Mutual Mentorship for Musicians Gala

M³’s Closing Night Gala, hosted by music writer Kyla Marshell, presenting the inaugural M³ Lifetime Achievement Award to Shanta Nurullah.

Tickets are $25 -$75

Join us for an evening to celebrate M³ artists, M³’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Awardee, and the premieres of the Winter Solstice 2021 Cohort Commissions! To learn more and get free tickets to the festival leading up to the gala (June 16, 17, 18, & 21), visit THIS LINK.

At our first Gala, hosted by music writer Kyla Marshell, we will honor Shanta Nurullah with the M³ Lifetime Achievement Award. This award fills a gap that exists in honoring elder women in the jazz and creative music scene, whose musical contributions have been invisibilized due to racism and misogyny.

• 6pm: Reception (drinks & light fare)

• 7pm: Honoring Shanta Nurullah with M³ Lifetime Achievement Award

• 7:15pm: World premiere screenings of Winter Solstice 2021 Cohort duo commissions & interviews

• 8:30pm: Closing remarks

The Winter Solstice 2021 Cohort (4th Cohort)’s duo commissions are video+music works by:

• Jessica Ackerley (Honolulu, Hawai’i) + Cansu Tanrikulu (Berlin, Germany)
• Goussy Célestin (NYC) + Francesca Remigi (Boston/Milan, Italy)
• Leonor Falcon (NYC/Venezuela) + Paula Shocron (Argentina)
• Ruth Naomi Floyd (Philadelphia) + Wenjun Wu (China/Boston)
• Devon Gates (Atlanta, GA/Boston, MA) + Naomi Moon Siegel (Missoula, MT)​
• Gabi Motuba (South Africa) + Ni Nyoman Srayamurtikanti (Bali, Indonesia)

$25 tix: Enjoy the reception and witness the Cohort 4 world premiere video screenings

$50 tix: Enjoy the reception and get preferred seating for the Cohort 4 world premiere video screenings

$75 tix: Enjoy the reception, get preferred seating for the Cohort 4 world premiere video screenings AND receive our first-ever printed anthology featuring the writings of our first two Cohorts!

Can’t make it? DONATE HERE and Watch Livestream June 22 at 7pm ET HERE!

To learn more and get free tickets to the festival leading up to the gala (June 16, 17, 18, & 21), visit THIS LINK.

M³ Festival is made possible in part by our sponsors and funders Winter Jazzfest, South Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, mediaThe foundation, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Center for Remembering & Sharing, New Music USA, & Brooklyn Music School.

*If you are live streaming this event, you do not need to purchase tickets, but donations are welcome.* Watch Livestream June 22 at 7pm ET HERE!

Questions? Email contact@mutualmentorshipformusicians.org.

M³ (Mutual Mentorship for Musicians) is a platform created to empower, elevate, normalize and give visibility to women and non-binary musicians and those of other historically underrepresented gender identities in intersection with race, sexuality, or ability across generations in the US and worldwide, through a radical model of mentorship and musical collaborative commissions.

Proof of Covid-19 vaccination with ID are required to enter the venue for all events; masks are highly recommended when indoors.