Mia started playing guitar at age 7, while growing up in Washington DC. She moved to Michigan to study with renowned guitarist, Randy Napoleon, whose fingerstyle approach has greatly influenced her playing.
In 2024 Mia received a grant from the College of Music to arrange and recorded For Astrud, and toured with Dan Wilson as a part of MSU’s Jazz Nonet’s. In 2025 she was accepted into the prestigious Keep an Eye Workshop at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam where she was able to learn from musicians such as Kendrick Scott, Lage Lunde, Matt Brewer, and Anat Cohen.
In 2026 Mia won the Niagra Falls Jazz Festival guitar and vocal performer awards, and was accepted into New York University for graduate school as a student. She currently teaches at NYU as an adjunct guitar instructor while she performs around the city.
