Michael Patterson is a Grammy (2010) and Emmy Award winning composer. Brenda Folz, a Cincinnati native, broke into the music scene in her early twenties and sang with some of the most talented musicians in the area, singing classic pop, jazz standards, and Latin favorites.

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.