Join Mike, Zoe, and the generous Howard Sandifer, co-founder of Chicago West Music Community Center with his wife, Darlene. Coming from a background in music education, the duo took action in response to the lack of high-quality instruction, play, and artistic structure in institutions on the West side. Their journey as a non-profit begun in 1999, and for almost 30 years they have formed coalitions of young musicians, instrumentalists, and singers who otherwise may have lacked a basic foundation in their art forms due to our city's well segregated neighborhood income and wealth gaps.