The Clef Club

The Clef Club
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THE PHILADELPHIA CLEF CLUB OF THE PERFORMING ARTS,
INC. (PCC) was founded in 1966 by members of
Musicians' Protective Union Local #274, American
Federation of Musicians (A F of M). Local #274 was
chartered in 1935 as a separate Black local because
Black musicians were denied membership in the racially
segregated Local #77. Local #274 enjoyed its autonomy
for more than 36 years. It was the longest surviving
independent Black Musicians' Union in the United
States, of the more than fifty chartered in major cities.

We had a great time at the Clef Club today because of the masterful
musicians, multigenerational and multicultural crowd, and the dynamic
downhome dinner! It was a perfect gift for all the fathers and their
pleasure shone on their faces.