Andy Smith is a keyboard and organ player whose sound is rooted in Blues, Soul, and Swing. His stylistic influences include Oscar Peterson, Chuck Leavell, Cory Henry, and Shai Maestro.

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. Mandy Gaines is a musician of unparalleled versatility. The American singer’s roots might be firmly in jazz, that she’s been performing for three decades, but Gaines has also whipped up some wholesome funk, Gospel and R&B over the years that can best be heard on her 2014 record Faith Journey.