Founded on September 10, 2001, the Mystic Order of The Jazz Obsessed was conceived by Kevin Lee, a self-confessed serious jazz fan. He came up with a plan to bring like-minded individuals together to share his passion for America’s music – JAZZ. Lee created the name, designed a poster with a picture of Miles and a stylized sax, set the date and location, got media coverage, invited some friends and jazz fans, and the rest is history in the city that calls herself “The Mother of the Mystics.”

He opened the meeting with a bang of a large spoon on a metal bowl and proclaimed “Hi, I’m Kevin, and I’m a jazzaholic.” The crowd of 30-40 responded in unison, “Hi, Kevin.” From that point, the evening became an outpouring of ideas to get the magic of MOJO working.

It has been working ever since, all because Lee had a plan.