Welcome to the website of the Tri-State Musicians' Union -- Local 80 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM).

If you're looking for a professional musician for your special event, Local 80 is your source for live music. Click here to find a musician from our online database of musicians who comprise Local 80.  Click here to see a list of Local 80 members.

If you are a talented musician eager to meet others who share your passion for music and are seeking new venues for performance, Local 80 is your local connection to sound professional opportunities. Learn about the benefits of membership in Local 80 and join today.

AFM members, who number almost 100,000, perform all styles of music—alternative rock, classical, pop, gospel, jazz, country, folk, rock, big band, reggae, contemporary Christian, etc. With such active members as Roberta Flack, Santana, Yo-Yo Ma, Sheila E, Suzanne Vega, The Goo Goo Dolls, Willie Nelson, and Branford Marsalis, there is a strong representation of major recording individuals and groups.

The AFM has been promoting and protecting professional musicians for over 110 years. Local 80 has been serving since 1900 and continues to be an effective advocate for musicians' rights in the workplace (be that a nightclub, a symphony stage, in a recording studio, or on tour). The AFM and Local 80 protect the recorded works musicians produce from being exploited, and protect our members live performances by providing several types of benefit programs that help them to build successful careers.

Members of the Tri-State Musicians' Union are secure in knowing that their organization is actively lobbying to promote legislation and public awareness that protects musicians' interests, negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the recording industry, motion picture industry, jingle industry, TV networks, and providing excellent wages and working conditions for its members.