Local 16-248 American Federation of Musicians

06/19/2026

The band is rockin’ at All Shook Up at Plays-in-the-Park in Edison, New Jersey! Under the outstanding musical direction of Mark Baron, this talented group brings the music of Elvis to life night after night.
🎹 Mark Baron – Conductor/Keyboard 1
🎹 Tyler Sautner – Keyboard 2
🎸 Rick Merino – Guitar 1
🎸 Zach Sicherman – Guitar 2
🎸 Jake Miller-Hoesly – Bass
🥁 Eric Borghi – Drums
🎷 Scott Grimaldi – Reed 1
🎷 Curtis Holtgrefe – Reed 2
🎷 Erika Friedman – Reed 3
🎺 Marty Bound – Trumpet 1
🎺 Garrett Faccone – Trumpet 2
🎺 Mathew Bilyk – Trombone
Congratulations to this fantastic band on a great production!
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06/19/2026

Meet the one-man percussion section of West Side Story at Paper Mill Playhouse — Ed Shea!
Ed keeps the rhythms of Bernstein’s score alive night after night.
Take a close look at the photos and see if you can count how many percussion instruments are within arm’s reach. 🎶🥁
How many do you see?

06/18/2026

All Shook Up opens tonight at Plays in the Park in Edison NJ.
Happy Opening! You can tell the brass and reed sections are excited!

06/17/2026

06/13/2026

Executive Board member Andrea Herr shares an important article on the value of union solidarity and respecting collective bargaining agreements. When someone attempts to bypass a negotiated union agreement, accepting that work can undermine the standards and protections that union members have worked hard to secure. Thank you, Andrea, for highlighting this important issue.

05/29/2026

Four woodwind players… four bass clarinets 🎶
Just another day at West Side Story at Paper Mill Playhouse! KeriAnn DiBari, Christine MacDonnell, Jason May and Dan Willis

04/27/2026

"Styles of Jazz - Ragtime to West Coast Cool" with Ellen LaFurn, vocals, Bob McHugh, piano & Ron Naspo, bass.
At Franklin Lakes Library

04/22/2026

Thank you Jackson Jazz Brass Quintet for enriching the lives of these students through live music. https://youtu.be/Wf0r5OrgOhQ?si=Q3ZyPHS0VaV74ZUg
Made possible through MPTF

Jason Jackson teaches Jazz trombone at The Juilliard School in New York where he works as a freelancer performing commercial, jazz, and classical music

04/20/2026

Union member Jason Jackson and his Jackson Jazz Brass Quintet
performing at Bolden Elementary in Maplewood, NJ for the students. Union musicians at work