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Remembering DFW’s Black Locals
Fort Worth Local 392 & Dallas Local 168
Local 72-147 has a proud history of representing musicians since the chartering of Local 72 in Fort Worth in 1898 and Local 147 in Dallas in 1901. But before 1965, black musicians fighting the discrimination of segregation formed AFM locals on their own. This is the story of these musicians during their years of organizing with AFM Local 392 in Fort Worth and Local 168 in Dallas.
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Reaching Out to Denton/UNT Community with Jam Session on April 25
Following up on last September’s successful collaboration with the Greater Denton Arts Council, Local 72-147 has scheduled another Jam Session + Meet and Greet at the Patterson Appleton Arts Center on April 25. A special purpose of the event is to reach out to musicians studying at the University of North Texas and introduce the resources, education and organizing that AFM provides for professional musicians. Still under development, this event serves to collaborate with the Greater Denton Arts Council to brings arts and education to Denton and a special educational opportunity to students at one our nation’s largest music schools.
Read moreReaching Out to Denton/UNT Community with Jam Session on April 25
Following up on last September’s successful collaboration with the Greater Denton Arts Council, Local 72-147 has scheduled another Jam Session + Meet and Greet at the Patterson Appleton Arts Center on April 25. A special purpose of the event is to reach out to musicians studying at the University of North Texas and introduce the resources, education and organizing that AFM provides for professional musicians. Still under development, this event serves to collaborate with the Greater Denton Arts Council to brings arts and education to Denton and a special educational opportunity to students at one our nation’s largest music schools.
Read moreMembership Drive set for March-May
Please spread the word. For a limited time Local 72-147 will be waiving initiation fees as part of a Membership
Read moreMembership Meeting April 1, 7pm
All Membership Meetings are held at the Union Offices in Arlington
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John Carter
CARTER, JOHN (1929–1991). John Carter, jazz composer and clarinetist, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 24, 1929. He was influenced
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David “Fathead” Newman
Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas, on February 24, 1933, but grew up in Dallas, where he studied first the
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Julius Hemphill
Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas,[2] and attended I.M. Terrell High School (as did Ornette Coleman).[3] He studied the clarinet with John Carter,[2] another I.M. Terrell alumnus,[3]before learning saxophone. Gerry
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