The Haiti Jazz Foundation is a private non-profit organization based in Port-au-Prince (Haiti)and in Miami (Florida)dedicated to raising the level of the Haitian music industry using Jazz music as a tool. The foundation provides access to continuing professional musical and technical trainings, supports musical education, accompanies the development of young professionals offering them various platforms of visibility and employment, promotes musical activities, organizes the annualPort-au-Prince International Jazz Festival (PAPJAZZ),preservesHaiti’s musical heritage, and serves as a channel for the diffusion, evolution, and promotion of kreyòl jazz in Haiti and abroad.