Leonard Belota, Trumpet
A native of Fort Worth, Leonard toured the States with Monopoly LTD, a show band associated with Stax Records. He lived to New York City where he immersed himself in the jazz culture, being fortunate to play with many of his jazz heroes. Once more returning to Fort Worth, he formed the Lelota Be-Bop Quintet, and played with Pete Peterson and with the Winston Barney Orchestra. He is the founding force behind the 5th Avenue Jazz Collective.

Eddie Dunlap, Percussion
A native of Fort Worth, Eddie began playing drums professionally at age of 10. He's performed with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mose Alison, Master Cylinder, French tap dancer, Sarah Petronio, & West African dancer, Titus Fotso, and has hosted workshops through the Van Cliburn Foundation with the Brazilian percussion group, Uakti, & internationally renowned percussionist, Evelyn Glennie. He has worked with local theaters such as Jubilee Theater, Circle Theater & Hip Pocket Theatre. Eddie is also the founder and artistic director of Mondo Drummers.

Joey Carter - Piano, Vibes & Percussion
A native of Fort Worth, Joey has performed with many area jazz groups: Johnny Reno, Brad Thompson and his Undulating Band, the Fort Worth Symphony Big Band, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Texas Wind Symphony. Joey is a member of and composer for the original jazz group Bertha Coolidge whose debut release Live at the Caravan of Dreams 030201 won the Album of the Year in the 2002 Fort Worth Weekly music awards. He is currently teaching percussion at Texas Christian University.

Dave Williams - Saxophone & Composer
A native of Fort Worth, Dave grew up in a family of musicians and performed in woodwind quartets, jazz big bands, rock bands, and C&W groups. For the past 20 years he has performed professionally in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and toured the United States with jazz artists such as Louie Bellson, Mel Torme, Clark Terry and the Glenn Miller orchestra among others. He has backed pop artist such as The Temptations, Frankie Valli, and The Supremes as well as playing festivals and concert halls.

Pat Brown - Trombonist & Composer
A native of Fort Worth, Pat began playing trombone at age 12. He has performed and recorded with numerous Latino organizations in the Metroplex including Latin Express, C.R. and Special Guest, Joe Lerma, and Lisa Ramirez. He has performed and recorded with such diverse groups as Razzmajazz Dixieland Band, and Tao, an electric fusion venture, which he co-founded with Fort Worth guitarist Keith Wingate. He currently is playing, arranging, and composing for a variety of musical organizations.

Kyp Green - Bass
A native of Fort Worth, Kyp is active as both a classical and jazz bassist. He is a member of the Dallas Wind Symphony, East Texas Symphony, Waco Symphony and the Dallas Jazz Orchestra. He has backed artists as diverse as Itzak Perlman, Pincas Zuckerman in the classical world to popular acts such as Yanni, the Moody Blues, Larry Gatlin, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. Over the years he has also been privileged to accompany many jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Doc Severenson, Eddie Daniels, Al Grey, Red Holloway, Carl Fontana, the Four Freshmen, Bobby Shew, Shelly Berg, Don Menza, Mary Stam, James Clay and Lou Marini among many others.