The AJW is a community based non-profit providing jazz education and performance opportunities in Alaska. The Alaska Jazz Workshop is a 501 c (3) non-profit community service organization formed to cultivate a support and educational system for jazz music and increase community awareness of jazz music. Its mission will be accomplished by providing jazz education programs, music and culture field trips, by presenting student and professional concerts and by networking and complementing programs offered by other jazz organizations in communities throughout Alaska and beyond.