David Ambrosio is among the most respected bassists in the New York jazz community, currently leading his Civil Disobedience project alongside Victor Lewis, with a two-decade discography as a leader. Dave Scott is an NEA grant recipient and faculty member at The New School whose records appear on the SteepleChase label. Adam Kolker has performed and recorded with the Maria Schneider Orchestra, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, and Fred Hersch. Benjamin Barantschik is a Brooklyn-based pianist and film composer whose score for the short film “Waiting for the Light to Change," directed by Linh Tran, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival.
