WKCR 89.9 FM “Jazz Alternatives” Interview
On September 4th, 2025, from 7 pm to 8 pm, SoSaLa and Roger Blanc (musician and MFM Board member) were invited by WKCR 89.9 FM “Jazz Alternatives” host Sharif Abdus Salaam to a live interview to speak about the MFM 10th Anniversary event at the CUTTING ROOM on Friday, September 5th, 2025.
SoSaLa, the producer of this event, and Roger Blanc, the music director, will discuss the MFM history, mission, and the musicians performing, including SoSaLa and Grammy Award winners Arturo O’Farrill and Joe Lovano. Sharif played tracks by SoSaLa, Arturo O’Farrill, and Joe Lovano.
“MFM Speaks Out” Podcast EP 52: SoSaLa and Dawoud Celebrating MFM’s 10th Anniversary
In this episode of MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle and SoSaLa discuss the birth, history, mission, and future of Musicians For Musicians. Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi’s inspiration for founding MFM, the problems in putting the organization together, including how to define its objectives and methods, MFM’s relationship with other musician organizations (such as the Musicians Union), how to attract and grow our membership, the economics of the music business and the importance of musicians getting paid fairly for their work, the state of mind many musicians are in where they do not understand how to turn their music into a profession, Sohrab’s experience with Justice for Jazz Artists, MFM’s accomplishments, MFM’s services and value to our members, MFM’s activism, the need for organization between musicians, the DYI method and operating as an independent musician, the future of the music business, the empowerment of musicians, and the future of MFM.
SoSaLa featured on Sound Forms (Kingston Radio 107.9FM): Ep 181 Easter and Beyond on April 31st, 2024
Peter Wetzler, radio host of Sound Forms, invited SoSaLa and MFM Chapter leader Stephen Johnson to a short interview at the end of his episode.
Listen here (from 1:07:52 till the end of the show): https://radiokingston.org/en/broadcast/sound-forms-classical-music-and-beyond/episodes/sound-forms-ep-181-easter-and-mfm-guests
