Smooth Jazz Society of the Inland Northwest

The mission of the Smooth Jazz Society of the Inland Northwest is to promote and educate the public regarding this outstanding yet often underexposed and underserved genre. We shall place an emphasis on providing support and a network of culturally diverse smooth jazz artists, building a multicultural music arts center, providing venues and opportunities that will showcase the seasoned and new smooth jazz artists, especially reaching out to the talent within our minority communities and our schools. Our vision is to make Spokane the nucleus for smooth jazz within the Inland Empire, reaching out to Idaho, Montana, Southern Washington and British Columbia. We shall strive to provide an environment that fosters the wide diversity found with the smooth jazz genre, where each culture will gain respect for contributing their passion to the success of smooth jazz. This will not only benefit smooth jazz lovers and artists, but it will also bring opportunities to the community by way of new venues, employment for local musicians, attracting top smooth jazz artists to our region, hosting an annual Smooth Jazz Festival and contributing talent to existing annual events.