MFM New Member Orientation August 2017 Report
MFM Facing New Challenges Text by Dawoud Kringle In keeping with its forward thinking and progress oriented approach, MFM presented its second monthly orientation meeting. The meeting was held at WeWork on Wall street, NYC, on August 28th, 2017. It was well attended;...
A New Friend: The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA)
MFM welcomes The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) - which is a non-profit arts service organization whose mission is to cultivate, support and promote the works of artists and arts organizations in northern Manhattan - as a new MFM "friend." Yesterday I had a...
Review: MFM New Member Orientation #1
(From left: Marc Schmied (MFM member), Eve Harrison (MFM supporter) and Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (MFM President) We are the vanguard of the next stage of the history of the music business... Text and photos by Dawoud Kringle Often, a new or potential member of...
Bret Primack's YouTube Interview With MFM's Sohrab
Bret Primack Believes In #MakingMusicIsAProfession Tomorrow Saturday, July 1, at 1pm filmmaker and educator Bret Primack aka the JazzVideoGuy (Tucson, AZ) will discuss with Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi of Musicians for Musicians (MFM) about "Survival for Creative Artists...
Review: MFM Presents “Make Music Your Business” #3 MFM Talk Series W. Mario Guarneri
Date: May 25, 2017 Venue: WeWork Bryant Park (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle On Thursday May 25th, 2017, the third MFM Talk kicked off. This Talk featured trumpet master, composer, improviser, music educator, music activist, and founder of Jazz in the...
“Make Music Your Business” #4 MFM Talk Series w. Grammy Award Winner Arturo O'Farrill
Musicians for Musicians (MFM) and The Brooklyn Music School (BMS) present live music and Q&A featuring Five-Time-Grammy Award Winner Arturo O’Farrill. Speaking with Jeff Newell, Chairman of the BMS Jazz Department, this dedicated music professional will discuss...
Arturo O'Farrill's AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Wins Again!
2017 JJA Jazz Awards Winner this year: Arturo O'Farrill's AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA! The Jazz Journalists Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the best use of media of all kinds --new and old, online and off-- to tell the story of jazz and...
The "Cornel West Concerto" Featuring Dr. Cornel West w. Arturo O’Farrill & the Brooklyn College Big Band
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 7pm Pre-Concert Talk with Cornel West and Arturo O’Farrill 8pm Concert Whitman Theatre, Brooklyn College Tickets: General Admission $10/Seniors $7 CUNY Students and Staff free with ID Information and Tickets at 718.951.4500 Brooklyn College and...
Review: "Making Music Your Profession" Talk Event Series #2 w. Andrew Schulman
Date: April 26, 2017 Venue: WeWork Bryant Park (NY) Music is Medicine for the Soul Review by Lindsey Wilson Andrew Schulman is the Medical Musician that heals the Body and Soul. These two worlds, music and medicine, beautifully collide as MFM members listened to...