Modern Improvisational Music Association

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MIMA is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit music organization located in Princeton, New Jersey that invites college jazz musicians to give free music lessons to under-served public school children. The non-profit runs an after-school program called Spinjazz providing improvisational music education.

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[edit] Beginnings

MIMA was founded by Christoph Geiseler in 2004, who turned his own thesis into a music appreciation program for inner-city children[1]. Originally a music association at Princeton University, MIMA was involved in organizing events ranging from drum circles and national capoeira events to academic conferences on electro-acoustic music [2].

MIMA's formal advisory board consists of scholars including Cornel West, Lawrence Lessig and Scott Burnham [3]

[edit] History

Music education outreach project and video documentaries in China (2005) and in Brazil (2006).

[edit] Awards

The 2006 DeLucia Award [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Thesis Inspired Non-Profit
  2. ^ [2] Listening in the Sound Kitchen
  3. ^ [3] MIMA Advisory Board
  4. ^ [4] The Mocking Bird Foundation

[edit] External links

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