AK Jazz Workshop

The Alaska Jazz Workshop is a non-profit arts and service organization founded in 2000 to cultivate a support and educational system for jazz music and increase the community awareness of jazz music. Its mission is to provide music education and performance opportunities, and to network and complement programs offered by other jazz organizations in communities throughout Alaska. The AJW provides music education resources not available elsewhere in Alaska to underserved communities of music students seeking to further their knowledge of music and jazz improvisation beyond their initial exposure to music in the public schools. The AJW programs encourage students to develop imaginative thinking, creativity, a positive self image, teaming skills, and a respect for the diverse cultural heritages in Alaska and around the world.