The Department of Jazz Fellowship
Welcome! As the Founder of The Department of Jazz, I’ve been waiting to share this with you if you have taken an interest and have landed on this page. If you understand or you are interested in the critical intersection of philosophy, entrepreneurship, AI, and the arts, I implore you to read and apply to get involved!
We are creating the institute for a new school of thought: Jazz Ascensionism. Jazz Ascensionists are individuals who build technology and art through Jazz's epistemology—amplifying human capacity for real-time collaboration, fostering distributed leadership across humanities and empirical studies, and the advancement of truth through the irreversible commitment of performance and innovation.
The Department of Jazz: Fostering Genius
Through the Department of Jazz Fellowship
We create a pipeline for Jazz-Ascensionists - artists, technologists, philosophers, and builders:
Educational Programs: Live seminars, symposia, and salons with partner institutions — cultivating the intellectual, spiritual, and historical foundations of innovation rooted in principle.
Fellowships: Multi-month residencies for serious practitioners to study, collaborate, and build — culminating in live performances and published bodies of work across mediums.
Prototype & Research Grants: $1k–$10k+ rapid grants to explore new artistic, technological, and philosophical prototypes that advance truth-seeking, autonomy, and decentralized culture.
Through the Department of Jazz Labs
We incubate, fund, and launch ventures — from performances to companies — that expand human flourishing by elevating creative standards, applying creative inquiry through the lens of technology, ultimately reinforcing the prestige of the arts in society.
Join the Movement
We will soon release more details on roles, projects, and collaborations.
For now:
For Founders and Artists
If you are raising a round for a startup, or are interested in commissioning works which fits our mission above, then please reach out using the link to inquire above.
You may also apply to join us:
General Application: If our mission resonates with you, and you feel you can significantly contribute, feel free to pitch us a role.
Investment: Identify & incubate artists and entrepreneurs building for human flourishing and performance.
Composition Lab: Transform high-conviction breakthroughs into sustainable works—building companies, technologies, and performances that operate through jazz's principles of distributed leadership, real-time coordination, and value creation through irreversible collective presence.
For those operating at the frequency of mastery who understand the score we're writing but hear a different part than what's charted above—the ensemble always has room for those who can perform at this level of consciousness.
Begin the conversation at: Kyle@HeliusPartners.com
“Great collaboration feels like playing Jazz.” - Ray Dalio, Founder, Bridgewater Associates
Yours, truly.
Kyle Benford