George Russell - One of jazz and modern music's most innovative and influential composer/arranger/theoretician/educators and conductor of the famed Living Time Orchestra, George is a recipient of the prestigious McArthur award and a National Endowment for the Arts American Jazz Master who recently retired as Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Jazz Studies and Improvisation and Jazz Orchestra at the New England Convservatory of Music. The second volume of his Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization was published in 2001.

Oliver Lake - Multi-reedman/composer/poet/painter/educator and co-founder of the World Saxophone Quartet, Oliver is an eclectic musician who leads a variety of ensembles. He is founder of Passin' Thru, Inc. and Passin' Thru Records and is one of the most heavily commissioned composers to emerge from the jazz tradition.

Passin' Thru Records - In existence since 1998, its primary objective is to produce important music by musicians not widely known to the listening public. 

Makanda Ken McIntyre - World-renowned multi-instrumentalist, composer, orchestrator and educator who was a tireless musical innovator for nearly half a century. He founded and chaired the American Music, Dance and Theatre Program at SUNY-Old Westbury, which was one of the country's first departments dedicated to the arts in the African American tradition. He retired as a professor emeritus in 1995 and passed away in 2001.

Steve Rowland - Peabody award-winning radio documentarian whose credits include The Miles Davis Radio Project and documentaries on Frank Zappa and George Clinton, his five-part series on John Coltrane entitled Tell Me How Long Trane's Been Gone aired across the U.S.in 2001 in celebration of Coltrane's 75th birthday.

Craig Harris - Trombonist/composer/educator/conceptualist/performance artist and artistic director, Craig is the founder of Nation of Imagination, Inc., a non-profit organization devoted to the development of large-scale multi-media collaborative works as well as educating and creating new opportunities for emerging artists.

Hal Galper - Hal Galper is renowned as an educator all over the world. His theoretical and practical articles have appeared in every major jazz and jazz education publication as well as many websites.

Forward Motion – Forward Motion – From Bach to Bebop – A Corrective Approach to Jazz Phrasing by pianist/educator Hal Galper is the world's first play-along jazz instruction E-book.

Dom Minasi - Guitarist and educator, Dom has created a totally individual guitar sound and has written several educational books on music.

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