Grammy winning guitarist Bill Frisell is a highly revered figure in the jazz and blues scene. There aren’t many artists that can attest to having a ‘signature’ sound, but like Miles Davis and a few others, he has built one from pure sound and inflection; an anti-technique that is instantly identifiable. Mixing rock, country, jazz and blues all with a playfully improvisational style, what separates Frisell from his contemporaries is his tenderness with the guitar, something that is wholly unique to his music and live performances.

Thomas Morgan, New York jazz bassist; born in Hayward, California; member of bands led by Craig Taborn, Jakob Bro, Giovanni Guidi, Dan Weiss, Jacob Sacks; and formerly Paul Motian, John Abercrombie, Steve Coleman, Tomasz Stańko, Masabumi Kikuchi.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, and raised in Denver, Colorado, Royston has been a professional teacher, drummer and percussionist for almost twenty years. He studied classical percussion at University of Denver where earned undergraduate degrees in Music and English, and accomplished teacher certification credentials from Metropolitan State College of Denver. Rudy grew up playing drums in church, and found his voice under the auspices of Colorado’s celebrated trumpeter Ron Miles, whom Royston deems his greatest influence, and with whom Rudy has played since 1991. He has taught, recorded and performed all styles of music from Jazz to marching percussion. Since moving to Piscataway, New Jersey in 2006, Royston has completed a Masters in Music degree from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and performed with many of today’s finest Jazz musicians. Javon Jackson, Bill Frisell, Les McCann, David Gilmore, Ben Allison, Jason Moran, JD Allen, Sean Jones, Jeremy Pelt, Greg Osby, Jennifer Holiday, Ravi Coltrane, Ralph Bowen, Bruce Barth, George Colligan, Don Byron, Stanley Cowell, Tom Harrell, John Ellis, Jenny Scheinmenn and The Mingus Big Band, to name a few. A lover of all genres of music, Rudy continues to pursue music and expand his music horizons. You may see Royston’s performance schedule, as well as music downloads on his web space: www.rudyroyston.com.

Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire rose to fame as part of the so-called 'West Coast Get Down' based out of LA and boasting the talents of Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin and Thundercat but, as the Guardian notes, 'he's by far the most adventurous musician in that crowd'.   Throughout his decade and a half career he has weaved between the centre and the left of jazz. Like many of his contemporaries, he expertly and cohesively joins the worlds of hip-hop and improvised, experimental music; his explorations on Blue Note through albums such as 2018's standout 'Harvest' and 2017's 'Live at the Village Vanguard', place him firmly in the rotations of a forward-thinking audience.