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NYC jazz musicians demand pensions
‘Destitute’ legends go to city council after clubs’ rebuttal

US music union representatives told New York City Council on Wednesday that many jazz musicians were desperately in need of financial help.

Associated Musicians of Greater New York Local 802 vice-president John O’Connor told the council that, unlike musicians who appeared on Broadway or sang at the Metropolitan Opera, jazz singers in the city received no benefits.

But their need is no less than their more fortunate comrades.

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