Video: Jack Black Appears at Cal Arts Alliance Event Sponsored by NAMM

<p>Actor and musician, Jack Black recently appeared in Los Angeles at an event organized by the California Alliance for Arts Education and sponsored by NAMM. The event &quot;Education, Creativity and California&rsquo;s Future&rdquo;, is a forum presented by the <br /> California Alliance for Arts Education and the Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County to discuss the plight and promise of arts education in California public schools featuring candidates for the office of California Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) and celebrity panelists.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sponsors and partners include: California State PTA, Ovation, The Boeing Company, the National Association of Music <br /> Merchants (NAMM), Yamaha and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).</p> <p>Participating in the panel discussion were:</p> <p>LARRY ACEVES: Candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction <br /> TOM TORLAKSON: Candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction <br /> WIL-DOG ABERS: Bassist, Ozomatli <br /> LITA ALBUQUERQUE: Painter, sculptor, installation and environmental <br /> artist <br /> TAYLOR DAYNE: Singer and Songwriter <br /> LAMONT DOZIER: Writer and producer, Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame <br /> BENITO MARTINEZ: Actor, star of TV&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Shield&rdquo; <br /> BEN MCKENZIE: Actor, star of TV&rsquo;s &ldquo;Southland&rdquo; and former star of <br /> &ldquo;The O.C.&rdquo;&nbsp; <br /> MALCOLM JAMAL WARNER: Actor, director and musician, former star <br /> of &ldquo;The Cosby Show&rdquo;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>