. >>> good morning, my name is matt wong, i'm a native san franciscan and i'm a senior at the [speaker not understood]. i'm a jazz pianist [speaker not understood] s.f. jazz, [speaker not understood] jazz workshops. i have benefited directly from organization funded by grants for the arts. this funding allows s.f. performances, for example, to bring world renowned jazz musicians [speaker not understood] regina carter and [speaker not understood] to [speaker not understood] public schools to teach and inspire students. students who otherwise may not afford to pay for the private music programs or attend publicized concerts. these students need these programs to thrive in their art. [speaker not understood] i performed at events and festivals that were funded by the city or through city grants, for example, s.f. [speaker not understood], chinatown music festival, s.f. jazz, a bunch of different organizationses. as a jazz musician there are not many groups left for us to play in so i've been very lucky to have these opportunities to get to play live. i also want to add that any arts fundi