The Département Jazz et Musiques Improvisées was opened in 1991 at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, a historical institution, founded on August 3 1795, as a result of a resolution taken by the National Convention of the French Republic, after the Revolution. The Département Jazz et Musiques Improvisées represents an interesting and unique experience, not only for the subject matter which includes Jazz and improvisation (recently obtaining an institutional acknowledgment), but in particular for its pioneering aspects.