MFM Member Keyna Wilkins (Australia) US Mini Tour 2023 “Musician with Attitude”
Keyna Wilkins, MFM's first international member, is a pioneering Australian/British composer-musician. She was one of three finalists for the Australian Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence in 2021 and 2018 (APRA/AMCOS). As an innovative soloist her solo show...
Report: MFM ZOOM Webinar #12 w. Bassist Ron Wasserman
MFM Presents: “Music Is Essential” ZOOM Webinar #12 Ron Wasserman: “Transcribing Recorded Music for Live Performance with Dance” Report by Dawoud Kringle On Tuesday, November 29, 2022. MFM presented its 12th “Music is Essential” Zoom Talk. The guest speaker was MFM...
Report: MFM ZOOM Talk Event #6 with Adam Reifsteck and Kevin Kuhn
Report by Dawoud Kringle Music is Essential Zoom Talk #6: Best Practices for Setting Up Your Home Studio. On Thursday, October 27th, 2022, Adam Reifsteck and Kevin Kuhn held a Zoom Webinar setting up a home studio. This event is a follow up to Zoom Webinar #10: How to...
Report: MFM ZOOM Webinar #13 w. Kora Musician David Gilden
Musicians For Musicians (MFM) Presents: “Music Is Essential” ZOOM Webinar #13 with Kora Musician David Gilden and Special Guest Sherif Sissoko – A Musical Introduction to the Mandinka Kora. Report by Dawoud Kringle On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, MFM presented its...
REPORT: The 2022 Annual Membership Meeting
By Dawoud Kringle On Friday, December 2nd, 2022, MFM held its annual membership meeting via Zoom conference. The meeting was moderated by MFM Vice President David Belmont. The first order of business was the board election. The result of the vote kept the current...
New Member Announcement: Lonnie Harrington
MFM welcomes a new member: singer songwriter and guitarist Lonnie Harrington. We need many more freelance musicians fighting for musicians rights and social justice. #MakingMusicIsAProfession #UnityInTheMusicCommunity Guitarist, percussionist, singer, and songwriter...
Report: MFM ZOOM Talk Event #8 w. Arturo O’Farrill and Zack O’Farrill
Music Is Essential ZOOM Talk Event #8: Arturo O’Farrill and Zack O’Farrill Speaking on the founding, current work, and vision of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, activism, and the intertwined histories of Latin music and jazz. On Friday, December 16, 2022, MF held its...
Report: MFM ZOOM Talk Event #7 with Banning Eyre and Sylvain Leroux
Banning and Sylvain Hold Court on Zoom! Report by Dawoud Kringle On Friday November 18th, 2022. Musicians For Musicians (MFM) Presented its 7th “Music Is Essential” ZOOM Talk Event. MFM Members Banning Eyre and Sylvain Leroux spoke about Leroux’s Music Activism and...
Report: MFM ZOOM Talk Event #5 with Mario Guarneri (US) and Axel Mueller (Germany)
What Now? The Case for Relevance of Music Report by Dawoud Kringle On Saturday, September 17th 2022, MFM presented its 5th Music is Essential ZOOM Talk with Mario Guarneri and Axel Mueller. Mario Guarneri has done everything from sitting in with Louis Armstrong at the...