Description

"Bring the brightest and friendliest musicians together in the same place and have them play music that is loud, live, and improvised...and that can only be called SpinJazz!"

Philosophy

•  SpinJazz is always available to everyone, regardless of gender, race, class, country, culture, or creed;

•  SpinJazz is always loud, live, and improvised.

Educational Model

SpinJazz is MIMA Music's trademark for free programming and interactive music education. The vision behind SpinJazz is to combine the beauty, elegance, and freedom of the American jazz tradition with the edge of underground DJ culture.

•  Our teachers are bright and friendly, but also young and inspiring;

•  Our music lessons are rigorous and demanding, but also fun;

•  We always start on time, but we always finish late;

•  We take ourselves seriously, but we're not rigid people.

Features

SpinJazz
Collective

A SpinJazz Collective is a group of 10 people from any age or background that practices, performs, records, and distributes original music for free using the SpinJazz name in order to build public support for MIMA Music. In exchange, participating musicians may practice, perform, record, and distribute their own music for free at MIMA Music Schools.

SpinJazz
Internships

SpinJazz Internships for university musicians include:

•   Educational Assistant
•   Research Assistant
•   Production Assistant

In order to complete their SpinJazz internships, university students must complete a 6-hour/week work requirement for 10 weeks and launch their own community OutReach program.

SpinJazz
OutReach

MIMA Music offers free music lessons, performances, presentations, film screenings, and motivational speeches to underserved students during and after school hours.

SpinJazz
Worldwide

MIMA Music provides staff, students, and interns with international cultural exchange fellowships, travel opportunities, and training experiences.