Membership 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
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Membership 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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Buster Smith
Henry “Buster” Smith, jazzsaxophone player, was born on August 24, 1904, in Alsdorf, Texas. His early musical influences included his father
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Charles Moffet
Moffett was born in Fort Worth, Texas,[1] where he attended I.M. Terrell High School with Ornette Coleman.[2]:27 Before switching to drums, Moffett began his musical career as a trumpeter.[2] At
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Russell Campbell
Dr. Russell Mitchell Campbell passed away on January 17, 2019. He was the first child born to Dr. James McCurdy
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March 28 – AFM Jam Session Comes to Klyde Warren Park
Growing from the relationship between Local 72-147, Klyde Warren Park and the support of Music Performance Trust Fund, many new things are happening in downtown Dallas — starting with our first “Musicians in the Park” Community Performance on March 28 at KWP!
For many years we have Klyde Warren Park has been bringing musicians to the park with a lunchtime music series (sponsored in part by MPTF). We will now be adding to our Jam Session and Meet + Greet Series which began last year with a bigger event, putting our musicians on stage and celebrating OUR MUSICAL COMMUNITY.
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