The LA Daily Journal Features Our SMART Jazz Execs

The Los Angles Daily Journal published an article on Dec 31 featuring the SMART Jazz Execs. The title of the article is “Lawyers are Stretching Themselves for Charity.” The bass player within the group, Alejandro Angulo and the guitarist, Geoffrey Glass share about their interest in music in this article and its value for them in their personal lives.

"Music was Available (for me) in School"

The Journal writes, “The Jazz Execs” isn’t just a clever name – the band is comprised of half business executives and half legal professionals, including Judge Geoffrey Glass of the Orange County Superior Court, who has played guitar for more than 40 years. He said his support for the Smart Foundation comes from his own experience with music and the arts as a schoolboy. ‘The only reason I play an instrument is because it was available at school. If you put an instrument in kids’ hands, it might keep them from putting bad thing in their hands.’” 

The Value of Music for a Litigator

The Smart Foundation teaches that creativity is good and can be beneficial in whatever you do. Angulo states explicitly that he believes music makes him a better lawyer. “

As a litigator, music has helped me learn how to hold things together when everything seems to be falling apart.”

SMART Jazz Execs are Glad to Give Back

The members of the SMART Jazz Execs each share the same clear understanding that music and arts were formational for their expertise and profession. It is this value that leads them to gladly give back their time and musical abilities to in our cause to help others to have the same opportunity. They are living examples of the results of the critical part music and arts play in educational foundation and development. 

What We Are Fighting to Accomplish

This is the SMART cause that we are fighting to make possible for the At-Risk children here in Orange County. Please consider joining our cause and donate now. Read more about our recent guitar classes at the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana here. 

A financial gift can be given online here. It is because of regular ongoing support monthly that makes our plans possible to bring music and art to the At-Risk children in Orange County.