Text by J4JA
The J4JA Brass Band will be in Union Square Park on Thursday, as we spread the word about the Justice for Jazz Artists campaign and keep the pressure on Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, the owners of the Jazz Standard.
Join us as we tell NYC jazz club owners that we are not going away, and that jazz musicians deserve fair working standards!
By Local 802 President Tino Gagliardi
The following is a transcript of Local 802 President Tino Gagliardi’s remarks on Aug. 12 in support of Bill de Blasio’s candidacy for mayor of New York City. The announcement event was held on the pedestrian plaza at the corner of Broadway and 44th Street in the heart of the Broadway theatre district. This article will also appear in the September 2013 issue of Allegro, the magazine of Local 802.
Bill de Blasio accepted Local 802′s endorsement on Aug. 12 at a spirited press conference in Times Square that featured live music performed by Local 802 members. Photo: New Yorkers for de Blasio
Date: Monday, September 9, 2013
Times: 8pm & 10:30 pm
Venue: Blue Note (131 West 3rd St., New York, NY 10012, 212-475-8592)
Tickets: $10/$15
Genre: jazz/funk/Ethiopian
Grammy Award Winner/Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bootsy Collins is planning a new CD/DVD/TOUR and wants YOU along for the ride! Let the man himself talk to you.
Welcome Funkateer!
I hope you are have’n a funky good time! You’re here because I know you believe in the #iGiveAFunk Groovement. There’s millions of Funkateers out there just needing one taste of the Funk and that’s what #iGiveAFunk is all about, feeding people’s minds (and stomachs too). So, please take a few seconds to spread the Funk.
Text By Natasha Blank
Drugs are a touchy subject. But last weekend’s MDMA-related deaths at Electric Zoo, and the festival’s subsequent cancellation, have forced the issue back into the national conversation. And thank God for that: the fact that practical discussions focusing on harm reduction never make it into the public dialogue is part of the reason why uninformed kids who get their hands on unregulated substances keep dying.
