AFM Local 579 Jackson Federation of Musicians

11/06/2025

Take advantage of this great opportunity this weekend!

The first of a three-year residency in Jackson, MS, for the nationally renowned music event starts Nov. 7. See link below ⬇️ bit.ly/43IWwsf

11/01/2025

Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) has provided a $15,000 grant to support this year's National Folk Festival. MPTF grants are administered through the local AFM - American Federation of Musicians union, thus through our own AFM Local 579 Jackson Federation of Musicians. Learn more at musicpf.org

The Festival will be in Jackson Nov 7-9, the first of a three-year residency. Attend this amazing FREE event and Volunteer.

What is Folk?
Folk is blues, rockabilly, Native American dance, hip hop, Irish step dancing, and so much more!

3 days
6 stages
300 artists
All FREE!

See you there!

10/29/2025

We are honored to facilitate this funding from the Music Performance Trust Fund for the National Folk Festival here in Jackson, Mississippi Nov 7-9, 2025! See you at this fantastic FREE event next week!

10/28/2025

Grant opportunity!

👀 Exciting grant opportunity from South Arts! Read more on our repost from -

"Grants & Funding Highlight! Apply for South Arts’ Artist Creative Practice Grant by April 30, 2026 at the latest (rolling deadline). Applications will be reviewed for funding decisions on a 2-month cycle.

South Arts offers Artist Creative Practice Grants to ensure that artists from our region can take advantage of a variety of career enhancing opportunities. The grant supports a variety of professional development opportunities including milestone activities in an artist’s career that will likely lead to substantial career growth.

Grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to eligible applicants in the South Arts region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee).

For more information and to apply, visit southarts.org/grants-opportunities/artist-creative-practice (link in our bio!)

For more opportunities like these, please visit Producer Hub’s Free Resources Database which includes our Job Board, Grants & Funding, Professional Development, and Learning Opportunities. Link in our bio!"

10/19/2025

Our amazing MSO colleague and principal double bass Susan Landry says it so well: Let’s be good neighbors and help make Jackson a jewel for the state. When we uplift and support each other, we all win. Thank you, Susan!

There is an ongoing conversation about getting Jackson back to what it used to be.

10/19/2025

Proud of our members!

10/19/2025

Take advantage of our current Membership Drive and join today!

10/17/2025

Dear Musical Family,

We welcome you join us on Saturday morning for Clean JXN Gateway Beatification Day this Saturday, October 18th! Your willingness to roll up your sleeves and help make a positive impact on our city is greatly appreciated.

Please find the key details for meetups below. We've assigned a site lead for each location to guide the activities and ensure everything runs smoothly. Please feel free to bring additional volunteers if possible.

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time: 8:30-12:00 pm
What to bring: Safety vests, trash bags, and gloves will be provided. If you have additional equipment that you are willing to bring, such as w**d trimmers or edgers, please respond to this message or contact your site lead (information below).

Volunteer Rallying Site:

Pearl & Pascagoula Meetup Address: 201 S. Jefferson Street, Jackson, MS
Site Lead Contact Information: Dallas Quinn, (601) 613-6051, [email protected]
Note: This is the CCID courthouse building on Jefferson Street.

10/07/2025