The band is made up of all members of the NYPD.
"It’s not easy because we all work in precincts fighting crime, but we do this on the side because we believe in this," Cedillo says.
"Even when I go back home to Puerto Rico, my family says ‘oh we saw La Jara band on television’ and that is quite the recognition," says Lt. Steven Bhagan.
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