Social Work
Ezrin is Vice Chairman of The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, a national initiative that keeps music alive in U.S. schools by donating musical instruments to under-funded music programs. He is also a committee member of MusiCounts, the music education initiative of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences providing instruments for school music programs in Canada.
He is co-founder of Music Rising (www.musicrising.org), an initiative to preserve the musical culture of the Gulf coast region that was savaged by the hurricanes and flooding of 2005.
On February 18, 2010, Ezrin helped mobilize Young Artists for Haiti. Fifty Canadian artists recorded a rendition of hip hop star K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" for the victims of the Haiti quake. The song was reworked by Ezrin to include specific lyrics for Haiti with proceeds going to Free the Children, War Child Canada and World Vision Canada. The production raised over $2m.
Ezrin is a member of the board of The Nashville Symphony and on the board of advisors of Music Makes Us an initiative of the Mayor's office ensuring that there is a vibrant music education program in every public school in Nashville.
He is Chairman Emeritus of the Los Angeles Mentoring Partnership and also a past Trustee and Governor of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).
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