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LOCAL 174-496
Local 174-496 Board Member Peter Cho appears in the new edition of International Musician. Keep reading for his thoughts on local music education, the importance of advocacy work for working musicians in New Orleans and more: INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN, MAY 2017: At the Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp, where Peter...
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The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation kicks off its tenth annual Sync Up entertainment industry conference on April 28 at the George and Joyce Wein Heritage Center at 1225 N. Rampart St. The free event runs through May 6 and offers musicians, film and digital media professionals a chance...
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Free Earplugs for festival goers! AFM Local 174-496 is proud to announce a three-fold partnership with the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) and the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC) during the New Orleans French Quarter Festival April 6-9, 2017. The MPTF provides grant funding to assure that many of the musicians...
READ MOREFrench Quarter Fest returns to New Orleans April 6 – 9, 2017, featuring more than 1,700 musicians. Among them are more than 50 union bands — and 150 union members — spread across stages from the river to Jackson Square to Bourbon Street and beyond. Check out the full list...
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Members, we have two important meetings this week. The Executive Board will be holding their monthly meeting at the Union Hall on Thursday, March 30th from 4:00-6:00pm. Immediately following is the First Quarter General Membership Meeting from 6:00-8:00pm. Our Loyola Student Intern, DAVID GALLO and our website manager, JENNIFER ODELL, will be...
READ MOREThe AFM Local 174-496 Executive Board will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 from 2:00-4:00pm at the Union Hall.
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Today marks a milestone for the AFM Local 174-496 New Orleans! The contract with Galaforo Construction Company to renovate our rehearsal and meeting hall was signed on Monday, Feb. 13, by New Orleans Musicians Union President Deacon John Moore and Paul Galaforo. Secretary-Treasurer Kim Foreman and Board Member, Frank Mayes...
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International Musician, Jan. 30, 2017 In a career spanning more than six decades, New Orleans Local 174-496 member Art “Poppa Funk” Neville is a legend of the music scene in one of the world’s most musical cities. Though Art was the first Neville to launch a career in...
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When the 2017 Grammy Awards kick off Feb. 12 in Los Angeles, artists from or based in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Acadiana will be well represented in the ranks of nominees. This year, Louisiana artists appear in categories ranging from hip-hop and R&B to pop to jazz and beyond....
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The New Orleans chapter of the AFM would like to salute our members whose work in 2016 was recognized at this year’s Offbeat Best of the Beat Awards. Among the magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award winners was longtime union member Johnny Vidacovich, who was honored at the Music Business Industry awards...
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