Billy Drummond first came to international prominence in the 1980s as a member of the bands of three jazz legends: Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, and Sonny Rollins.
Violinist Kyung Wha Chung appears regularly as a soloist with the world’s leading orchestras, working with conductors including Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Simon Rattle, André Previn, Bernard
Bob Stewart was born in Sioux Falls, S.Dak., and over the last 40 years has established himself as both an innovative tuba player and equally creative jazz educator.
Violinist Naoko Tanaka, born in Tokyo, Japan, has given concert tours as a soloist and chamber musician in the U.S., South America, Europe, Asia, and Canada. She made her N.Y. solo debut in 1976.