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

ANNOUNCING OUR OPEN CALL!

Apply to M³ (Mutual Mentorship for Musicians)’ Fall Equinox 2024 Cohort 7! (September 2024 – June 2025)   

Deadline: Saturday, March 8, 2024 at 11:59pm ET.

Please read M³’s program details and time commitments before applying: https://mutualmentorshipformusicians.org/how-it-works/. 

We welcome composer-performers of underrepresented gender identities from around the world (including cis women, trans women, trans men, non-binary musicians, and those who are otherwise underrepresented) to apply for our next cohort. Applicants must have functional use of English. Our goal is to find balance and diversity among these criteria: 

• Musician’s career experience 
• Artistic excellence 
• Age 
• Instrument(s) 
• Geographical location 
• Access to networks 
• Representation 
• Musicians who are compassionate, egoless, and generous in their collaborative process 

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We did it! Thank you all who donated towards our ambitious goal of raising $10,000 in 6 days!

M³’s existence and goals are responsive and deeply connected to the lack of representation of women and non-binary musicians in jazz, creative music, and beyond. We have ambitious dreams and have been working hard to make our vision come true. We’re at a critical moment in our growth, and we need your help to continue our work.

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M³ releases M³ Anthology of Writings – Once An Island, Now An Ocean Vol. 3 & 4 (180 pages, color photos) edited by Sara Serpa and Jen Shyu, with the support of Kyla Marshell and Naomi Extra as Development Editors.  The second of an exciting archive of writings that takes control of the narrative with regard to the work of underrepresented musicians.

We are so proud to continue this publication, as we truly believe it provides another kind of far-reaching support for those reading around the world. We believe these writings normalize conversations that are oftentimes only whispered amongst ourselves and might keep someone who feels marginalized from giving up. As Shanta Nurullah said later in her Lifetime Achievement Award speech, “This is why M³ is so important. This is why you have to keep on doing this thing, and you have to keep on breaking down doors and creating situations for yourself and other women. Just don’t give up.”

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Now online! Announcing the publication of the M³ Anthology of Writing Vol.5, with contributions by Krissy Bergmark, Aline Frazão, Jessica Jones, Tara Kannangara,Gwen Laster, Rosángela Isabel Pérez Molero, Naomi Nakanishi, Dafna Naphtali, CC Sunchild, Zeynep Toraman, Ni Made Ayu Dwi Sattvitri, Kavita Shah.

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We are so excited to introduce you to our Fall Equinox 2023 Cohort 6:

Sibongile Buda – bass (South Africa) Andrea Demarcus – upright bass, voice (Georgia) Melanie Dyer – viola (New York)  Natalie Greffel – voice, bass (Germany)  Maia aka Sonjia Hubert Harper – voice, fl., picc., harp, vib., percussion (California)  Naomi McCarroll-Butler – saxophone, clarinet, instrument maker (Canada) Shoko Nagai – piano, accordion, electronics (Japan)  Francesca Naibo – guitar, voice (Italy)  Martha Redbone – voice (New York)) Nath Rodrigues – voice, violin, berimbau, mandolin, percussion (Brasil)  Marta Sanchez – piano (Spain) Sharon Udoh – piano, voice (Illinois)

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