DESCRIPTION: The Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory is a center for musical studies which started in the fall of 2007 in the sub-metropolitan city of Lalitpur, just outside Kathmandu, Nepal. The mandate of the Conservatory is to create a music environment where musicians can become knowledgeable in various musical subjects, be exposed to different music genres, and most importantly, where all musicians, from beginners to advanced, can receive a proper music education.