#50 - Brendan Rawson - Executive Director, San Jose Jazz

#50 - Brendan Rawson - San Jose Jazz Executive Director South Bay native Brendan Rawson has worked in the local arts scene for more than twenty years. Since joining San Jose Jazz (SJZ) in 2012, Brendan has worked to increase their education programs' impact and conceived many of their most successful initiatives, including Jazz Beyond programming and the mobile Boombox Truck stage. Brendan is a long-time community supporter — a dedication sparked while he was working as a barback at the infamous Ajax Lounge in Downtown San Jose. That passion and experience set him on a path to not only be the executive director of SJZ but to serve on various arts boards, including San Jose Arts Advocates. Find out more about Brendan San Jose Jazz at SanJoseJazz.org (https://sanjosejazz.org/) and SanJoseArtsAdvocates.org (https://www.sjartsadvocates.org/ https://www.sjartsadvocates.org/ Music for this episode is "Time Alone" by Mild Monk. Follow him at: IG: @MildMonkMusic Spotify: Mild Monk http://bit.ly/MildMonkMusicSpotify Read interview with Mild Monk in issue 12.0