The Canadian Institute of Jazz is a non-profit production and educational organization with a mission that offers professionalization to talented young musicians from around the globe. The Institute promotes the interconnectedness of public and private music education programs and reaffirms jazz as a global form of artistic expression that unifies humans of different nationalities, religions, genders, backgrounds, and ages. In addition to the uniqueness of its excellence in performance and teaching initiatives, the Institute produces conferences, lectures, concerts, and workshops to students, schools, and communities worldwide.