Ken Hatfield Joins the MFM Advisory Committee
Let's welcome Ken Hatfield to the MFM Advisory Committee who brings a wealth of knowledge of "the business." He's been attending several MFM meetings and did a presentation on the Music Modernization Act issues last month. He shares with us the belief in a fair and...
David Belmont Joined MFM's Board Of Directors Yesterday!
Let's welcome David Belmont to our board of directors (BoD). He subs Paul Testagrossa who resigned yesterday due to his start up. Thanks Paul for the good work you have done. Good luck in your business! About David Belmont David Belmont (dobro, percussion) is a mixed...
Review: The MFM Jazz Musicians Meeting #3: Laying the Groundwork for Action
By Dawoud Kringle (with Ken Hatfield and Sohrab Saadat Ladjavardi) On Tuesday, February 27th, the MFM Jazz Musicians Meeting #3 was held at Yeoria Studio. Organized by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi and Billy Harper, the agenda of the meeting was threefold. 1. Ken Hatfield...
Arturo O'Farrill Did It Again…a Grammy for The Sixth Time!
Congrats and respect to our Board member Arturo O'Farrill for his Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental Composition: “Three Revolutions” from the new album "Arturo O'Farrill & Chucho Valdes / Familia: Tribute to Bebo & Chico." Great to have this great...
Review: Jazz Musicians Meeting #2 with Jazzman Billy Harper & Sohrab
Text by Dawoud Kringle MFM founder Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi and jazz virtuoso Billy Harper organized a Jazz Musicians Meeting. This is the second of such meetings. Attendees such as Joe Lovano, Billy Harper, Ray Blue, Jimmy Owens, Ken Hatfield, Roger Blanc, and MFM...
Billy Harper
Billy Harper (legendary jazz saxophonist)
The Annual MFM Membership Meeting 2017 Report
MFM Rocks the Vote... Report by Dawoud Kringle (Photos by Dawoud and Sohrab) Wednesday, December 13th, 2017, MFM held it’s Annual Membership Meeting 2017. The meeting was held at the Brooklyn Music School (NY). This was an important event, because it serves as a...
Review: MFM New Member Orientation November 2017
Date: November 27, 2017 Venue: WeWork Wall Street (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle (Photos by Dawoud and Sohrab) The November 2017 MFM got off to a bang. I opened the meeting, and explained the origins of MFM. Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (MFM founder) augmented the...
MFM New Member Orientation November 2017
MFM New Member Orientation November 2017 Date: Monday, November 27, 2017 Time: 5pm – 6pm Venue: WeWork Wall Street (Conference Room 6A), 110 Wall Street, NYC, NY 10005 The goal of the New Member Orientation (NMO) is to engage, inform, inspire, and mentor new members...