Jazz & Creative Institute

founded in 2014, by professional jazz musicians benje daneman, ashley daneman and nich mueller, the jci is an advocate for all levels of musicians seeking to create a sustainable and inspiring life as a working artist. by creating programs, clinics and discussions to all ages and levels of musicians - from high school up to professional - jci's aim is to create a community, support, inspiration and information for all creative musicians, specifically within the jazz world. one of jci's main programs is jazzstart held yearly at western michigan university where professional musicians encourage high school aged musicians in not only their jazz knowledge and growth, but also their entrepreneurial skills. for more information visit http://www.jcinstitute.org/ benje daneman: http://www.benjedaneman.com/ ashley daneman: http://www.ashleydaneman.com/ nich mueller: http://www.nichmueller.com/