JAZZWA is a non-profit organisation which was established in 1994 for the purposes of promoting and developing Western Australian jazz and jazz musicians statewide, nationally and internationally. It receives core funding from the Australia Council and WA Department of Culture and the Arts in association with the Lotteries Commission. It is managed by a committee of jazz enthusiasts, musicians, educators, arts managers and promoters.

Objectives

• To encourage greater appreciation of Jazz in all its styles, past and present
without regard to the age, gender or cultural background of the participants

• To increase the profile of WA Jazz performers through the creation of local,
national and international performance opportunities.

• To maintain and increase funding for Jazz activities in WA and to improve
access to such funding for unincorporated individual artists and groups.

• To assist in the co-ordination of Jazz events in WA and to promote better
understanding between all sections of the music industry.

• To encourage the composition and promotion of original WA Jazz works.