Queer Jazz's mission is to showcase and celebrate queer jazz artists and to nurture the emerging queer jazz scene. Founded by international DJ, broadcaster, curator and music journalist Tina Edwards and award-winning jazz musician Arowah (bandleader of Jelly Cleaver, B.H.A.M., All Day Breakfast Cafe, Musical Meditation), they launched for Pride 2023 with a series at Woolwich Works, london. They have since partnered with the likes of London Jazz Festival and Brick Lane Jazz Festival, and in 2025 received funding from Arts Council England to launch a monthly residency at Vortex Jazz Club alongside several special showcases across the UK to celebrate Pride. Their innovative approach has led to supportive coverage by Clash Magazine, Jazzwise and Jazz FM. Community is at the heart of what Queer Jazz does and they create a safe space for queer artists to be seen and celebrated as well as for queer audiences to see themselves represented in jazz. while based in the uk They aim to be a global advocate for LGBTQIA+ jazz musicians around the world, and have already welcomed international artists from Australia to Switzerland.