“How to Create and Maintain a Pro Jazz Career” will be presented by the Michigan Jazz Festival Education Initiative on Zoom on Sunday, March 5th, 2023 from 4-6 pm. The presenters are James Hughes, Michael Malis, and Kasan Belgrave. This is an interactive interview and Q&A with three pro musicians in early, mid, and veteran points of their careers and how they have achieved and maintained success playing jazz in a metropolitan area.