April Aloisio has been singing professionally for over 40 years in Cincinnati, Chicago and beyond. She sings with minimal accompaniment or with bands, interpreting Jazz, Blues, Brazilian & Latin standards that are quite recognizable to all who listen.

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.

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.