Born in Grand Rapids, MI, Jay Sawyer is one of the most in-demand rising star drummers in New York City. He has shared the stage with artists such as Freddy Cole, John McNeil, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Stefon Harris, Donny McCaslin, Benito Gonzalez, and Shai Maestro among others. Jay is also a first call drummer for many up-and-coming musicians in New York including Itamar Borochov, Caroline Davis, Tomoko Omura, John Raymond and many more. He has toured extensively in the USA and Europe, including performances at the Montreal, Detroit and Chicago Jazz Festivals, Festival Eclats d'Email in Limoges, France and more. While attending Western Michigan University and the University of Illinois, respectively, Jay studied with some of the most well-respected jazz drummers including Billy Hart, Tim Froncek, Keith Hall and Dana Hall. Each nurtured his passion and skill for the art of jazz drums. As a result, Jay has become a passionate and gifted educator, both as a private lesson teacher as well as in a group setting.

Sam Weber is an acoustic and electric bassist, composer, and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York. Since his arrival in New York City in 2012, Sam has been in constant demand as a sideman, performing with an eclectic community of musicians ranging from singer-songwriters to contemporary theater artists, dancers, rappers, crooners, avant-garde improvisers, and rising stars of the NYC jazz scene. Highlights from the past year include performances at top jazz venues such as The Blue Note, Lincoln Center, Birdland, Smalls, and The 1905, historic rock and folk venues such as The Grand Ole Opry, Club Passim, The Bitter End, and Cafe Wha, Ars Nova's award-winning production of Oratorio For Living Things, national and international jazz festivals, and many many others.
Originally a midwesterner (growing up in Terre Haute, IN, and Kalamazoo, MI), Sam is an alumni of Western Michigan University, where he earned both a BA in Jazz Studies (2010) and an MA in Music (2011). Sam is also active as an educator and has traveled throughout the US and internationally presenting clinics, lectures, and masterclasses, in addition to maintaining his own private studio.

Alex Levine is a guitarist and composer based in New York City. He has released three albums, Towards the Center (2016 Outside In Music), The World of Real Things (2019 Polyfold), and Special Adapations Vol. 1 (2021 Aut Records). Alex is co-founder and member of Polyfold Musical Arts Collective, a grassroots, artist-led organization based in Brooklyn that helps create opportunities for improvising musicians to present creative works. Alex's teachers include Geri Allen, Rodney Jones, Miles Okazaki, Henry Grimes, and Frank Portolese.

Russell Kranes is the consummate professional musician. Born in Queens and raised in Connecticut, Russell studied jazz piano under masters Bob Hurst and the late, great Geri Allen. Upon graduating college, Russell worked in pastry arts for two years before ultimately deciding to tenaciously pursue music. He moved to NYC in June of 2013 and began performing immediately. Nine years later, Russell currently works seven days per week as a ballet accompanist, a church musical director and a freelance jazz pianist. He is a ballet accompanist for Hunter College's Dance department and at the Mark Morris Dance Group. He is the musical director for Corona United Congregational Church and co-director for The Worship Center at Second Canaan Baptist Church. Russell freelances with a vast array of incredible musicians throughout New York and beyond, performing a multitude of styles and venues.