Pay scales and Protections on recordings at NYC clubs.
In this video below George Duke – who passed two, three weeks ago – describes what a musician is and he/she lives for…………………………………………….
