About This Event
Celebrate 6 Years of M³ at the Annual
M³ Luminary Award Celebration!
FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 2026 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
(7:00 PM Program Start)
Hosted by vocalist-composer Kavita Shah
Live music + film screenings + drinks + food
Special performances:
Solos by Angelica Sanchez (piano) & Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone) ·
Short Film World Premieres by M³ Fall Equinox 2025 Cohort 8*
Tickets $66 - $1,500
Buy $66 Early Bird tickets by September 25
Help us reach our $35,000 fundraising goal!
*Bahar Badiei • Bunga Dessri • Kim Clarke • Miranda Ingram Agnew • Mobéy Lola Irizarry • Mona Miari • Wen-Ting Wu • Zahra Glenda Baker
Click here for more info + tix to M³ Festival Nov. 7
6:30pm Cocktails & Light Fare
7:00pm Kavita Shah introduces World premiere screenings of M³ Cohort 8 films
7:40pm Tributes to Jessica Jones: Angelica Sanchez & Ingrid Laubrock solos
8:00pm M³ Luminary Award Ceremony + $5,000 award to Jessica Jones
8:15pm Jen Shyu & Sara Serpa speak | Kavita Shah hosts M³ Raffle
8:30pm Closing Remarks & Farewell
2026 M³ LUMINARY COMMITTEE
Brian Adamczyk • Christopher Pelham • Claire Chase • Clif Hubby • Craig Taborn • Dafna Naphtali • Emil Kang • Flavie Ospina • Gwen Laster • Jaime Kight • Jennifer Kessler • John McCormick • Lillian Osei-Boateng • Miles Okazaki • Moy Eng • Pavani Thagirisa • Shanta Nurullah • Soomi Kim • Sumi Tonooka
For non-US credit cards, we accept payment via our Paypal address (@m3musicians) under "M3 Musicians Inc." or m3musicians@gmail.com.
We also accept contributions via Zelle at that same email above.
For further assistance, please email us at m3@m3musicians.org.
Special thanks to the Mellon Foundation, Jerome Foundation, NYSCA, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Nancy & Joe Walker, mediaThe foundation, New Music USA, Patrina Foundation, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Arts Engagement, Cheswatyr Foundation, Copland Fund, CRS (Center for Remembering and Sharing), Brooklyn Music School, Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Christopher Pelham & Yasuko Kasaki, our M³ Board Members Sumi Tonooka (Chair), Jennifer Kessler, Moy Eng, Emil Kang, and all of our individual donors and supporters.
About This Event
Celebrate 6 Years of M³ at the Annual
M³ Luminary Award Celebration!
FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 2026 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
(7:00 PM Program Start)
Hosted by vocalist-composer Kavita Shah
Live music + film screenings + drinks + food
Special performances:
Solos by Angelica Sanchez (piano) & Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone) ·
Short Film World Premieres by M³ Fall Equinox 2025 Cohort 8*
Tickets $66 - $1,500
Buy $66 Early Bird tickets by September 25
Help us reach our $35,000 fundraising goal!
*Bahar Badiei • Bunga Dessri • Kim Clarke • Miranda Ingram Agnew • Mobéy Lola Irizarry • Mona Miari • Wen-Ting Wu • Zahra Glenda Baker
Click here for more info + tix to M³ Festival Nov. 7
6:30pm Cocktails & Light Fare
7:00pm Kavita Shah introduces World premiere screenings of M³ Cohort 8 films
7:40pm Tributes to Jessica Jones: Angelica Sanchez & Ingrid Laubrock solos
8:00pm M³ Luminary Award Ceremony + $5,000 award to Jessica Jones
8:15pm Jen Shyu & Sara Serpa speak | Kavita Shah hosts M³ Raffle
8:30pm Closing Remarks & Farewell
2026 M³ LUMINARY COMMITTEE
Brian Adamczyk • Christopher Pelham • Claire Chase • Clif Hubby • Craig Taborn • Dafna Naphtali • Emil Kang • Flavie Ospina • Gwen Laster • Jaime Kight • Jennifer Kessler • John McCormick • Lillian Osei-Boateng • Miles Okazaki • Moy Eng • Pavani Thagirisa • Shanta Nurullah • Soomi Kim • Sumi Tonooka
For non-US credit cards, we accept payment via our Paypal address (@m3musicians) under "M3 Musicians Inc." or m3musicians@gmail.com.
We also accept contributions via Zelle at that same email above.
For further assistance, please email us at m3@m3musicians.org.
Special thanks to the Mellon Foundation, Jerome Foundation, NYSCA, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Nancy & Joe Walker, mediaThe foundation, New Music USA, Patrina Foundation, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Arts Engagement, Cheswatyr Foundation, Copland Fund, CRS (Center for Remembering and Sharing), Brooklyn Music School, Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Christopher Pelham & Yasuko Kasaki, our M³ Board Members Sumi Tonooka (Chair), Jennifer Kessler, Moy Eng, Emil Kang, and all of our individual donors and supporters.