Ben Tweedt is a pianist, composer, arranger, and music educator based in Cincinnati, Ohio in addition to being the grand prize winner of the 2019 American Jazz Pianist Competition at the Yamaha Artist Center in New York.

Carlos Vargas-Ortiz is a Honduran musician, arranger and music educator. He was awarded a scholarship at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where he earned two bachelor degrees in Jazz Guitar and Music Education.

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.