Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
Honestly I still don’t know whether Bill De Blasio is the right candidate for NY’s musicians. (The other candidates aren’t better.) Every time when I listen to his speech he never speaks about musicians’ issues, such as fair pay scale, pension contributions by the club owners, importance of music in everyday life, music education and music entertainment/service. So I still can’t recommend him. If he becomes mayor I try to remind him – of course with the help of my union which endorsed him – of his unspoken promise to improve the lives of musicians in NY….What do we want? Justice For Jazz Artists!
I think whoever wins the election means nothing for us musicians. We still have to continue to fight for our rights with or without our union!
