- PROVIDES information and fields general enquires regarding Durban’s music scene
- PRESENTS live music of interest to locals and tourists every Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. during term time
- OFFERS avenue for Meetings, Educational Projects, Workshops, Rehearsals and Performances
- INITIATES visits from internationally known musicians; educational exchanges; international touring for senior students, musicians and staff
- ORGANISES concerts, annual festivals and conferences
- ARRANGES bands for all occasions
- COOPERATES with foreign embassies, patrons, commercial sponsors, Durban Arts Association, International Association of Jazz Educators, South African Association of Jazz Educators, Artworks Trust, Departments of Arts & Culture & Foreign Affairs
- FUNDRAISES for scholarships to study Jazz; participation in overseas and local cultural events and to support itself
- BENEFITS the city; the University; cultural organisations; bands and individual musicians