The Issue

Dear Friend,
As President of Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, I want to officially welcome you to our Save Live Music website.

Local 802 represents 10,000 musicians in the Greater New York area and is the largest local union of professional musicians in the world. Our members include the orchestral musicians who perform at Lincoln Center, the Broadway pit musicians, the freelance musicians who perform in the many other musical venues in and around New York, the jazz artists who perform in our city's world-famous jazz clubs, hotel, club date and cabaret musicians, recording musicians, as well as teaching artists and the musicians who work in the rock, blues and contemporary music scenes.

To learn more about the issue, please read the articles below and check our News for the latest details on our fight to save live music. Join our campaign by signing our petition and help us send a loud and clear message that canned music will not be tolerated on Broadway or in any other live music venue in NYC - the live music capital of the world.

Thank you again for your support and helping us Keep the Music LIVE!

Sincerely yours,

DAVID LENNON
President

For more information on this issue:
Unplugging the Virtual Orchestra Machine
Perpetrator Turns Into 'Victim'
Victory at Variety Arts!