Cincinnati-based jazz pianist Steve Schmidt is well-known regionally and nationally for his work with The Blue Wisp Big Band and for his tenure as house pianist at The Blue Wisp Jazz Club.

Ray DiSalvo has been playing local jazz venues for several years incorporating a combination of American Songbook, jazz standards, blues/funk and an occasional pop tune into his repertoire.

George Simon is a guitarist in the Cincinnati area whose versatility keeps him in demand. He is a former adjunct professor of jazz guitar studies at the University of Dayton, and a finalist for the Jazziz Magazine Guitars on Fire contest.